Cen-Sys OS

Centauri System Works OS, shortened 'Cen-Sys OS' (CSOS) is a ship operating-system created by the Market-Cooperative Centauri System Works. CSOS is the most commonly used ship operating-system in the Shroud, and is famous for its spartan appearance and light-weight implementation. CSOS is a largely modular operating system designed to be expanded on with custom software and applications. CSOS was first released in the year 3044, with the latest version 7.3.1 released 3136.

Design and Use
CSOS is recognizable for its spartan terminal-based design, with only a small graphical user interface available for some applications. Its default color palette is red and orange (symbolic of the Inner Shroud) and it is designed to be compatible with nearly all modern and antiquated display technologies.

Structurally CSOS is designed to be as light weight as possible, with applications taking the minimal possible processing power, leaving more for critical ship systems. CSOS is not generally considered a user friendly software, however it has gained widespread adoption in the Shroud thanks to its versaility, and high security. The Operating System is notably hard to design viruses for and has a number of security measures which make it a preferred choice for Electronic-warfare vessels, data-runners, military ships, and any craft which can reasonably be subjected to electronic-warfare. Some of CSOS' inbuilt applications are considered too simplistic, and a grey market has risen seeking to provide more advanced (Often graphical, though still primitive) versions of these applications. Most infamously the CSOS Scanners feature is widely considered an archaic program with an overly simplistic interface making it difficult for sensors officers to use. Despite this the high degree of granularity the command line interface grants users has made it a widely used and respect application amongst more experienced officers.

Another major feature of CSOS is its high degree of automation support. It is possible to create heavily automated systems through the terminal interface, allowing skilled operators to build largely autonomous systems capable of performing a high degree of work independent of human interaction. This automation has been billed by many as the primary selling point of CSOS to military and expert users.

Applications
CSOS comes stock with several applications critical to the operation of a ship. These include:

A Sensor monitor


 * A Warp computer interface
 * A Navigation computer interface
 * A Warp Drive Ping and Broadcast interface
 * A communications interface
 * A number of ship automation systems

Users
CSOS is currently the most commonly used OS in the Shroud, but the program has also seen adoption by a number of major organizations, including:


 * The Centauri General Defense Committee
 * The Carceri Company