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In the 1990s, QNX emerged as a revolutionary operating system that stood apart from the prevailing options of DOS/Windows and UNIX. At the time, Windows was in its infancy as a multitasking OS, struggling to handle concurrent processes efficiently. DOS, the widely-used alternative, faced significant limitations in memory management, making it cumbersome for demanding applications.