Oct 14, 202518
Serenity Operating System
SerenityOS Community-led project (founded by Andreas Kling)
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Oct 14, 202522
Haiku Operating System
Haiku is a unique project that preserves the innovative spirit of BeOS—focusing on a fast, elegant, and unified personal computing experience
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Oct 14, 202533
Windows Operating System
Windows OS, developed by Microsoft in 1985, is the world’s most widely used desktop operating system.
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Oct 14, 202523
FreeRT Operating System
FreeRTOS Real-time microkernel (non-monolithic
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Oct 14, 202513
IBM and System/360
Before OS/360, IBM developed separate hardware and software for each computer model. Programs written for one system wouldn’t run on another.
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Oct 14, 202515
Inferno Operating System
Microkernel-like, with heavy reliance on a virtual machine Portable virtual machine: Dis VM runs the Limbo language everywhere
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Oct 14, 202517
INTEGRITY RT Operating System
MULTI IDE showing INTEGRITY tasks, trace debugging & memory partitions
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Oct 14, 202523
Kolibri Operating System
Minimalistic system — by design has a tiny attack surface Lacks multi-user accounts or advanced permissions
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Oct 14, 202523
LOCUS Operating System
Monolithic with distributed system extensions
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Oct 14, 202521
Menuet Operating System
MenuetOS (also known as MeOS) Tiny footprint: Core OS fits on a 1.44 MB floppy (still with GUI, network, and apps)
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Oct 14, 202527
Minix Operating System
MINIX is a historically significant OS that proved the practicality of the microkernel design and served as the catalyst for the world's most popular kernel, Linux
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Oct 14, 202522
Multics Operating System
Multiplexed Information and Computing Service
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