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These tables compare free software / open-source operating systems. Where not all of the versions support a feature, the first version which supports it is listed. Where not all of the versions support a feature, the first version which supports it is listed.
MS-DOS (acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and some operating systems attempting to be compatible with MS-DOS, are sometimes referred to as "DOS" (which is also the generic acronym for disk operating system).
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Free and open-source software by operating system Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 ...
The operating system provides an interface between an application program and the computer hardware, so that an application program can interact with the hardware only by obeying rules and procedures programmed into the operating system. The operating system is also a set of services which simplify development and execution of application programs.
KDE and Blue Systems: Purism: PostmarketOS community Market share [2] 77%: 19%: 4%: 0.22%: 0.14%: N/A: N/A N/A: N/A: N/A: N/A License Base system is open source, but many devices use proprietary drivers for hardware support, and most Android operating systems include Proprietary apps (such as Google Play and other Google apps). [3] [4 ...
FreeDOS 1.1, released on 2 January 2012, [12] is available for download as a CD-ROM image: a limited install disc that only contains the kernel and basic applications, and a full disc that contains many more applications (games, networking, development, etc.), not available as of November 2011 but with a newer, fuller 1.2. [13]
A kernel is a component of a computer operating system. [1] A comparison of system kernels can provide insight into the design and architectural choices made by the developers of particular operating systems.
An object-oriented operating system [1] is an operating system that is designed, structured, and operated using object-oriented programming principles. An object-oriented operating system is in contrast to an object-oriented user interface or programming framework , which can be run on a non-object-oriented operating system like DOS or Unix .