Oct 14, 202511
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, 202513
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, 202511
INTEGRITY RT Operating System
MULTI IDE showing INTEGRITY tasks, trace debugging & memory partitions
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Oct 14, 202514
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, 202519
LOCUS Operating System
Monolithic with distributed system extensions
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Oct 14, 202511
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, 202515
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, 202512
Multics Operating System
Multiplexed Information and Computing Service
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Oct 14, 202516
FreeDOS
FreeDOS is a free, open-source operating system designed to be compatible with MS-DOS
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Oct 13, 202512
Qutebrowser
qutebrowser is a free, open-source web browser designed from the ground up for keyboard-driven, efficient navigation, inspired by the Vim text editor.
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Oct 13, 202523
Arora Web Browser
Arora was a free, open-source web browser known for being one of the first lightweight, cross-platform browsers built using the Qt toolkit and WebKit engine
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Oct 13, 20259
Flock Web Browser
Flock was a pioneering "social web browser" designed specifically for the Web 2.0 era, integrating social media and online services directly into the browsing experience
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