Operating Systems

The system software that provides the foundation for desktop computing.

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Operating Systems · 1985

AmigaOS

The operating system of the Commodore Amiga, combining a graphical desktop, command-line tools and pre-emptive multitasking for creative and general-purpose computing.

Amiga

Operating Systems · 1995

BeOS

A multimedia-oriented desktop operating system from Be Inc., designed around responsive interaction, multithreaded applications and support for multiple processors.

BeOS x86,PowerPC

Operating Systems · 1993

FreeBSD

A community-developed Unix-like operating system that delivers a coordinated kernel, base system and extensive third-party software collection for servers, appliances and workstations.

PowerPC,x86,x86-64,ARM

Operating Systems · 1987

IBM OS/2

A protected-mode PC operating system developed initially by IBM and Microsoft, later known for IBM's Workplace Shell desktop and business computing deployments.

IBM PC compatible


Operating Systems · 1991

Linux

An open-source Unix-like kernel used at the core of desktop distributions, servers and many other systems, developed through a large international contributor community.

Linux

Operating Systems · 2001

macOS

Apple's Unix-based desktop operating-system family, introduced as Mac OS X and connected through interface and application history to the earlier Macintosh system software.

macOS

Operating Systems · 1985

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's desktop operating-system family, providing the graphical interface, application services and hardware support behind a large part of the personal-computer ecosystem.

Windows

Operating Systems · 1981

MS-DOS

Microsoft's command-line disk operating system for early IBM-compatible PCs, providing the file, program-loading and device conventions behind a large personal-computer software market.

IBM PC compatible,DOS

Internet & Communication · 1981

MS-DOS

Microsoft's command-line disk operating system for early IBM-compatible PCs, providing the file, program-loading and device conventions behind a large personal-computer software market.

IBM PC compatible,DOS

Operating Systems · 1989

NeXTSTEP

NeXT's Unix-based operating system and object-oriented application environment, whose frameworks and development tools formed an important foundation for Apple's later software platforms.

x86,NeXT,SPARC,PA-RISC

Operating Systems · 1989

RISC OS

Acorn's graphical operating system for ARM computers, recognized for its icon bar, drag-and-drop workflows and a compact desktop architecture rooted in the Archimedes platform.

ARM

Operating Systems · 1992

Solaris

Sun Microsystems' enterprise Unix platform, associated with SPARC workstations and servers and with technologies including DTrace, ZFS and operating-system virtualization.

x86,x86-64,SPARC