OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS
COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS
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Windows
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Machintosh’s OS X/OS2
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DOS
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Unix/Linux
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Detailed explanation-1: -The history of the personal computer as a mass-market consumer electronic device began with the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s.
Detailed explanation-2: -A small firm named MITS made the first personal computer, the Altair. This computer, which used Intel Corporation’s 8080 microprocessor, was developed in 1974. Though the Altair was popular among computer hobbyists, its commercial appeal was limited.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the beginning of the 1970s there were essentially two types of computers. There were room-sized mainframes, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, that were built one at a time by companies such as IBM and CDC.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bill Gates & Paul Allen Change the Name of 86-DOS or QDOS to MS-DOS. Logo of 86-DOS which Microsoft renamed MS-DOS.
Detailed explanation-5: -What computers were used in 1970? Some of the most widely used computer names in the 1970s were PDP, Atari, Micral, Apple, Intel, and IBM.