This is a list of operating systems. Computer operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many...
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are a number of Unix-like operating systems under active development, descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) series of UNIX variants...
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This is a list of Microsoft written and published operating systems. For the codenames that Microsoft gave their operating systems, see Microsoft codenames...
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This article presents a timeline of events in the history of computer operating systems from 1951 to the current day. For a narrative explaining the overall...
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Other specialized classes of operating systems (special-purpose operating systems), such as embedded and real-time systems, exist for many applications...
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The following is a list of operating systems released by Apple Inc. As of 2023, there are six supported software platforms: iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS...
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tables provide a comparison of operating systems, of computer devices, as listing general and technical information for a number of widely used and currently...
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Computer operating systems (OSes) provide a set of functions needed and used by most application programs on a computer, and the links needed to control...
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This is a list of real-time operating systems (RTOSs). This is an operating system in which the time taken to process an input stimulus is less than the...
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Comparison of real-time operating systems (RTOS list) DO-178B Earliest deadline first scheduling Firmware Interruptible operating system INtime Least...
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hybridization of the 2-in-1 PCs. Mobile operating systems combine features of a desktop computer operating system with other features useful for mobile...
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software / open-source operating systems. Where not all of the versions support a feature, the first version which supports it is listed. No for single line...
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The most numerous type of device with an operating system are embedded systems. Not all embedded systems have operating systems, instead running their...
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This is a list of operating systems specifically focused on security. Similar concepts include security-evaluated operating systems that have achieved...
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difficult to write. The use of the BIOS is uncommon in operating systems that operate in Protected mode or Long mode, because the system must switch back to real...
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versions of MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS, and at least partially compatible disk operating systems. It does not include the many other operating systems called "DOS"...
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appropriately used only for older generations of operating systems.[citation needed] Disk operating systems for mainframes, minicomputers, microprocessors...
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OpenBeOS, is a free and open-source operating system for personal computers. It is a community-driven continuation of BeOS and aims to be binary-compatible...
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This page is a glossary of Operating systems terminology. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z References access token: In Microsoft...
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Comparison of BSD operating systems Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions List of operating systems Comparison of file systems Comparison of operating systems...
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Operating System, also known as the Pick System or simply Pick, is a demand-paged, multi-user, virtual memory, time-sharing computer operating system...
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Unix (redirect from UNIX operating system)
(/ˈjuːnɪks/ , YOO-niks; trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, whose development...
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Mac operating systems were developed by Apple Inc. in a succession of two major series. In 1984, Apple debuted the operating system that is now known...
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supercomputer operating system is an operating system intended for supercomputers. Since the end of the 20th century, supercomputer operating systems have undergone...
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is a family of IBM virtual machine operating systems used on IBM mainframes System/370, System/390, zSeries, System z and compatible systems, including...
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operating system of macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, audioOS, visionOS, and bridgeOS. It previously existed as an independent open-source operating...
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software portal Cray Time Sharing System Timeline of operating systems T-0103C-CRAY_1_Computer_System-Operating_System_COS_Workbook-Training-15th September_1981...
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An embedded operating system (EOS) is an operating system designed specifically for embedded computer systems. These systems aim to enhance functionality...
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ed. (2001). "1 The evolution of operating systems". Classic operating systems: from batch processing to distributed systems. New York: Springer-Verlag....
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computer operating system built by ETH Zurich with the assistance of Microsoft Research in Cambridge. It is an experimental operating system designed...
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