List of operating systems

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This is a list of operating systems. Computer operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. Criteria for inclusion is notability, as shown either through an existing Wikipedia article or citation to a reliable source.

Proprietary

Acorn Computers

Amazon

Amiga Inc.

Amstrad

Apple Inc.

Apollo Computer, Hewlett-Packard

Atari

BAE Systems

Be Inc.

Bell Labs

  • Unix ("Ken's new system," for its creator (Ken Thompson), officially Unics and then Unix, the prototypic operating system created in Bell Labs in 1969 that formed the basis for the Unix family of operating systems)
    • UNIX Time-Sharing System v1
    • UNIX Time-Sharing System v2
    • UNIX Time-Sharing System v3
    • UNIX Time-Sharing System v4
    • UNIX Time-Sharing System v5
    • UNIX Time-Sharing System v6
    • UNIX Time-Sharing System v7 (It is from Version 7 Unix (and, to an extent, its descendants listed below) that almost all Unix-based and Unix-like operating systems descend.)
    • UNIX Time-Sharing System v8
    • UNIX Time-Sharing System v9
    • UNIX Time-Sharing System v10

Non-Unix Operating Systems:

Burroughs Corporation, Unisys

Commodore International

Control Data Corporation

Lower 3000 series

  • SCOPE (Supervisory Control Of Program Execution)[1]

Upper 3000 series

  • SCOPE (Supervisory Control Of Program Execution)[2]

6x00 and related Cyber

CloudMosa

Convergent Technologies

Cromemco

Data General

Datapoint

DDC-I, Inc.

  • Deos
    – Time & Space Partitioned RTOS, Certified to DO-178B, Level A since 1998
  • HeartOS
    – POSIX-based Hard Real-Time Operating System

Digital Research, Inc.

Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

ENEA AB

  • OSE
    – Flexible, small footprint, high-performance RTOS for control processors

Fujitsu

GEC Computers Ltd

General Electric, Honeywell, Bull

Google

Android OS on the Samsung Galaxy Z smartphones
  • ChromiumOS is an open source operating system development version of ChromeOS. Both operating systems are based on the Linux kernel.
    • ChromeOS is designed to work exclusively with web applications, though has been updated to run Android apps with full support for Google Play Store. Announced on July 7, 2009, ChromeOS is currently publicly available and was released summer 2011. The ChromeOS source code was released on November 19, 2009, under the BSD license as ChromiumOS.
    • Container-Optimized OS (COS) is an operating system that is optimized for running Docker containers, based on ChromiumOS.[13]
  • Android is an operating system for mobile devices. It consists of Android Runtime (userland) with Linux (kernel), with its Linux kernel modified to add drivers for mobile device hardware and to remove unused Vanilla Linux drivers.
  • gLinux, a Linux distribution that Google uses internally
  • Fuchsia is a capability-based real-time operating system (RTOS) scalable to universal devices, in early development, from the tiniest embedded hardware, wristwatches, tablets to the largest personal computers. Unlike ChromeOS and Android, it is not based on the Linux kernel, but instead began on a new microkernel called "Zircon", derived from "Little Kernel".
  • Wear OS a version of Google's Android operating system designed for smartwatches and other wearables.

Green Hills Software

Harris Computer Systems

Heathkit, Zenith Data Systems

Hewlett-Packard, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  • HP Multi-Programming Executive (MPE, MPE/XL, and MPE/iX) – runs on HP 3000 and HP e3000 mini-computers
  • HP-UX – runs on HP9000 and Itanium servers (from small to mainframe-class computers)

Honeywell

Huawei

Intel Corporation

  • iRMX – real-time operating system originally created to support the Intel 8080 and 8086 processor families in embedded applications.
  • ISIS-II – "Intel Systems Implementation Supervisor" was an environment for development of software within the Intel microprocessor family in the early 1980s on their Intellec Microcomputer Development System and clones. ISIS-II worked with 8 inch floppy disks and had an editor, cross-assemblers, a linker, an object locator, debugger, compilers for PL/M
    , a BASIC interpreter, etc. and allowed file management through a console.
  • iAPX 432
    architecture.

IBM

Further information: History of IBM mainframe operating systems

On early mainframes: 1410, 7010, 704, 709, 7090, 7094, 7040, 7044, 7030

On S/360, S/370, and successor mainframes

  • OS/360 and successors on IBM S/360, S/370, and successor mainframes
  • DOS/360 and successors on IBM S/360, S/370, and successor mainframes
    • BOS/360 (early interim version of DOS/360, briefly available at a few Alpha & Beta System/360 sites)
    • TOS/360 (similar to BOS above and more fleeting, able to boot and run from 2x00 series tape drives)
    • DOS/360 (Disk Operating System (DOS), multi-programming system with up to 3 partitions, first commonly available OS for System/360)
      • DOS/360/RJE (DOS/360 with a control program extension that provided for the monitoring of remote job entry hardware (card reader & printer) connected by dedicated phone lines)
    • DOS/VS
      (First DOS offered on System/370 systems, provided virtual storage)
    • DOS/VSE
      (also known as VSE, upgrade of DOS/VS, up to 14 fixed size processing partitions )
      • VSE/Advanced Functions (VSE/AF) - Additional functionality for DOS/VSE
    • VSE/SP
      (program product including DOS/VSE and VSE/AF)
    • VSE/ESA, replaces VSE/SP, supports ESA/370 and
      ESA/390
      with 31-bit addresses
    • z/VSE
      (latest version of the four decades old DOS lineage, supports 64-bit addresses, multiprocessing, multiprogramming, SNA, TCP/IP, and some virtual machine features in support of Linux workloads)
  • CP/CMS (Control Program/Cambridge Monitor System) and successors on IBM S/360, S/370, and successor mainframes
    • CP-40
      /CMS (for System/360 Model 40)
    • CP-67/CMS (for System/360 Model 67)
    • Virtual Machine Facility/370 (VM/370) - the CP virtual machine hypervisor, Conversational Monitor System (CMS) operating system and supporting facilities for System/370 (24-bit addresses)
      • VM/370 Basic System Extensions Program Product (VM/BSE, AKA BSEPP) is an enhancement to VM/370
      • VM/370 System Extensions Program Product (VM/SE, AKA SEPP) is an enhancement to VM/370 that includes the facilities of VM/BSE
    • Virtual Machine/System Product (VM/SP) replaces VM/370, VM/BSE and VM/SE.
    • Virtual Machine/Extended Architecture (VM/XA) refers to three versions of VM that support System/370 Extended Architecture (S/370-XA) with 31-bit virtual addresses
      • Virtual Machine/Extended architecture Migration Aid (VM/XA MA) - Intended for MVS/370 to MVS/XA migration
      • Virtual Machine/Extended Architecture Systems Facility (VM/XA SF) - new release of VM/XA MA with additional functionality
      • Virtual Machine/Extended Architecture System Product (VM/XA SP) - Replaces VM/SP, VM/SP HPO and VM/XA SF
    • Virtual Machine/Enterprise Systems Architecture (VM/ESA), supports S/370, ESA/370 and
      ESA/390 (a Unix environment was available starting with[14]
      Version 2.)
    • z/VM (z/Architecture version of the VM OS with 64-bit addressing). Starting with Version 3,[15] the Unix environment was standard.
Further information: History of CP/CMS
  • TPF Line (Transaction Processing Facility) on IBM S/360, S/370, and successor mainframes (largely used by airlines)
  • Unix-like on IBM S/360, S/370, and successor mainframes
  • Others on IBM S/360, S/370, and successor mainframes:

On PC and Intel x86 based architectures

  • PC DOS
    , IBM DOS
    • PC DOS 1.x, 2.x, 3.x (developed jointly with Microsoft)
    • IBM DOS 4.x, 5.0 (developed jointly with Microsoft)
    • PC DOS 6.1, 6.3, 7, 2000, 7.10
See also: MS-DOS and Windows
  • OS/2
    • OS/2 1.x (developed jointly with Microsoft)
    • OS/2 2.x
    • OS/2 Warp 3 (ported to PPC via Workplace OS
      )
    • OS/2 Warp
      4
    • eComStation (Warp 4.5/Workspace on Demand, rebundled by Serenity Systems International)
    • ArcaOS (Warp 4.52 based system sold by Arca Noae, LLC)
  • FlexOS 286
    1.xx
    • FlexOS 386
      2.3x
      • Toshiba 4690 OS
        version 6.4, a successor to 4690 OS 6.3
  • PS/2
    • AIX (IBM's Advanced Interactive eXecutive, a System V Unix version)

On other hardware platforms

International Computers Limited

  • MultiJob
    – for the System 4 series mainframes
  • GEORGE 2/3/4 GEneral ORGanisational Environment – used by ICL 1900 series mainframes
  • Executive
    – used on the 1900 and 290x range of minicomputers. A modified version of Executive was also used as part of GEORGE 3 and 4.
  • TME
    – used on the ME29 minicomputer
  • S3
  • VME/K
    – on early smaller 2900s

Jide

Jolla

KaiOS

Lynx Real-time Systems, LynuxWorks, Lynx Software Technologies

Meizu

  • Flyme OS

Microsoft Corporation

MITS

MontaVista

Motorola

NCR Corporation

  • TMX – Transaction Management eXecutive
  • IMOS – Interactive Multiprogramming Operating System (circa 1978), for the NCR Century 8200 series minicomputers[citation needed]
  • VRX – Virtual Resource eXecutive

NeXT

Nintendo

Novell

  • NetWare – network operating system providing high-performance network services. Has been superseded by Open Enterprise Server line, which can be based on NetWare or Linux to provide the same set of services.
  • UnixWare
    • Novell "SuperNOS"
      – a never released merge of NetWare and UnixWare
  • Novell "Corsair"
    • Novell "Exposé"
  • Open Enterprise Server – the successor to NetWare

Open Mobile Platform

  • Aurora OS – the successor to Sailfish OS (not to be confused with a different Aurora OS)

Quadros Systems

  • RTXC Quadros RTOS – proprietary C-based RTOS used in embedded systems

RCA

  • Time Sharing Operating System (TSOS) – first OS supporting virtual addressing of the main storage and support for both timeshare and batch interface

RoweBots

  • DSPnano RTOS – 8/16 Bit Ultra Tiny Embedded Linux Compatible RTOS

Samsung Electronics

  • Bada
  • Tizen is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, a project within the Linux Foundation and is governed by a Technical Steering Group (TSG) while controlled by Samsung and backed by Intel. Tizen works on a wide range of Samsung devices including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, PCs and wearable.
  • Orsay
  • One UI - Android skin

Scientific Data Systems (SDS)

SCO, SCO Group[17]

  • Xenix, Unix System III based distribution for the Intel 8086/8088 architecture
    • Xenix 286, Unix System V Release 2 based distribution for the Intel 80286 architecture
    • Xenix 386, Unix System V Release 2 based distribution for the Intel 80386 architecture
  • SCO Unix
    , SCO UNIX System V/386 was the first volume commercial product licensed by AT&T to use the UNIX System trademark (1989). Derived from AT&T System V Release 3.2 with an infusion of Xenix device drivers and utilities plus most of the SVR4 features
    • SCO Unix
  • SCO OpenServer
    5, AT&T UNIX System V Release 3 based
  • SCO OpenServer
    6, SVR5 (UnixWare 7) based kernel with SCO OpenServer 5 application and binary compatibility, system administration, and user environments
  • UnixWare
    • UnixWare 2.x, based on AT&T System V Release 4.2MP
    • UnixWare 7, UnixWare 2 kernel plus parts of 3.2v5 (UnixWare 2 + OpenServer 5 = UnixWare 7). Referred to by SCO as SVR5

Silicon Laboratories (formerly Micrium Inc.)

  • Micrium OS - customized μC/OS-III for Silicon Laboratories's SoC products

Sinclair Research

  • Sinclair BASIC was used in the 8-bit home computers from Sinclair Research and Timex Sinclair. It was included in the ROM, and the computers booted to the Basic interpreter. Various versions exist, with the latter ones supporting disk drive operations.

Sony

SYSGO

  • PikeOS – a certified real time operating system for safety and security critical embedded systems

Tandem Computers, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  • NonStop OS – runs on HPE's NonStop line of servers

Tandy Corporation

TCSC (later NCSC)

  • System/370
    IBM mainframes

Texas Instruments

  • TI-RTOS Kernel – Real-time operating system for TI's embedded devices.

TRON Project

UNIVAC, Unisys

Wang Laboratories

  • WPS Wang Word Processing System. Micro-code based system.
  • OIS Wang Office Information System. Successor to the WPS. Combined the WPS and VP/MVP systems.

Weston Embedded Solutions

  • μC/OS-II – a small pre-emptive priority based multi-tasking kernel
  • μC/OS-III – a small pre-emptive priority based multi-tasking kernel, with unlimited number of tasks and priorities, and round-robin scheduling
  • Cesium RTOS - commercial continuation of Micrium's μC/OS-III forked from the open-sources release

Wind River Systems

  • VxWorks – Small footprint, scalable, high-performance RTOS for embedded microprocessor based systems.[19]

Zilog

Other

Lisp-based

For Elektronika BK

Non-standard language-based

  • Pilot operating system – written in the Mesa language and used on Xerox Star workstations.
  • PERQ Operating System (POS) – written in PERQ Pascal.

Other proprietary non-Unix-like

Other proprietary Unix-like and POSIX-compliant

Non-proprietary

Unix or Unix-like

Non-Unix

Research

Unix or Unix-like

Non-Unix

Disk operating systems (DOS)

Main article: Disk operating system

Network operating systems

Main article: Network operating system

Generic, commodity, and other

Hobby

Main article: Hobbyist operating system

Embedded

Mobile operating systems

Main article: Mobile operating system

Routers

Other embedded

BORING

Capability-based

See also

Category links

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