Just something I've been wondering about for a while. Even tho there are quite a few OSes out now, it seems like they come from two groups. OSx, Unix, Linux, android on one side. Windows and DOS in the other. Is there a term I can use for searching for additional info and principles between these two? Are there other OS groups?
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What term do I search for this?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system
You are not wrong about the two main groups, except that you should not include DOS in the Windows group of OSes. You can put DOS and all other OSes into a third group called Other which consists of obsolete or niche OSes.
You are not wrong about the two main groups, except that you should not include DOS in the Windows group of OSes. You can put DOS and all other OSes into a third group called Other which consists of obsolete or niche OSes.
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I think Windows 2000 or NT4 was the first Windows OS to not be based on DOS.
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NT 3.1
Thanks. Seems the term i'm looking for is 'Kernel'. Funny, i've only ever heard that term used on linux, seems it applies to Windows as well. The only term i usually hear is "Windows NT based" but the technical term is apparently "Windows NT Kernel".
Thanks for answering a noob question.
PS: Interesting, wiki has Windows RT grouped under NT.
Thanks for answering a noob question.
PS: Interesting, wiki has Windows RT grouped under NT.