Below are only a few samples of other Operating System you might want to know.
Windows software. The project started in 1998 and today it can run many
Windows programs well. The ReactOS kernel has been written from scratch
but the OS makes use of Wine to be able to run Windows applications.
2002 from AtheOS, an AmigaOS clone. It’s intended as a lightweight
and fast OS suitable for home and small office users.
SkyOS is a closed source project written by Robert Szeleney and volunteers.
It originally started as an experiment in OS design. It’s intended to be an
easy-to-use desktop OS for average computer users. Well-known applications
such as Firefox have been ported to run on SkyOS.
processors. It is inspired by AmigaOS and also includes emulation to be
able to run Amiga applications.
AROS is a lightweight open source OS designed to be compatible with
AmigaOS 3.1 but also improve on it. The project was started in 1995 and
can today be run on both PowerPC and IBM PC compatible hardware.
It also includes an emulator that makes it possible to run old Amiga applications.
in assembly language which makes it very small and fast. Even though it
includes a graphical desktop, networking and many other features it still
fits on a single 1.44 MB floppy disk (for our younger readers, that was
the USB stick of the 80s and early 90s 😉 ).
minimalistic ones on gaming consoles, but for PCs. Its user interface
is inspired by video game consoles and the system itself is very small
(supposedly this one also fits on a floppy disk, like MenuetOS) and
the OS can be booted from several different devices. Its creators have
tried to make it as fast as possible.
The development began in 1997 and the OS is both open source and free.
Visopsys stands for VISual Operating SYStem.
and user-level software with a specialized desktop that can only run the Chrome
browser and Chrome apps.
Chrome OS isn’t really a general-purpose PC operating system — instead,
it’s designed to be preinstalled on specialized laptops, known as Chromebooks.
However, there are ways to install Chrome OS on your own PC.
distribution and includes much of the standard Linux software. However,
SteamOS is being positioned as a new PC gaming operating system.
The old Linux desktop is there underneath, but the computer boots to
a Steam interface designed for living rooms.
In 2015, you’ll be able to buy PCs that come with SteamOS preinstalled,
known as Steam Machines. Valve will support you installing SteamOS
on any PC you like — it’s just not anywhere near complete yet.
IBM continued development after Microsoft left it and OS/2 competed
with MS-DOS and the original versions of Windows. Microsoft eventually
won, but there are still old ATMs, PCs, and other systems using OS/2.
IBM once marketed this operating system as OS/2 Warp, so you may
know it by that name.
IBM no longer develops OS/2, but a company named Serenity Systems
has the rights to continue distributing it. They call their operating system
eComStation. It’s based on IBM’s OS/2 and adds additional applications,
drivers, and other enhancements.
This is the only paid operating system on this list aside from Mac OS X.
You can still download a free demo CD to check it out.
the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat.
Fedora contains software distributed under a free and open-source
license and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies.
free software, most of which is under the GNU General Public License,
and packaged by a group of individuals called the Debian Project.
Three main branches are offered: Stable, Testing, and Unstable.
The Debian Stable Linux distribution is one of the most popular for
personal computers and network servers, and has been used as a base
for several other distributions. The Debian Testing and Unstable branches
are rolling release and eventually become the Stable distribution after
development and testing. Packages are first uploaded to Unstable, from
which they migrate to Testing. When Testing is mature enough it becomes Stable.
Debian was first announced in 1993 by Ian Murdock, Debian 0.01 was
released in August 1993, and the first stable release was made in 1996.
The development is carried out over the Internet by a team of volunteers
guided by the Debian Project Leader and three foundational documents:
the Debian Social Contract, the Debian Constitution, and the Debian
Free Software Guidelines. New distributions are updated continually,
and the next candidate is released after a time-based freeze.
is a Linux distribution that attempts to provide a free, enterprise-class,
community-supported computing platform which aims to be functionally
compatible with its upstream source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
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AMIGAOS 4.1
Although AmigaOS is a veteran in the field (many have fond memories of
the original Amiga (computer), its current version is a fully modern OS.
It only runs on specific PowerPC-based hardware platforms. The
company ACube is currently marketing and distributing AmigaOS
and is going to bundle the OS with their motherboards.
the original Amiga (computer), its current version is a fully modern OS.
It only runs on specific PowerPC-based hardware platforms. The
company ACube is currently marketing and distributing AmigaOS
and is going to bundle the OS with their motherboards.
HAIKU
Haiku is an open source project aimed at recreating and continuing the
development of the BeOS operating system (which Palm Inc. bought and
then discontinued). Haiku was initially known as OpenBeOS but changed
its name in 2004. Haiku is compatible with software written for BeOS.
REACTOS
ReactOS is an operating system designed to be compatible with MicrosoftWindows software. The project started in 1998 and today it can run many
Windows programs well. The ReactOS kernel has been written from scratch
but the OS makes use of Wine to be able to run Windows applications.
SYLLABLE
Syllable is a free and open source operating system that was forked in2002 from AtheOS, an AmigaOS clone. It’s intended as a lightweight
and fast OS suitable for home and small office users.
SKYOS
SkyOS is a closed source project written by Robert Szeleney and volunteers.It originally started as an experiment in OS design. It’s intended to be an
easy-to-use desktop OS for average computer users. Well-known applications
such as Firefox have been ported to run on SkyOS.
MORPHOS
MorphOS is a lightweight, media-centric OS build to run on PowerPCprocessors. It is inspired by AmigaOS and also includes emulation to be
able to run Amiga applications.
AROS
AROS is a lightweight open source OS designed to be compatible withAmigaOS 3.1 but also improve on it. The project was started in 1995 and
can today be run on both PowerPC and IBM PC compatible hardware.
It also includes an emulator that makes it possible to run old Amiga applications.
MENUETOS
MenuetOS, also known as MeOS, is an operating system written entirelyin assembly language which makes it very small and fast. Even though it
includes a graphical desktop, networking and many other features it still
fits on a single 1.44 MB floppy disk (for our younger readers, that was
the USB stick of the 80s and early 90s 😉 ).
DEXOS
DexOS is an open source operating system designed to work like theminimalistic ones on gaming consoles, but for PCs. Its user interface
is inspired by video game consoles and the system itself is very small
(supposedly this one also fits on a floppy disk, like MenuetOS) and
the OS can be booted from several different devices. Its creators have
tried to make it as fast as possible.
VISOPSYS
Visopsys is a one-man hobby project by programmer Andy McLaughlin.The development began in 1997 and the OS is both open source and free.
Visopsys stands for VISual Operating SYStem.
Chrome OS
Google’s Chrome OS is built on the Linux kernel, but it replaces the desktopand user-level software with a specialized desktop that can only run the Chrome
browser and Chrome apps.
Chrome OS isn’t really a general-purpose PC operating system — instead,
it’s designed to be preinstalled on specialized laptops, known as Chromebooks.
However, there are ways to install Chrome OS on your own PC.
SteamOS
Valve’s SteamOS is currently in beta. Technically, Steam OS is just a Linuxdistribution and includes much of the standard Linux software. However,
SteamOS is being positioned as a new PC gaming operating system.
The old Linux desktop is there underneath, but the computer boots to
a Steam interface designed for living rooms.
In 2015, you’ll be able to buy PCs that come with SteamOS preinstalled,
known as Steam Machines. Valve will support you installing SteamOS
on any PC you like — it’s just not anywhere near complete yet.
eComStation
OS/2 was an operating system originally created by Microsoft and IBM.IBM continued development after Microsoft left it and OS/2 competed
with MS-DOS and the original versions of Windows. Microsoft eventually
won, but there are still old ATMs, PCs, and other systems using OS/2.
IBM once marketed this operating system as OS/2 Warp, so you may
know it by that name.
IBM no longer develops OS/2, but a company named Serenity Systems
has the rights to continue distributing it. They call their operating system
eComStation. It’s based on IBM’s OS/2 and adds additional applications,
drivers, and other enhancements.
This is the only paid operating system on this list aside from Mac OS X.
You can still download a free demo CD to check it out.
Fedora
Fedora is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed bythe community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat.
Fedora contains software distributed under a free and open-source
license and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies.
Debian
Debian is a Unix-like computer operating system that is composed entirely offree software, most of which is under the GNU General Public License,
and packaged by a group of individuals called the Debian Project.
Three main branches are offered: Stable, Testing, and Unstable.
The Debian Stable Linux distribution is one of the most popular for
personal computers and network servers, and has been used as a base
for several other distributions. The Debian Testing and Unstable branches
are rolling release and eventually become the Stable distribution after
development and testing. Packages are first uploaded to Unstable, from
which they migrate to Testing. When Testing is mature enough it becomes Stable.
Debian was first announced in 1993 by Ian Murdock, Debian 0.01 was
released in August 1993, and the first stable release was made in 1996.
The development is carried out over the Internet by a team of volunteers
guided by the Debian Project Leader and three foundational documents:
the Debian Social Contract, the Debian Constitution, and the Debian
Free Software Guidelines. New distributions are updated continually,
and the next candidate is released after a time-based freeze.
CentOS
CentOS (abbreviated from Community Enterprise Operating System)is a Linux distribution that attempts to provide a free, enterprise-class,
community-supported computing platform which aims to be functionally
compatible with its upstream source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
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Hi Mam Shena! Who found to use Microsoft Windows Operating System in the Philippines instead of other Operating Systems?
TumugonBurahinI can't really say who are the first persons to use the Windows operating system here in the Philippines but i think the reason why it was the widely used OS here is because it was the first OS to be introduced to common Filipino people, unlike the other OS's like Linux which most people are not familiar of.
TumugonBurahinMaam Shena :) What do you think is the best operating system to use aside from Microsoft Windows Operating System?
TumugonBurahinIn my opinion, there's no such thing as "best", because any OS can be considered the best, that's why there are people who are using multiple operating systems :)
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