what is the history of operating system from 1950's till present.?
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There's a history here to help you with your research:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system
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DOS as one of the earlier operating system that survived over a decade gave users the ultimate control over the PC. There were not much background tasks (except for TSRs) or other invisible activities and one was mostly in control of his/her computing enviroment. Then came Gooey, point and click and caos.... ;-)
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You might want to start exploring what an old VAX or BASIC or UNIX interface looked like. You had simple terminal emulation where you typed in specific codes to get things to happen. Now look at what you see on your screen. Big difference. \n\nDo a google search for interface history and you will find a lot of your answers.
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Linux, OSX, DOS, OS2, Unix, SUN
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if you are still using the original OS on the original HD....\n\nSort the 'windows' directory by date & time, you should be able to tell when your operating system was loaded...\n\nHope this helps !
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False.  WIndows is the most commonly used OS.
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If you're looking for your version...click on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> System. It should say there. Or try Start -> Control Panel -> System.\n\nIf you want to see a lift of Operating Systems, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system .
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Do you remember the 1950,s
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well come to think of it i think 98 is a 1998 operating system.. today is 1rst Nov 06... do not by a new pc now.. wait for vista
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An operating system (OS) is a computer program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. At the foundation of all system software, the OS performs basic tasks such as controlling and allocating memory, prioritizing system requests, controlling input and output devices, facilitating networking, and managing files. It also may provide a graphical user interface for higher level functions.\nclick here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system#Introduction
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An operating system is a special computer program that manages the relationship between application software, the wide variety of hardware that makes up a computer system, and the user of the system.\n\nThe lowest level of any operating system is its kernel, the first layer of software loaded into computer memory when it starts up . As the first software layer, all other software that gets loaded after it depends on this kernel to provide them with various common core services. These services include, but are not limited to: disk access, memory management, task scheduling, and access to other computer hardware|hardware devices.\n\nThere are many types of operation systems, but Unix and Windows variants are the main types found on personal computers. \n\nSee the link below for more data.
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Windows Vista is Microsofts new full 32-bit architecture operating system. No more hybrid 16/32-bit like 98/2000/ME/XP. It has smoother graphics, a new file system called WinFS, a more perplexed format and layout of the menus. All together it's a whole new ballgame compared to Windows XP. High hardware requirements to run also.
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look at your computer history from yesterday. Go to history and view by date.
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OS2 isn't used much any more, though there are still devotees of it, also I don't think its currently even supported by IBM which was its manufacturer, Unix is very good, there are many variants of it, Linux itself being one, but as far as Unix goes, Solaris, True64, FreeBSD and OSX are very nice.  Minix was developed by Professor Andrew S. Tanenbaum as a Unix like operating system to teach the design of operating systems to computer science students but has evolved over the years into a formidable operating system in its own right, though not widely used, Linux was originally somewhat derived from Minix though it was written as a stand alone Unix variant by Linus Torvalds, (a great debate has raged between Linus Torvalds and Andrew Tanenbaum through the years over monolithic versus micro kernels, Minix being a monolithic kernel and Linux being a micro kernel operating system, both have there merits) Linux is great operating system, with hundreds of different distributions to choose from, my favorites are Red Hat and Suse, but that's just my 2 cents worth.
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http://books.google.com/books?q=Information+about+the+last+generation+of+computer%3F&ots=eRnTQQcyKD&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title
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In The BeginningIt was 1991, and the ruthless agonies of the cold war was gradually coming to an end. There was an air of peace and tranquility that prevailed in the horizon. In the field of computing, a great future seemed to be in the offing, as powerful hardware pushed the limits of the computers beyond what anyone expected. \nBut still, something was missing. \nAnd it was the none other than the Operating Systems, where a great void seemed to have appeared. \nFor one thing, DOS was still reigning supreme in its vast empire of personal computers. Bought by Bill Gates from a Seattle hacker for $50,000, the bare bones operating system had sneaked into every corner of the world by virtue of a clever marketing strategy. PC users had no other choice. Apple Macs were better, but with astronomical prices that nobody could afford, they remained a horizon away from the eager millions. \nThe other dedicated camp of computing was the Unix world. But Unix itself was far more expensive. In quest of big money, the Unix vendors priced it high enough to ensure small PC users stayed away from it. The source code of Unix, once taught in universities courtesy of Bell Labs, was now cautiously guarded and not published publicly. To add to the frustration of PC users worldwide, the big players in the software market failed to provide an efficient solution to this problem. .....\n\nhttp://linux.co.uk/Pages/aboutlinux\n\n\nLooking into the future of Linux\n\nby Tom Adelstein\n\n\nAdvances in desktop Linux are developing along two trend lines -- one for adoption and the other for innovation. The rate of adoption for Linux shows steady growth at a constant rate. However, technological advances can have an unpredictable impact on adoption -- and cause exponential growth.\n\nAnalysts agree on the current rate of adoption within the enterprise and among consumers and predict a minor dent in market share. Some analysts forecast that now that Linux has surpassed Apple's market share, it will take a six percent share over the next two years. Given conventional wisdom, those predictions seem reasonable\n\nThe disruptive nature of technological innovation throws these estimates out the window. While analysts can reliably make predictions from trade shows and vendor presentations, they are merely reporting proprietary trends in a closed environment. Taking into account open development projects bourne out of IBM, HP, Sun and the community, the world of open source quickly can take on a different hue.\n\nAmong the many innovations currently evolving in the GNU/Linux space, significant advances in interoperability among platforms such a single logon to Active Directory and even applications as mail and calendaring applications such as Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange interoperate with Linux. File managers can now visually detect Windows and UNIX hosts on a network. Device management to enhance hardware driver support, too, allows Linux to become a more supportive hardware platform than rivals.\n\nAnother key area of advancement in open source is visual. As digital convergence comes to fruition, the move toward an open environment for entertainment took a major leap when Sun Microsystems released Project Looking Glass under the GPL. The Santa Clara-based company's three-dimensional desktop environment has received great praise and attention for modernizing the look of the desktop. \n\nIn just a few short weeks, Project Looking Glass (lg3d) went from a fascinating trade show demo to something developers could bring to mass consumption. \n\nToday, the open source project runs on Fedora, Red Hat, SuSE and Sun's Java Desktop System. It works in 64 bit and 32 bit environments. Time to market is on a fast track as new developers have migrated to the project.\n\nOne of the major contributors and proponents of Project Looking Glass, Ricardo Wagemaker of GCCLinux.com, supports its use in manufacturing, medicine and biometrics, however his world revolves ar
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Take a look here :\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_history\n\nThat article also has links to other relevant articles.