how many operating systems are there

**Omyn** · January 28th, 2004, 05:38 AM

Hey everyone just wondering for a class project how many operating systems actually exist, are you up to the challege, if your bored or have some spare time could you please help?

Please dont flame me :]

**shawners** · January 28th, 2004, 06:07 AM

thiers windows 3.1, windows 95.. windows 98, windows 98se.. Windows 2000, windows xp, home, professional. I think thats about it..=)

**Kyle06** · January 28th, 2004, 06:56 AM

linux?

I know that is not spelled right but :P

**cpugeniusmv** · January 28th, 2004, 06:58 AM

there are hundreds of distributions of linux.

http://www.distrowatch.com

and of course all the versions of windows, and DOS.

then there's Unix...the BSDs

**isus** · January 28th, 2004, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by shawners

thiers windows 3.1, windows 95.. windows 98, windows 98se.. Windows 2000, windows xp, home, professional. I think thats about it..=)

please tell me you were just joking...

**Star Guitar** · January 28th, 2004, 08:46 AM

I can add one to that:

Tron OS

http://www.linuxinsider.com/perl/story/31855.html
http://www.tron.org/index-e.html

**muskrat_love** · January 28th, 2004, 08:52 AM

Lets not forget windows 1.x I believe it is still available on ebay.

**Vlet** · January 28th, 2004, 09:00 AM

http://directory.google.com/Top/Comp...ating_Systems/

and

http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/

might be good places to look as well

**muffenme** · January 28th, 2004, 10:17 AM

:fire

Don't forget Windows 2.x, GEOS, FreeDOS, Windows 3.0, PC-DOS, x-DOS where x is any company that made a DOS such as Tandy-DOS.

:hole

**nasrules** · January 28th, 2004, 10:25 AM

What about that one method mentioned the other day? ReactOS?

**Lehk** · January 28th, 2004, 10:31 AM

menuetOS, pure ASM OS with an ASM compiler and a few other apps, fits/boots from a floppy

**tackdaddy** · January 28th, 2004, 10:55 AM

there is also lindowsOS,tho i would never use it.

**QuickSurfer** · January 28th, 2004, 12:31 PM

lindowsisjust another varient of linux

**RJ5500** · January 28th, 2004, 12:55 PM

And let's not forget FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and netBSD.

**PhR34x0r** · January 28th, 2004, 01:44 PM

u can play that game 4ever until u mention all variants of all OSes, which is impossible. change some code in any linux distro, compile that shit, add your fav apps, optimize everything 2 ur needs, put it into the interweb and viola another variant of an OS.