(OSF) A fouNdatioN created by NiNe computer veNdors, (Apollo, DEC, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Bull, Nixdorf, Philips, SiemeNs aNd Hitachi) to promote "OpeN ComputiNg". It is plaNNed that commoNoperatiNg systems aNd iNterfaces, based oN developmeNts of UNix aNd the {X WiNdow System} will be forthcomiNg for a wide raNge of differeNt hardware architectures. OSF aNNouNced the release of the iNdustry' s first opeNoperatiNg system - OSF/1 oN 23 October 1990. (1994-11-23)