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Operating system
types

As computers have
progressed and
developed so have the
types of operating
systems. Below is a
basic list of the
different types of
operating systems and
a few examples of
operating systems that
fall into each of the
categories. Many
computer operating
systems will fall into
more than one of the
below categories.

GUI - Short for

Graphical User
Interface, a GUI
Operating System
contains graphics and
icons and is commonly
navigated by using a
computer mouse. See
our GUI dictionary
definition for a
complete definition.
Below are some
examples of GUI
Operating Systems.
 System 7.x
Windows 98
Windows CE

Multi-user - A multi-
user operating system
allows for multiple
users to use the same
computer at the same
time and/or different
times. See our multi-
user dictionary
definition for a
complete definition for
a complete definition.
Below are some
examples of multi-user
operating systems.

Linux
Unix
Windows 2000

Multiprocessing - An
operating system
capable of supporting
and utilizing more than
one computer
processor. Below are
some examples of
multiprocessing
operating systems.

Linux
Unix
Windows 2000

Multitasking - An
operating system that
is capable of allowing
multiple software
processes to run at the
same time. Below are
some examples of
multitasking operating
systems.

Unix
Windows 2000

Multithreading -
Operating systems that
allow different parts of
a software program to
run concurrently.
Operating systems that
would fall into this
category are:

Linux
Unix
Windows 2000

Operating system listing

Below is a listing of many of the different types of operating systems

available today, the dates they were released, the platforms they
have been developed for and who developed them.

Operating
Date first released Platform Developer
system
Unix / Linux history
AIX / AIXL Various IBM
can be found here.
Currently no AmigaOS
AmigaOS operating system Amiga Commodore
history.
Unix / Linux history
BSD Various BSD
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
Caldera Linux Various SCO
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
Corel Linux Various Corel
can be found here.
Debian Unix / Linux history
Various GNU
Linux` can be found here.
 Unix / Linux history
DUnix Various Digital
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
DYNIX/ptx Various IBM
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history Hewlett
HP-UX Various
can be found here. Packard
Unix / Linux history
IRIX Various SGI
can be found here.
Kondara Unix / Linux history
Various Kondara
Linux can be found here.
Unix / Linux history Linus
Linux Various
can be found here. Torvalds
Apple operating
Apple
MAC OS 8 system history can be Apple
Macintosh
found here.
Apple operating
Apple
MAC OS 9 system history can be Apple
Macintosh
found here.
Apple operating
Apple
MAC OS 10 system history can be Apple
Macintosh
found here.
Apple operating
Apple
MAC OS X system history can be Apple
Macintosh
found here.
Mandrake Unix / Linux history
Various Mandrake
Linux can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
MINIX Various MINIX
can be found here.
MS-DOS history can be
MS-DOS 1.x IBM / PC Microsoft
found here.
MS-DOS history can be
MS-DOS 2.x IBM / PC Microsoft
found here.
MS-DOS history can be
MS-DOS 3.x IBM / PC Microsoft
found here.
MS-DOS history can be
MS-DOS 4.x IBM / PC Microsoft
found here.
MS-DOS 5.x MS-DOS history can be IBM / PC Microsoft
 found here.
MS-DOS history can be
MS-DOS 6.x IBM / PC Microsoft
found here.
Apple operating
NEXTSTEP system history can be Various Apple
found here.
Unix / Linux history
OSF/1 Various OSF
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
QNX Various QNX
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
Red Hat Linux Various Red Hat
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
SCO Various SCO
can be found here.
Slackware Unix / Linux history
Various Slackware
Linux can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
Sun Solaris Various Sun
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
SuSE Linux Various SuSE
can be found here.
Apple operating
Apple
System 1 system history can be Apple
Macintosh
found here.
Apple operating
Apple
System 2 system history can be Apple
Macintosh
found here.
Apple operating
Apple
System 3 system history can be Apple
Macintosh
found here.
Apple operating
Apple
System 4 system history can be Apple
Macintosh
found here.
Apple operating
Apple
System 6 system history can be Apple
Macintosh
found here.
System 7 Apple operating Apple Apple
system history can be Macintosh
 found here.
Unix / Linux history
System V Various System V
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
Tru64 Unix Various Digital
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
Turbolinux Various Turbolinux
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
Ultrix Various Ultrix
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
Unisys Various Unisys
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
Unix Various Bell labs
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
UnixWare Various UnixWare
can be found here.
Unix / Linux history
VectorLinux Various VectorLinux
can be found here.
Windows Windows history can
IBM / PC Microsoft
2000 be found here.
Windows Windows history can
IBM / PC Microsoft
2003 be found here.
Windows history can
Windows 3.X IBM / PC Microsoft
be found here.
Windows history can
Windows 95 IBM / PC Microsoft
be found here.
Windows history can
Windows 98 IBM / PC Microsoft
be found here.
Windows history can
Windows CE PDA Microsoft
be found here.
Windows history can
Windows ME IBM / PC Microsoft
be found here.
Windows history can
Windows NT IBM / PC Microsoft
be found here.
Windows Windows history can
IBM / PC Microsoft
Vista be found here.
Windows XP Windows history can IBM / PC Microsoft
 be found here.
Unix / Linux history
Xenix Various Microsoft
can be found here.

Common operating system questions and answers

Reference Issue / Question

Q&A's See our Question & Answers section for a
complete listing of more specific OS questions.
FORUM If your question is not listed on this page please
try our online forum.
CH000575 Linux vs. Windows

CH000619 Command line vs. GUI.

CH000643 How do I determine what operating system I'm

using?

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