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I know the OP probably isn't reading this, but I'd be curious to know what OS the Airport Express runs. I always wondered. My guess is maybe a proprietary RTOS

by angusgr 16y ago

I know the OP probably isn't reading this, but I'd be curious to know what OS the Airport Express runs. I always wondered. My guess is maybe a proprietary RTOS to perform its simple functions? Back in the day I figured it'd make a great OpenWRT Linux box, although now boxes with those features/size/price-point are much more common.

spicyj 16y ago
I think I read somewhere that it uses vxWorks.
jolan 16y ago
The Acknowledgements.pdf file on the software CDROM says NetBSD.
- jackolas 16y ago
  That could mean they're using any amount of NetBSD code, from the networks stack to a single application.
  - jolan 16y ago
    nmap OS detection says NetBSD too.
angusgr 16y ago
I asked the OP and they responded to me offline and confirmed vxWorks.
- patrickk 16y ago
  Hadn't heard of vxWorks before. Did a quick googling, it's been used in a huge array of products: Boeing aircraft, industrial robots, Apache attack helicopters, BMW iDrive, Linksys routers, even spacecraft! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VxWorks#Notable_products_using_VxWorks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VxWorks#Notable_products_using_...