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pple macos components 5 unix and unix like systems toggle unix and unix like systems subsection 5 1 unix 5 2 linux 5 2 1 kde plasma 5 5 3 freebsd 6 google chromeos 7 see also 8 notes 9 references toggle the table of contents comparison of user features of operating systems add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia comparison of user features of operating systems refers to a comparison of the general user features of major operating systems in a narrative format it does not encompass a full exhaustive comparison or description of all technical details of all operating systems it is a comparison of basic roles and the most prominent features it also includes the most important features of the operating system s origins historical development and role overview edit main article operating system an operating system os is system software that manages computer hardware software resources and provides common services for computer programs time sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting software for cost allocation of processor time mass storage printing and other resources for hardware functions such as input and output and memory allocation the operating system acts as an intermediary between programs and the computer hardware 1 2 although the application code is usually executed directly by the hardware and frequently makes system calls to an os function or is interrupted by it operating systems are found on many devices that contain a computer from cellular phones and video game consoles to web servers and supercomputers as of june 2024 update the dominant general purpose desktop operating system is microsoft windows with a market share of around 72 91 macos by apple inc is in second place 14 93 and the varieties of linux are collectively in third place 4 04 3 in the mobile sector including both smartphones and tablets android is dominant with a market share of 71 followed by apple s ios with 28 4 for smartphones alone android has 72 and ios has 28 5 linux distributions are dominant in the server and supercomputing sectors other specialized classes of operating systems special purpose operating systems 6 7 such as embedded and real time systems exist for many applications security focused operating systems also exist some operating systems have low system requirements i e light weight linux distribution others may have higher system requirements some operating systems require installation or may come pre installed with purchased computers oem installation whereas others may run directly from media i e live cd or flash memory i e usb stick ms dos edit overview edit 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 ms dos was the main operating system for ibm pc compatible personal computers during the 1980s from which point it was gradually superseded by operating systems offering a graphical user interface gui in various generations of the graphical microsoft windows operating system citation needed ibm licensed and re released it in 1981 as pc dos 1 0 for use in its pcs although ms dos and pc dos were initially developed in parallel by microsoft and ibm the two products diverged after twelve years in 1993 with recognizable differences in compatibility syntax and capabilities citation needed during its lifetime several competing products were released for the x86 platform 8 and ms dos went through eight versions until development ceased in 2000 9 initially ms dos was targeted at intel 8086 processors running on computer hardware using floppy disks to store and access not only the operating system but application software and user data as well progressive version releases delivered support for other mass storage media in ever greater sizes and formats along with added feature support for newer processors and rapidly evolving computer architectures ultimately it was the key product in microsoft s development from a programming language company to a diverse software development firm providing the company with essential revenue and marketing resources it was also the underlying basic operating system on which early versions of windows ran as a gui citation needed microsoft windows edit overview edit microsoft windows commonly referred to as windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families all of which are developed and marketed by microsoft each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry active microsoft windows families include windows nt and windows iot these may encompass subfamilies e g windows server or windows embedded compact windows ce defunct microsoft windows families include windows 9x windows mobile and windows phone microsoft announced an operating environment named windows on 10 november 1983 as a graphical operating system shell for ms dos in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces guis windows 1 0 first shipped on 20 november 1985 10 microsoft windows came to dominate the world s personal computer pc market with over 90 market share overtaking mac os which had been introduced in 1984 while microsoft has in 2020 lost its dominance of the consumer operating system market with windows down to 30 lower than apple s 31 mobile only share 65 for desktop operating systems only i e pcs vs apple s 28 desktop share in its home market the us and 32 globally 77 for desktops where google s android leads apple came to see windows as an unfair encroachment on their innovation in gui development as implemented on products such as the lisa and macintosh eventually settled in court in microsoft s favor in 1993 as of january 2023 update on pcs windows is still the most popular operating system in all countries 11 3 however in 2014 microsoft admitted losing the majority of the overall operating system market to android 12 because of the massive growth in sales of android smartphones in 2014 the number of windows devices sold was less than 25 that of android devices sold this comparison however may not be fully relevant as the two operating systems traditionally target different platforms still numbers for server use of windows that are comparable to competitors show one third market share similar to that for end user use as of october 2020 update the most recent version of windows for pcs tablets and embedded devices is windows 10 version 20h2 the most recent version for server computers is windows server version 20h2 13 a specialized version of windows also runs on the xbox one video game console 14 windows 95 edit windows 95 introduced a redesigned shell based around a desktop metaphor file shortcuts also known as shell links were introduced 15 and the desktop was re purposed to hold shortcuts to applications files and folders reminiscent of mac os in windows 3 1 the desktop was used to display icons of running applications in windows 95 the currently running applications were displayed as buttons on a taskbar across the bottom of the screen 16 the taskbar also contained a notification area used to display icons for background applications a volume control and the current time 17 the start menu invoked by clicking the start button on the taskbar or by pressing the windows key was introduced as an additional means of launching applications or opening documents while maintaining the program groups used by its predecessor program manager it also displayed applications within cascading sub menus 18 the previous file manager program was replaced by windows explorer and the explorer based control panel and several other special folders were added such as my computer dial up networking recycle bin network neighborhood my documents recent documents fonts printers and my briefcase among others autorun was introduced for cd drives the user interface looked dramatically different from prior versions of windows but its design language did not have a special name like metro aqua or material design internally it was called the new shell and later simply the shell 19 the subproject within microsoft to develop the new shell was internally known as stimpy 20 in 1994 microsoft designers mark malamud and erik gavriluk approached brian eno to compose music for the windows 95 project 21 the result was the six second start up music sound of the windows 95 operating system the microsoft sound and it was first released as a startup sound in may 1995 on windows 95 may test release build 468 22 when released for windows 95 and windows nt 4 0 internet explorer 4 came with an optional windows desktop update which modified the shell to provide several additional updates to windows explorer including a quick launch toolbar and new features integrated with internet explorer such as active desktop which allowed internet content to be displayed directly on the desktop some of the user interface elements introduced in windows 95 such as the desktop taskbar start menu and windows explorer file manager remained fundamentally unchanged on future versions of windows windows 10 edit a new iteration of the start menu is used on the windows 10 desktop with a list of places and other options on the left side and tiles representing applications on the right the menu can be resized and expanded into a full screen display which is the default option in tablet mode 23 a new virtual desktop system was added a feature known as task view displays all open windows and allows users to switch between them or switch between multiple workspaces 23 universal apps which previously could be used only in full screen mode can now be used in self contained windows similarly to other programs 24 23 program windows can now be snapped to quadrants of the screen by dragging them to the corner when a window is snapped to one side of the screen task view appears and the user is prompted to choose a second window to fill the unused side of the screen called snap assist 23 windows system icons were also changed 25 charms have been removed their functionality in universal apps is accessed from an app commands menu on their title bar 24 23 in its place is action center which displays notifications and settings toggles it is accessed by clicking an icon in the notification area or dragging from the right of the screen notifications can be synced between multiple devices 24 25 the settings app formerly pc settings was refreshed and now includes more options that were previously exclusive to the desktop control panel 26 27 windows 10 is designed to adapt its user interface based on the type of device being used and available input methods it offers two separate user interface modes a user interface optimized for mouse and keyboard and a tablet mode designed for touchscreens users can toggle between these two modes at any time and windows can prompt or automatically switch when certain events occur such as disabling tablet mode on a tablet if a keyboard or mouse is plugged in or when a 2 in 1 pc is switched to its laptop state in tablet mode programs default to a maximized view and the taskbar contains a back button and hides buttons for opened or pinned programs by default task view is used instead to switch between programs the full screen start menu is used in this mode similarly to windows 8 but scrolls vertically instead of horizontally 28 29 30 31 apple macintosh edit apple classic macos edit overview edit the classic mac os a system software is the series of operating systems developed for the macintosh family of personal computers by apple inc from 1984 to 2001 starting with system 1 and ending with mac os 9 the macintosh operating system is credited with having popularized the graphical user interface concept 32 it was included with every macintosh that was sold during the era in which it was developed and many updates to the system software were done in conjunction with the introduction of new macintosh systems apple released the original macintosh on 24 january 1984 the first version of the system software which had no official name was partially based on the lisa os which apple previously released for the lisa computer in 1983 as part of an agreement allowing xerox to buy shares in apple at a favorable price it also used concepts from the xerox parc alto computer which former apple ceo steve jobs and other lisa team members had previewed 33 this operating system consisted of the macintosh toolbox rom and the system folder a set of files that were loaded from disk the name macintosh system software came into use in 1987 with system 5 apple rebranded the system as mac os in 1996 starting officially with version 7 6 due in part to its macintosh clone program 34 that program ended after the release of mac os 8 in 1997 35 the last major release of the system was mac os 9 in 1999 36 initial versions of the system software ran one application at a time with the macintosh 512k a system extension called the switcher was developed to use this additional memory to allow multiple programs to remain loaded the software of each loaded program used the memory exclusively only when activated by the switcher did the program appear even the finder s desktop with the switcher the now familiar clipboard feature allowed cut and paste between the loaded programs across switches including the desktop citation needed with the introduction of system 5 a cooperative multitasking extension called multifinder was added which allowed content in windows of each program to remain in a layered view over the desktop and was later integrated into system 7 as part of the operating system along with support for virtual memory by the mid 1990s however contemporary operating systems such as windows nt os 2 and nextstep had all brought pre emptive multitasking protected memory access controls and multi user capabilities to desktop computers the macintosh s limited memory management and susceptibility to conflicts among extensions that provide additional functionality such as networking or support for a particular device 37 led to significant criticism of the operating system and was a factor in apple s declining market share at the time citation needed after two aborted attempts at creating a successor to the macintosh system software called taligent and copland and a four year development effort 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