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Mac OS X Computer Game Platform Mar 2001 Apple Inc.
Mac OS X (10) is a line of computer operating system developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently shipping Macintosh computers. Mac OS X is the successor to the original Mac OS, which had been Apple...
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Windows NT Computer Game Platform Jul 1993 Microsoft
Windows NT is a family of operating system produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993. It was originally designed to be a powerful high-level-language-based, processor-independent, multiprocessing, multiuser...
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Windows Vista Vista Desktop.png Computer Game Platform Jan 30, 2007 Microsoft
Windows Vista is a line of operating system developed by Microsoft for use on personal computer, including home and business desktops, laptop, Tablet PC, and media center PCs. Prior to its announcement on July 22 2005, Windows Vista was known by...
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OS/2 OS/2 Warp 4 Computing Platform   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 ...
MS-DOS Computer Game Platform 1981 Microsoft
MS-DOS (short for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is an operating system commercialized by Microsoft. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems and was the dominant operating system for computers during the 1980s....
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Windows 95 Computer Game Platform Aug 24, 1995 Microsoft
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 to...
Computing Platform
Windows 98 Computer Game Platform   Microsoft
Windows 98 (codenamed Memphis) is a graphical operating system released on June 25 1998 by Microsoft and the successor to Windows 95. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit monolithic product based on MS-DOS. Windows 98 was succeeded by...
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Windows 2000 Windows 2000 logo Computer Game Platform Feb 17, 2000 Microsoft
Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K) is a preemptive, interruptible, graphical and business-oriented operating system designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor computers. It is part of the Microsoft Windows NT line...
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Mac OS 9 Computer Game Platform Oct 23, 1999 Apple Inc.
Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's "Classic" Mac OS. 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 free...
Windows XP   Computer Game Platform Oct 25, 2001 Microsoft
Windows XP is a family of 32-bit and 64-bit operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computer, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media center. The name "XP" stands for eXPerience. Windows XP is the...
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Microsoft Windows Windows logo Computer Game Platform Nov 1985 Microsoft
Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating system produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user...
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Windows NT 4.0 Computer Game Platform Aug 24, 1996  
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...
Windows NT 4.0 Embedded        
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...
Windows 3.0 Windows 3 Computer Game Platform    
Windows 3.0 is the third major release of Microsoft Windows, and came out on May 22 1990. It became the first widely successful version of Windows (see history of Microsoft Windows) and a powerful rival to Apple Macintosh and the Commodore Amiga on...
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Windows 3.1x Windows 3 Computer Game Platform 1992 Microsoft
Windows 3.1x was a major release of Microsoft Windows. Several editions were released between 1992 and 1994, succeeding Windows 3.0. This family of Windows can run in either Standard or 386 Enhanced memory mode. The exception is Windows for...
Computing Platform
Mac OS The original Mac OS, circa 1984, demonstrates the paper paradigm using files and folders accessible from the desktop Computer Game Platform 1984 Apple Inc.
Mac OS is the trademarked name for a series of graphical user interface-based operating system developed by Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) for their Macintosh line of computer system. The Macintosh user experience is credited with...
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Mac OS X Server A screenshot of Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger      
This is a much better os that ms stole from apple 
Mac OS 8   Jul 26, 1997 Apple Inc.
Mac OS 8 is an operating system 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 previous. Released over a series of updates, Mac OS 8 was an effort to...
Mac OS 7 Computer Game Platform May 13, 1991 Apple Inc.
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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System Software 6   Apr 1988 Apple Inc.
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...
Windows 2.0      
Windows 2.0 was a 16-bit Microsoft Windows graphical user interface-based operating environment that superseded Windows 1.0. Windows 2.0 was supplemented by Windows/286 and Windows/386 in 1988. Windows 2.0, Windows/286 and Windows/386 were...
Windows 1.0      
Windows 1.0 was a 16-bit graphical operating environment released on November 20 1985. It was Microsoft's first attempt to implement a multi-tasking graphical user interface-based operating environment on the PC platform. Windows 1.0 was the very...
Windows XP Home Edition       Microsoft  
Windows XP Professional          
Windows XP Media Center Edition Windows XP MCE logo      
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 on October 12, 2004. There are three versions...
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition          
Windows XP 64-bit Edition Windows XP logo      
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,...
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Schéma de la compatibilité 32 bits Computer Game Platform    
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition released on April 25, 2005 by Microsoft is a variation of the Windows XP operating system for x86-64 personal computers. Windows XP Professional x64 Edition uses version 5.2.3790.1830 of core files,...
Windows XP Starter Edition          
Windows NT 3.1 Windows NT 3      
Windows NT 3.1 is the first release of Microsoft's Windows NT line of server and business desktop operating system, 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...