The software on a computer which is responsible for direct communication with the hardware and other low-level issues.
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| x Mac OS X | Mar 2001 | Apple Inc. | FreeBSD |
OS X ( /oʊ ˌɛs ˈtɛn/), formerly Mac OS X, is a series of Unix-based graphical interface operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. OS X (officially) runs exclusively on Macintosh computers and has been pre-loaded on all Macs since...
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| x Windows NT | Jul 1993 | Microsoft | Microsoft Windows |
Windows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993. It was a powerful high-level-language-based, processor-independent, multiprocessing, multiuser operating system with features...
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Jan 30, 2007 | Microsoft | Microsoft Windows |
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs. Prior to its announcement on July 22, 2005,...
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| x OS/2 | IBM |
OS/2 is a computer operating system, initially created by Microsoft and IBM, then later developed by IBM exclusively. The name stands for "Operating System/2," because it was introduced as part of the same generation change release as IBM's ...
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1981 | Microsoft | PC-DOS |
MS-DOS ( /ˌɛmɛsˈdɒs/ EM-es-DOSS; short for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for...
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| x Windows 95 | Aug 24, 1995 | Microsoft | Microsoft Windows |
Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products. During development, it was referred...
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| x Windows 98 | Microsoft |
Windows 98 (codenamed Memphis) is a graphical operating system by Microsoft. It is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on May 15, 1998 and to retail on June 25, 1998. Windows 98 is...
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| x Windows 2000 | Feb 17, 2000 | Microsoft | Microsoft Windows |
Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It...
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| x Mac OS 9 | Oct 23, 1999 | Apple Inc. | Mac OS |
Mac OS 9 is a major release of Apple's [[Mac OS] operating system. Introduced on October 23, 1999, Apple positioned it as "The Best Internet Operating System Ever," highlighting Sherlock 2's Internet search capabilities, integration with Apple's...
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| x Windows XP | Oct 25, 2001 | Microsoft | Microsoft Windows |
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular...
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| x Microsoft Windows | Nov 1985 | Microsoft |
Microsoft Windows is a series of graphical interface operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.
Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing...
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| x Windows NT 4.0 | Aug 24, 1996 | Microsoft | Windows NT |
Windows
NT 4.0 is the fourth release of Microsoft's Windows NT line of
operating systems, released to manufacturing on July 29 1996. It is a
32-bit Windows system available in both workstation and server editions
with a graphical environment similar...
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| x Windows NT 4.0 Embedded | Windows NT |
Windows NT 4.0 Embedded or NTe is a special edition of Windows NT 4.0 aimed at computer-powered appliance, vending machine, ATM and other devices that cannot be considered computers per se. It is the same system as the standard Windows NT 4.0, but...
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| x Windows 3.0 | Microsoft Windows |
Windows 3.0, a graphical environment, is the third major release of Microsoft Windows, and was released on May 22, 1990. It became the first widely successful version of Windows and a rival to Apple Macintosh and the Commodore Amiga on the GUI front...
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| x Windows 3.1x | 1992 | Microsoft | Windows 3.0 |
Windows 3.1x is a series of 16-bit operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers. The series began with Windows 3.1, which was first sold during March 1992 as a successor to Windows 3.0. Further editions were released between...
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| x Mac OS | 1984 | Apple Inc. | NEXTSTEP |
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical...
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| x Mac OS X Server | Mac OS |
This is a much better os that ms stole from apple
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| x Mac OS 8 | Jul 26, 1997 | Apple Inc. | Mac OS |
Mac OS 8 (or System 8) is an operating system that was released by Apple Computer on July 26, 1997. It represented the largest overhaul of the Mac OS since the release of System 7, some six years previously. It puts more emphasis on color than...
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| x Mac OS 7 | May 13, 1991 | Apple Inc. | Mac OS |
System 7 (codenamed "Big Bang" and sometimes called Mac OS 7) is a single-user graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers. It was introduced on May 13, 1991 by Apple Computer. It succeeded System 6, and was the main...
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| x System Software 6 | Apr 1988 | Apple Inc. | Mac OS |
System 6 (also referred to as System Software 6) is a graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers. It was released in 1988 by Apple Computer and was part of the Mac OS line of operating systems. System 6 was shipped with...
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| x Windows 2.0 | Microsoft Windows |
Windows 2.0 is a 16-bit Microsoft Windows GUI-based operating environment that was released on December 9, 1987 and is the successor to Windows 1.0. With Windows 2.1x in 1988, Windows 2.0 was supplemented by Windows/286 and Windows/386. Windows 2.0...
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| x Windows 1.0 | Microsoft Windows |
Windows 1.0 is a 16-bit graphical operating environment, developed by Microsoft Corporation and released on November 20, 1985. It was Microsoft's first attempt to implement a multi-tasking graphical user interface-based operating environment on the...
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| x Windows XP Professional | Windows XP | ||||
| x Windows XP Media Center Edition | Windows XP |
Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) is a version of the Windows XP operating system designed to serve as a home-entertainment hub. The last version, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, was released in October 2004.
Windows XP Media Center...
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| x Windows XP Tablet PC Edition | Windows XP | ||||
| x Windows XP 64-bit Edition | Windows XP |
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition is a version of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system designed to run on Intel Itanium family of microprocessor in their native IA-64 mode. It should not be confused with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition,...
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| x Windows XP Professional x64 Edition |
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition released on April 25, 2005 is an edition of Windows XP for x86-64 personal computers. It is designed to use the expanded 64-bit memory address space provided by the x86-64 architecture.
The primary...
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| x Windows NT 3.1 | Jul 27, 1993 | Microsoft | Windows NT |
Windows NT 3.1 is the first release of Microsoft's Windows NT line of server and business desktop operating systems, and was released to manufacturing on July 27, 1993. The version number was chosen to match the one of Windows 3.1, the then-latest...
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| x Windows Server 2003 | Apr 24, 2003 | Microsoft | Microsoft Windows |
Windows Server 2003 (sometimes referred to as Win2K3) is a server operating system produced by Microsoft, released on April 24, 2003. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on December 6, 2005. Its successor,...
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| x Windows 2000 Advanced Server | Windows 2000 | ||||
| x Windows 2000 Server | Windows 2000 | ||||
| x Windows 2000 Professional | Microsoft | Windows 2000 | |||
| x Windows 2000 Advanced Server Limited Edition | Windows 2000 | ||||
| x PC-DOS | Aug 1981 | Microsoft |
IBM PC DOS (full name: The IBM Personal Computer Disk Operating System) is a DOS system for the IBM Personal Computer and compatibles, manufactured and sold by IBM from the 1980s to the 2000s.
The DOS INT 21h function 30h get DOS version returns OEM...
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| x MS-DOS 1.25 | May 1982 | Microsoft | MS-DOS | ||
| x MS-DOS 2.0 | Mar 1983 | Microsoft | MS-DOS | ||
| x MS-DOS 3.0 | Aug 1984 | Microsoft | MS-DOS | ||
| x MS-DOS 4.0 | Jun 1988 | Microsoft | MS-DOS | ||
| x MS-DOS 5.0 | Jun 1991 | Microsoft | MS-DOS | ||
| x MS-DOS 6.0 | Mar 1993 | Microsoft | MS-DOS | ||
| x MS-DOS 7.0 | Aug 1995 | Microsoft | MS-DOS |
Shipped embedded in Windows 95.
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| x MS-DOS 8.0 | Sep 2000 | Microsoft | MS-DOS |
Shipped embedded in Windows 95B (OSR2) (and Windows 98 in June 1998).
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| x PC DOS 7.0 | PC-DOS | ||||
| x PC DOS 6.0 | PC-DOS | ||||
| x PC DOS 5.0 | PC-DOS | ||||
| x PC DOS 4.0 | PC-DOS | ||||
| x PC DOS 3.3 | PC-DOS | ||||
| x PC DOS 2.0 | PC-DOS | ||||
| x PC DOS 1.0 | PC-DOS | ||||
| x Unix | Bell Labs |
Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix) is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T; employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian...
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| x Berkeley Software Distribution | 1977 | Computer Systems Research Group | Unix |
Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD, sometimes called Berkeley Unix) is a Unix operating system derivative developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California, Berkeley, from 1977 to 1995. Today...
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Aug 16, 1993 | Debian Project | GNU/Linux |
Debian ( /ˈdɛbiən/) is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the...
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| x Gentoo Linux | Mar 31, 2002 | Daniel Robbins | GNU/Linux |
Gentoo Linux (/ˈdʒɛntuː/ JEN-too) is a computer operating system built on top of the Linux kernel and based on the Portage package management system. It is distributed as free and open source software. Unlike a conventional software distribution,...
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| x Red Hat Linux | GNU/Linux |
Red Hat Linux, assembled by the company Red Hat, was a popular Linux based operating system until its discontinuation in 2004.
Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. It was originally called "Red Hat Commercial Linux" It was the first...
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| x Slackware | Patrick Volkerding | Softlanding Linux System |
Slackware is a free and open source Linux-based operating system. It was one of the earliest operating systems to be built on top of the Linux kernel and is the oldest currently being maintained. Slackware was created by Patrick Volkerding of...
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Oct 20, 2004 | Mark Shuttleworth | Debian GNU/Linux |
Ubuntu (IPA pronunciation /ùbúntú/) is a predominantly desktop-oriented Linux distribution, based on Debian GNU/Linux but with a stronger focus on usability, regular releases, and ease of installation. Ubuntu is sponsored by...
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