Traum Corporation, formerly known as Tesserakt until 2009, is a German multinational corporation and technology company based in West Germany (later Germany) and headquartered at Berlin, Germany.
Traum Corporation is most known for their Helium Operating System and their Oxygen phone lineup. They are also somewhat known for developing Focus Suite, an productivity application set similar to Microsoft's Office 365 and Apple's iWork. It is widely used in Europe but less so in other regions like Asia and North America. The corporation's products is very popular in Europe, though they are sold or used in other regions too.
As of 2024, Traum Corporation is the 6th largest technology company, just behind XDR, Paracomm, Microsoft, Apple and NVIDIA. It is expected to become the 5th and overtake XDR in 2026. However, Traum's marketing audience is still focused on European users.
Traum Corporation first started as a modeling company that manufactured scientific models for research. The founder initially named the corporation "Tesserakt", which is German for "tesseract", because he wanted the company to contribute significantly to future experiments, and the tesseract is a highly abstract and complex shape that is yet to be fully understood.
Slogans[]
- "Forschung ist faszinierend." ("Research is fascinating.") 1962-1979
- "All technology come with a reason" 1980-1995
- "Innovating fine computing" 1995-2012
- "Making the best even better." 2012-2018
- "The innovation of invention" since 2018
History[]
Early Years (1962-1965)[]
Tesserakt GmbH was founded by German researcher Alex Reissler. The company aimed to create scientific representation models such as amplified particle models and skeletons for scientific and educational purposes. They gained significant attention after becoming one of CERN's equipment suppliers.
Scientific Era (1965-1978)[]
In West Germany the popularity of Tesserakt's laboratory equipment models led to Alex’s business booming. However, there were challenges that came along with this growth. The company had two thousand workers who were not enough, thereby they brought in cheaper factory laborers from East Germany to be used in their warehouses. This decision ended up being a huge failure because those East German workers did not know how to properly put together scientific items and thus quality would inevitably go down. The climax was reached when a certain important Tesserakt microscope got broken by researchers from an institute due to a faultily made construction. Consequently, the institute accused Tesserakt and CEO Hilbert Godburg was pushed either to quit the science field or vacate his position as leader of the company. In response, Tesserakt decided to change its course and join in film making industry which was emerging through the production VCR machines.
VCR Era (1978-1982)[]
After committing to VCR manufacturing in 1978, Tesserakt began selling a VCR called AFZN, which is short for "aufzeichnen", means "to record" in German. They expanded their VCR business across Europe in 1979 as the technology spread to countries like Yugoslavia, USSR, France, and Belgium. The first AFZN-VCR sold 600,000 units, a significant achievement that introduced many Europeans to VCRs. By 1980, Tesserakt was the top VCR seller in Germany, and held that position in Europe the following year. However, as home computing grew popular in the 1980s, the company decided to shift its focus again.
Computer Manufacturer Era (1982-1987)[]
Tesserakt released their first personal computer, the TesserPC-U, on June 15, 1982. It ran on a fork of the Viewfinder NitrousGUI Shell 1.0, as they needed a GUI rather than a command-line system. The TesserPC-U was affordable and had good performance, using the DOS kernel like other contemporary computers. In the following years, Tesserakt gained popularity in North America due to its intuitive American OS. In 1987, Tesserakt's 5-year license with Viewfinder expired, requiring them to develop their own OS for the TesserPC line.
The Early Days of Helium (1987-1991)[]
Helium was chosen as the main operating system to run on their computers starting from the TesserPC-XERO, their planned PC for 1987. Helium 1.0, the very first iteration of the entire OS' history, was developed in 1986 under the codename "Byte" and ultimately released on November 13, 1987 alongside the TesserPC-XERO machine.
The desktop of the very first Helium release.
Helium Legacy Era (1991-2005)[]
The desktop of Helium 2.0
Helium 6.0's bootscreen
As TesserPC's sales went significantly higher, the company decided they would be licensing the Helium OS to other computer manufacturers thanks to the newly introduced and universal kernel Thorium. Thorium is compatible with most PC's at that time, so more people were able to use Helium. By 2000, Helium had become the third most popular operating system in Europe, behind Mac OS 9 and Microsoft Windows. However, the same cannot be said for the US, as Americans criticized that the user experience was not superior enough compared to Windows 98. They also did not like the icon art, commenting that "a 4-year-old could literally draw the same thing". So TesserPC lost a lot of sales in North America and Asia, ultimately making the machines sold in those regions resort to using Windows as the boot OS. This decision was made in 2001. Still, TesserPC's machines sold within Europe used Helium.
Early Helium Z Era (2005-2014)[]
After suffering a setback in the US market, Tesserakt wanted to try again. Relying only on European users had proven insufficient. They came up with a new marketing strategy based on Apple’s release model for their Mac OS X.
The new product line known as “Helium Z” was designed to unveil an operating system every year all named after words beginning with the letter ‘Z’. These would have similar interfaces that would gradually change until the next release. The OS user interfaces were created to provide an easy way of using them. Helium Z would also support running .exe files following a partnership with Microsoft.
The initial Helium Z OS (version 12.0) dubbed “Zylo” was made available as a paid upgrade from Helium 8.0 and IX while it was also offered free of charge for users of Helium X and Y. The Helium Z OS also introduced the new Zeus kernel that would be used until the Helium Neo OS line in 2019.
The Helium Z OS was a massive success in the US, overnight it was installed and upgraded over 500,000 times. This proved that Tesserakt’s new marketing strategy has been right the whole time.
In 2009, the company renamed themselves to "Traum" as well as becoming a corporation.
The End of a PC Era (2007)[]
The company announced in 2007 that their last computer model is the TesserPC-FINAL following the poor sales of the TesserPC line. Vintage PC collectors might find it difficult locating these systems now because sales were very minimal for this last model just as predicted.
Into the Mobile Market and Oxygen (2011-2015)[]
The corporation decided to venture into phone sales as touch-screen smartphones like the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy became popular. They named their model “Oxygen” based on lightness of oxygen and the desire that their phones are light and easily portable in the same rate of popularity growth of products such as the iPhone or Samsung Galaxy touch-screen smartphones.
The first Oxygen phone, O1 was released in Germany on 7 April, 2011, in Asia on 18 April, 2011 and worldwide on 1 May, 2011. The phone ran on a mobile version of Helium Z 12.6 Zenox.
In Germany, Traum Corp. was well-known with technology and science, so everyone in Germany thought that the Oxygen series will fail. But it didn't. The German critics were impressed with O1. The German critics called the phone smooth, modern, and efficient.
The same can't be said for Asia. Asian critics criticized the phone because it was "too basic/standard".
While Traum Corp. was working on O1, they were also developing 4G for O4G. Yes, that's right. They invented 4G.
O4G, the second smartphone of the Oxygen series was released in Germany in 17 October, 2011, in the Europe on 9 November, 2011, in the whole world on 12 December, 2011.
But this time, O4G was heavily criticized by critics all around the world. They said that it should be an update to O1, and shouldn't be its own smartphone. As the new features were very less (see list below):
- Less bugs.
- 4G support.
- Slimmer design.
- Slightly rose system version to Helium Z 12.6.2
Now, we could understand why the critics said that.
After O4G was criticized as unnecessary, the next phone in line, O2, aimed to be as different as possible to make it deserve to be its own phone.
Before O2 came out, there were leaks that Traum Corp. was making a new processor for O2. The leaks said that the processor will be in the top 3 processors of 2012. And the leaks were right.
O2, the third smartphone in the Oxygen series, had many differences in O4G. Although it has only 3G, it's significantly better than O4G. It can run more powerful apps, with its new processor, O1. Also, there is more RAM. 2 GB of RAM was a big improvement, because, before O2, everyone in the Oxygen series had 1 GB. It finally had its own OS and its name is airOS. And it could also run apps of iOS. Yes, that's not a joke, it could run iOS apps. But it was slightly buggy. Not to mention it could run iOS.
O2 was released in Germany on 3 May, 2012, in the whole Europe on 28 May, 2012, and in the whole world on 7 June, 2012.
Critics all around the world were shocked, how could a smartphone not from Apple could run iOS? That question was never answered.
Also, there was an update for O2 users, and it was named O2+.
O2+ fixed a lot of bugs and compatibility issues. It added some new apps. Also, it updated the OS to airOS 2.0. This update became public for all O2 users on 4 November, 2012.
Critics said that airOS 2.0 of this update also fixed compatibility issues with working on iOS and programs for Apple.
After 02+, O3 came.
O3 had differences, like, a smoother experience with the new processor, O2. It also fixed compatibility issues with iOS and Apple programs. Slimmer design, and, finally, a better camera. Also, they updated the OS to airOS 3.0.
O3 was released in Germany on August 8, 2013, in the whole Europe on August 21, 2013, and in the whole world on October 2, 2013.
Critics all around the world noticed that O3 has a better camera. The critics said: "Traum is new to the mobile market, so it's understandable that they forgot to upgrade the camera. When they will be more experienced in the mobile market, they won't forget to update the camera."
After O3, O4 came.
O4 had differences; better screen, slimmer design, 4G compatibility, smoother experience, less bugs, a new OS; airOS 4.0, a better camera and a new processor.
It was released in Germany on 7 October, 2014, in the whole Europe on 28 October, 2014, and it was released in the whole world on November 6, 2014.
Critics said: "Traum knew how O4G failed, but they still didn't give up with 4G. Traum made this phone amazing by giving it 4G."
After O4, O4.5 came.
Since Traum Corp. was planning to release the Hydrogen series in 2015, the corporation made this phone a minor update from O4.
New features; better screen, OS was upgraded to airOS 4.5, better processor, new UI and better compatibility with apps.
O4.5 was released in Germany on 4 May, 2015, in the whole Europe on 17 May, 2015, and in the whole world on 1 June, 2015.
Critics said: "This phone looks nice with the new UI.".
The Z ends here (2014 - 2015)[]
As Helium Z OS reaches its 9th year in 2014, Traum recognised the need for an update due to various bugs and performance issues that had appeared over the years. Therefore, Traum released the final version of the Helium Z series, called Helium Z 12.9 "Zed". In 2015, Helium Alfa was released, as a successor to Helium Z and marking the end of the Helium Z era.
Helium Alfa was notable for discontinuing support for .hpg (Helium Program) and .htl (Helium Tool) file formats, as they were outdated and there were no plans to update them. Fortunately, many built-in utility applications have already been converted to .exe format, so they can still be opened and used.
A try to replace the Oxygen series and Hydrogen (2015)[]
Traum was planning to make a new phone that would replace the Oxygen series because Traum thought that the Oxygen series lacked variation between products.
Hydrogen was planned to replace the Oxygen series, but it was canceled because there were too many leaks. Almost everyone who loved technology knew everything about the phone. And that's why it was also never announced.
Back to Oxygen (2015 - 2016)[]
As Traum tried to replace the Oxygen series but failed, they had to go back to Oxygen.
So, they made O5 and O5 Pro.
O5 was a big update from O4 & O4.5, as it had: A completely new design (not only the OS, but the looks of the phone also), 2 cameras (3 in the Pro version), more RAM (4 GB, 4.5 in the Pro version), a significant improvement in the battery, and the OS was updated to airOS 5.0.
O5 was released in Germany on September 28, 2015, in the whole Europe on October 1, 2015, and in the whole world on October 18, 2015.
Critics were happy because they said "This phone beats iPhone 6S." (which was the newest iPhone at that time).
The New Oxygen (2016-2020)[]
As Traum is now gaining lots of positive reputation after their massive success in the mobile industry, it was only a matter of time for them to make a change for the better. Using some of the leftover components of the scrapped Hydrogen phone, they created O6. O6 would then be released internationally at the same time on 30 July, 2016. People from all across the world (but mainly West Europe) were rushing to stores that sold Oxygen phones to buy the brand new O6 because they knew it was going to be a revolutionary device. And it clearly was. Influencers were reviewing the phone with a rather positive opinion. It was a massive success for Traum for the first time in decades.
In 2017, the first physical Traum store was opened in Leipziger Platz Quartier, a famous mall in Berlin. Later that year 29 more stores opened across Europe, with stores located in Paris all the way to Kyiv.
On 16 August 2018, the O8 was finally released to the whole world at the same time, like the way its predecessor was released. Again, a swarm of people were rushing to the stores like 2 years before. A video of a crowd of people running towards the store as soon as the gate had opened became viral on YouTube[1]. Many people liked O8 and sales went up unbelievably hysterically. Even the CEO of Traum, Brunt Istrien, joked around saying that "It's crazy how much people were going crazy and buying our phones... I guess we'll become the next Apple eventually... And if we do, O9's prices are gonna be fun..." in an interview.
O9 was released next year. It received a decent reaction, but not as massive as what it was last year.
However, in 2020, after the COVID-19 outbreak had been spread, Traum faced a massive problem. Since their factories are mostly located in China and Oxygen phones are manufactured there, and that social distancing had been introduced, it would not be that easy for such a crazy scene of people buying O10 anymore. Traum's stocks had also dropped immensely. It was such a bad scenario for the company (and the whole world) that Traum had to delay O10 to be released in 2021. However, airOS 9 will still be available to be updated to for compatible Oxygen phones at the time.
Helium Neo (2019-)[]
In 2019, Traum decided that they will no longer be releasing a Helium version yearly. Instead, they changed to a 3 year release cycle.
There were several reasons for this change. Notably, yearly releases come with sacrifices. Not just personally, but they also can't provide them with enough time to plan and develop actually good versions every year. This often leads to last-minute changes, making it hard for the developers to fulfill Traum's vision to the degree they wanted. Additionally, major features sometimes get pushed back because they may require more than one year to implement.
They called this new schedule "Helium Neo". The first version of Helium Neo, Helium 17 was released in 2019, and thus, Helium 18 won't release again until 2022. Traum is currently envisioning a 2025 release for Helium 19. The next public developer tester preview of Helium 19 is scheduled to come out on 10 September, 2024.
Helium 17 was known for its beautiful yet optimised and quick UI compared to its predecessor, Helium 16. It also had a Neumorphism theme (though it wasn't enabled by default.)
Helium 18 ditched the Neumorphism theme and came with an optional Glassmorphism theme. Many tech commentators said it balanced aesthetic with intuitiveness.
Now (2021-)[]
The awaited O10 was finally released in 5 December 2021, after several delays. However, not many people were rushing to the Traum stores at once, due to social distancing guidelines all across the world. Moreover, 84% of owners were ordering O10 from the Traum's online store.
In 2022, Traum sold the unnamed font they had used from 1993 to 2011 to Discord for use as Discord's UI font. Discord finally named the font GG Sans.
O11 and O12 were released in 2022 and 2023, respectively, and O13 was released just recently, making it the newest Oxygen phone.
What's Next (2024-)[]
Helium 19, the next Helium release that is currently in its developmental stage, is currently expected to be released in March 2025.
It has been announced that in 2027, Bayern Munich, a football team, will make their sponsor Traum.
Services & OSes[]
Traum Pay[]
Traum Pay is a payment method developed by Traum. It is currently only available in Germany and Poland, and can therefore be used only to pay in euros or Polish złoty. Launched in 2015, most stores in Germany accept Traum Pay. Originally, Traum Pay was compatible only with Oxygen phone devices, but in 2018, support was expanded to other devices, including iPhones and Android devices.
Currently, there are no plans to expand the payment method to other countries.
Focus Suite[]
Focus Suite is a series of productivity applications designed for work, school, and personal use, first released by Traum as Focus Suite '86 in 1986. It includes:
- Sequence, a presentation application similar to PowerPoint.
- Spreadsheet, a spreadsheet app similar to Excel.
- Write Pro, a document application similar to Word.
- Delta, a diagramming app similar to LucidChart. It wasn't released and included until 1997.
Focus Suite was paid software from 1986 to 1993. Starting in 1993, Focus Suite apps came with Helium only if it was installed on TesserPCs for free. However, since the TesserPC line was discontinued in 2007, Focus Suite became paid again and did not become freeware for computers with Helium installed until 2019, when Helium 17 and Focus Suite 2019 were released. The most recent version of Focus Suite is Focus Suite 2023. However, other operating systems' users cannot install Focus Suite for free and needs to pay for it.
Helium[]
Helium is the very first OS lineup to be created by Tesserakt (now Traum). It was only for use in TesserPC machines before licensing it to other computer manufacturers after the release of Helium 3.0. Since 2024, Helium 18 will be compatible to install and use on any computer device.
Original Helium (1987-2004)[]
Helium 1.0 (1987)[]
Helium 1.0 is the first major release of Helium, which was released on November 13, 1987. It is powered by the TesserDOS kernel. Features were very limited as the OS was primitive. Still, it remains a major part of Traum's history and the computing industry as a whole.
Helium 2.0 (1988)[]
Helium 2.0 is the second major release of Helium, which was released in 1988. It was a major step from Helium 1.0, and now allows multitasking support and added more essential programs like Calculator and Paintbrush.
Helium 2.5/2,1 (in European nations) (1989)[]
Helium 2.5 is a minor update to Helium 2.0, which was released in 1989. It added support for viewing bitmap images and included a new program called Gallery. Despite its name being "2.5", the system version is actually number 2.1.
Helium EuroX (Europe exclusive minor release, version number 2.5) (1990)[]
Helium EuroX is a minor release exclusive to European nations, which was released in 1990. It was only available in European languages and British English. This version was never sold outside of Europe.
Helium 3.0 (1991)[]
Helium 3.0 is the third major release of Helium, which was released in 1991. It finally had its own kernel, called Thorium. This version was also the first to be licenced to other computer manufacturers, which got more people to use Helium.
Helium 4.0 (1993)[]
Helium 4.0 is the fourth major release of Helium. Released in 1993, it changed Helium with its revolutionary new desktop layout and overall major interface changes (like the new bootscreen, a new system font, the taskbar), which even influenced the interface of Microsoft's Chicago beta, which was developed around the same time Helium 4.0 was released. It was heavily praised and paved the way for Helium's future.
Helium 5.0 (1996)[]
Helium 5.0 is the fifth major release of Helium, released in 1996. While this version wasn't considered too important, as it mainly introduced graphical enhancements and added more utility apps despite three years of development, it was still a success because users liked the new applications.
Helium 6.0 (1999)[]
Main article: Helium 6.0
Helium 6.0 is the sixth major release of Helium, released in 1999. It was an even bigger success for Tesserakt as this version also held the largest market share in the company's history, reaching an impressive 23.7% in 2000. This position remained intact until Helium 18 surpassed it in 2022, a full 22 years later. It also added many new features, like a web browser to keep up with the new emerging internet trend.
Helium 7.0 (2000)[]
Helium 7.0 is the seventh major release of Helium. It was released in 2000. It was ultimately succeeded by Helium 8.0 in 2001 although some users chose to stay with using Helium 7.0 due to 8.0’s higher system requirements and early bugs.
Helium 8.0 (2001)[]
Helium 8.0 is the eigth major release of Helium and was released in 2001. It was known for being super buggy during its first few days of launch, and having high system requirements. Helium 8.0 was poorly recieved overall because of its short development times (which was suspected to be the cause of early bugs).
Helium IX (2002)[]
Helium IX is the ninth major release of Helium and was released in 2002. It was the first version to use the new (yet shortlived) naming scheme. As Tesserakt wanted to try something new, Helium IX brought many exotic, seemingly experimental features to the OS. It also introduced a new window button alongside the traditional 3 - the feedback button. This button was not included in any other version of Helium. The public criticized this OS, saying that it feels like they're given a beta instead of a full release.
Helium X (2003)[]
Helium X is the tenth major release of Helium and was released in 2003. Even though it was the tenth version in the series, Helium X didn't really bring anything new. Instead, it removed more features that Tesserakt deemed "useless". Physical copies also stopped including manuals, and tells the user to use the "Help" program.
Helium Y (2004)[]
Helium Y is the eleventh major release of Helium and the final version of the original Helium OS family. Released in 2003, it mainly patched bugs that were known exclusive to Helium for a long time, like the Green Screen of Panic (first seen in Helium 4.0).
Helium Z Lineup (2005-2014)[]
Helium Z is a series of operating systems, first introduced in 2005 after being announced in late 2004. In October 2014, Traum announced that Helium Z 12.9 would be the last version of Helium Z as the lineup was beginning to lose quality.
Helium Z 12.0 Zylo (2005)[]
Helium Z 12.0 is the first release of the Helium Z lineup. It included a new skeumorphic theme "Aura" (which looked somewhat similar to Apple's Aqua theme) to replace the old "Plastic" theme and major interface changes. This version also added EXE application support after a partnership with Microsoft, allowing more apps to be able to run on Helium. It was also based on the Zeus kernel.
Helium Z 12.1 Zinc (2006)[]
Helium Z 12.1 is the second release of the Helium Z lineup. It was mainly focused on productivity, like adding a new "Focus Mode" and Work Lock.
Helium Z 12.2 Zane (2007)[]
Helium Z 12.2 is the third release of the Helium Z lineup. Administrator accounts were finally added after huge demand.
Helium Z 12.3 Zolar (2008)[]
This version was notable for being based on the Franco framework, marking Helium's transition from ThisWorks to more modern and stable codebases.
Helium Z 12.4 Zest (2009)[]
This version was mainly focused on optimisation, and minor UI changes.
Helium Z 12.5 Zenith (2010)[]
This version converted most utility programs from .HTL/.HPG to .EXE, as the former formats would be rendered obsolete in 4 years.
Helium Z 12.6 Zenox (2011)[]
All built-in programs and processes have been rewritten into .EXE. This version also had a mobile port for the original Traum phone, Oxygen O1. The system typeface has been changed to Museo Sans. However, certain parts of the system (like UI inconsistencies) still uses the old font.
Helium Z 12.7 Zebra (2012)[]
This is the last version that TesserPC-FINAL is compatible with for installation. The UI has been made more modern, as the interface was changed to the popular flat design.
Helium Z 12.8 Zalo (2013)[]
Due to its poor reception, this was one of the most short-lived versions, with support ending just 1 year after its release.
Helium Z 12.9 Zed (in EU and UK releases) / Zee (International) (2014)[]
This is the last version of Helium Z as a whole as Traum creates a new OS series, unofficially named "Helium Post-Z". Support for this version will end on January 3, 2025.
Helium Post-Z (2015-2018)[]
Helium Alfa (2015)[]
Support for HTL/HPG applications has been fully dropped. Those apps can still be opened using unofficial third party methods, although Traum began cracking down on such practices in 2018. The system version has also been incremented to 13.0 and now runs on the H-CORE kernel.
Helium 14 (2016)[]
Despite being numbered version 14, the system version still remains on 13.0.
Helium 15 (2017)[]
A new lock screen has been introduced. It now shows the time.
Helium 16 (2018)[]
The system version was finally incremented to 16.0 in the February 2019 update for branding purposes. This was also the last version of "Post-Z" as Traum moves on to a new lineup called Helium Neo.
Helium Neo (2019-Now)[]
Helium 17 (2019)[]
Helium 17 is the 17th release of Helium. It was released in 2019 and featured a new logo of Helium, which resembled the logo of the hit series "Breaking Bad". It also introduced a new UI design, called "Unify".
Helium 18 (2022)[]
Helium 18 is the current version of Helium. It was released in July 2022 and became the most popular product of Traum. Within 2 months, it sold 100 million copies and reached 35% of market share, the most Traum was able to achieve. Starting from update 27 (October 2024), Helium 18 can be downloaded and installed on other mainstream devices that previously had another OS. (PCs, laptops, Macs, Chromebooks, Themidas)
Helium 18's bootscreen
Helium 19 (in development)[]
Helium 19 is the upcoming version of Helium, currently in development. It will include many AI tools, such as a new chatbot named Elixir and an image generation model called Inspirationa. The latest preview, Beta 3, was released in December 2024. Helium 19 is currently scheduled for release in early 2025.
Helium 19's beta 2 bootscreen
airOS[]
airOS is a phone operating system developed by Traum Corporation, used in their Oxygen phones since model O2. It was designed for easy daily mobile users.
- airOS 1.0 "Air" (2012)
- airOS 2.0 "Wind" (2012)
- airOS 3.0 "Breeze" (2013)
- airOS 4.0 "Smooth" (2014)
- airOS 4.5 "Helix" (2015)
At this point, the corporation slowed down development of airOS because they had to prepare for a brand new phone line called "Hydrogen". However, Hydrogen phone was cancelled and was never announced due to scope creep and leaks.
- airOS 5.0 "Quintessential" (2016)
- airOS 6.0 "Hex" (2017)
- airOS 7.0 "Fuse" (2018)
- airOS 8.0 "Erus" (2019)
- airOS 9.0 "Hamburg" (2020)
- airOS 10.0 "Munich" (2021)
Starting from 2022, airOS major releases were also named after cities from other countries, not just focusing on German places. This naming scheme first started with airOS 11, named after Antwerp, a city in Belgium
- airOS 11.0 "Antwerp" (2022)
- airOS 12.0 "Amsterdam" (2023)
- airOS 13.0 "Glasgow" (2024)
Devices[]
TesserPC (personal computer family, discontinued)[]
TesserPC was a line of personal computers manufactured and released by Traum (which was called Tesserakt during TesserPC's lifespan). The first one, the TesserPC-U, was released on June 15, 1982. It was formally presented by then CEO Hilbert Godburg in the 1982 INDEX Expo which was hosted in Munich, West Germany.
The TesserPC was discontinued in 2007 and support was ended since 2012.
TesserPC-U (1982)[]
The TesserPC-U was a personal computer released by Tesserakt GmbH in June 1982. It was the first computer product by Tesserakt and is regarded as one of the most important products of Traum's industry as it brought Tesserakt into the computer market. It ran NitrousGUI 1.0 after a 5-year partnership with Viewfinder.
TesserPC-S (1984)[]
The TesserPC-S was the second personal computer developed by Tesserakt GmbH, which was released in 1984 and competed with the Apple Macintosh 128K. It was one of the very first successful PCs by Tesserakt.
TesserPC-XERO (1987)[]
The TesserPC-XERO was the fourth personal computer developed by Tesserakt GmbH. One significant thing about this PC was that it finally included an operating system officially developed by Tesserakt, which was Helium 1.0. Additionally, it had color graphics.
Oxygen (mobile phone family)[]
The Oxygen is a line of lightweight smartphones created by Traum that use Traum's own airOS mobile operating system (The first model, O1, uses a mobile edition of Helium 12.6). The first-generation Oxygen, the Oxygen O1, was announced by CEO Brunt Istrien on 7 April, 2011. Since then, Traum has released new Oxygen models and airOS versions. As of 15 September, 2024, more than 1.2 billion Oxygen phones had been sold. Below are the specs of the Oxygen O13, released in 2024:
- CPU: Traum R13 (3nm) @ 4.20GHz
- Memory: 16GB
- Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
- Graphics: Traum 8-core in-built graphics
- Sound:
- Supported formats include AAC, MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG
- Togglable sound volume
- Operating system: airOS 13.0 (codename Glasgow)
Logo history[]
Product logos[]
Typefaces[]
- Retro Gaming: from 1987 to 1993
- gg sans: from 1993 to 2011
- Museo Sans: from 2011 to 2018
- Outfit: since 2018