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The History of The Operating System

The first operating system was created by General Motors in 1956 to run IBM computers. In the 1960s, IBM developed operating systems to include with its computers. In the late 1960s, the first version of the Unix operating system was developed in C and was freely available early on. Many modern operating systems like Apple OS X and Linux are based on or rely on Unix. Microsoft Windows was created in response to IBM's request for an operating system to run its personal computers. The first Microsoft operating system was called MS-DOS, created in 1981 when it acquired 86-DOS from another company. Windows was introduced in 1985 when it paired a graphical user interface with MS-DOS. Today, Apple, Microsoft, and Linux dominate the operating

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The History of The Operating System

The first operating system was created by General Motors in 1956 to run IBM computers. In the 1960s, IBM developed operating systems to include with its computers. In the late 1960s, the first version of the Unix operating system was developed in C and was freely available early on. Many modern operating systems like Apple OS X and Linux are based on or rely on Unix. Microsoft Windows was created in response to IBM's request for an operating system to run its personal computers. The first Microsoft operating system was called MS-DOS, created in 1981 when it acquired 86-DOS from another company. Windows was introduced in 1985 when it paired a graphical user interface with MS-DOS. Today, Apple, Microsoft, and Linux dominate the operating

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The first operating system was created by General Motors in 1956 to run a single IBM central computer.

In the 1960s, IBM was the first computer manufacturer to take on the task of developing operating
systems and began distributing operating systems included in its computers.

The first operating systems were developed in the 1950s, when computers could only run one program
at a time. Later in the following decades, computers began to include more and more software
programs, sometimes called libraries, that came together to create the start of today’s operating
systems.

In the late 1960s, the first version of the Unix operating system was developed. Written in programming
language C, and available for free during its early years. Unix easily adapted to the new systems and
quickly achieved wide acceptance.

Many modern operating systems, including Apple OS X and all different versions of Linux, date back or
rely on the Unix OS.

Microsoft Windows was developed in response to an IBM request for an operating system to run its
range of personal computers or PCs.

The first operating system created by Microsoft was not called Windows, it was called MS-DOS and it
was built in 1981 when it bought the 86-DOS operating system from Seattle Computer Products and
modified it to meet IBM requirements.

The Windows name was first used in 1985 when a graphical user interface was created and paired or
joined with the MS-DOS.

Today Apple, OS X, Microsoft Windows and the various forms of Linux (including Android) dominate the
vast majority of the modern operating systems market, as we saw earlier.

Video Operating Systems


Here is a video that explains very well everything about operating systems in a very simple way and
which OS to choose. Once you have studied the operating system, we recommend you do the following
exercise in the form of a Test: Test Operating Systems.

Most software programs are designed to work with the operating system of a single company, for
example only Windows (Microsoft) or only macOS (Apple).

A software will clearly indicate what operating systems it supports and will be very specific if necessary
including the version or versions of that OS it supports. For example, a video production software
program might say that it is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7, but is not
compatible with earlier versions of Windows such as Windows Vista and XP.

Software developers also usually release additional versions of their software that work with other
operating systems or different versions. Returning to the example of the video production program, that
company could also launch another version of the program with exactly the same features but to work
with macOS, the place with Windows.

It is also important to know if your operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit. It’s a common question that they
ask you when downloading software Below you can see how to know if your computer is 32bit or 64bit
in Windows.

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