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Timelineofoperatingsystems
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Thisarticlepresentsatimelineofeventsinthehistoryofcomputeroperatingsystemsfrom1951tothecurrentday.Foranarrativeexplainingthe
overalldevelopments,seetheHistoryofoperatingsystems.

Contents
11950s
21960s
31970s
41980s
51990s
62000s
72010s
8Seealso
8.1Categorylinks
9References
10Externallinks

1950s
1951
LEOI'LyonsElectronicOffice'[1]wasthecommercialdevelopmentofEDSACcomputingplatform,supportedbyBritishfirmJ.Lyonsand
Co.
1954
DYSEAC[2]earlymachinecapableofdistributingcomputing
MIT'sTapeDirectoroperatingsystemmadeforUNIVAC1103[3][4]
1955
GeneralMotorsOperatingSystemmadeforIBM701[5]
1956
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GMNAAI/OforIBM704,basedonGeneralMotorsOperatingSystem
1957
AtlasSupervisor(ManchesterUniversity)(Atlascomputerprojectstart)
BESYS(BellLabs),forIBM7090andIBM7094
1958
UniversityofMichiganExecutiveSystem(UMES),forIBM704,709,and7090
1959
SHAREOperatingSystem(SOS),basedonGMNAAI/O

1960s
1960
IBSYS(IBMforits7090and7094)
1961
CTSS(MIT'sCompatibleTimeSharingSystemfortheIBM7094)
MCP(BurroughsMasterControlProgram)
1962
AtlasSupervisor(ManchesterUniversity)(Atlascomputercommissioned)
GCOS(GE'sGeneralComprehensiveOperatingSystem,originallyGECOS,GeneralElectricComprehensiveOperatingSupervisor)
1963
AN/FSQ32,anotherearlytimesharingsystembegun
TitanSupervisor,earlytimesharingsystembegun
1964
KDF9TimesharingDirector(EnglishElectric)Anearly,fullyhardwaresecured,fullypreemptiveprocessswitching,multiprogramming
operatingsystemforKDF9(Originallyannouncedin1960)
BerkeleyTimesharingSystem(forScientificDataSystems'SDS940)
DartmouthTimeSharingSystem(DartmouthCollege'sDTSSforGEcomputers)
OS/360(IBM'sprimaryOSforitsS/360series)(Announced)
SCOPE(CDC3000series)
TOPS10(DEC,thenameTOPS10wasn'tadopteduntil1970)
EXEC8(UNIVAC)
1965
THEmultiprogrammingsystem(TechnischeHogeschoolEindhoven)
Multics(MIT,GE,BellLabsfortheGE645)(Announced)
BOS/360(IBM'sBasicOperatingSystem)
TOS/360(IBM'sTapeOperatingSystem)
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TSOS(laterVMOS)(RCA)
Pickoperatingsystem
1966
OS/360(IBM'sprimaryOSforitsS/360series)PCPandMFT(Shipped)
DOS/360(IBM'sDiskOperatingSystem)
MS/8(RichardF.Lary'sDECPDP8system)
GEORGE1&2ForICT1900series
1967
CP40,predecessortoCP67onmodifiedIBMSystem/360Model40
CP67(IBM,alsoknownasCP/CMS)
MichiganTerminalSystem(MTS)[6](timesharingsystemfortheIBMS/36067andsuccessors)
ITS(MIT'sIncompatibleTimesharingSystemfortheDECPDP6andPDP10)
ORVYL(StanfordUniversity'stimesharingsystemfortheIBMS/360)
TSS/360(IBM'sTimesharingSystemfortheS/36067,neverofficiallyreleased,canceledin1969andagainin1971)
OS/360MVT
WAITS(SAIL,StanfordArtificialIntelligenceLaboratory,timesharingsystemforDECPDP6andPDP10,laterTOPS10)
1968
AirlineControlProgram(ACP)(IBM)
THEmultiprogrammingsystem(EindhovenUniversityofTechnology)
TSS8(DECforthePDP8)
1969
TENEX(Bolt,BeranekandNewmanforDECsystems,laterTOPS20)
Unics(laterUnix)(AT&T,initiallyonDECcomputers)
RC4000MultiprogrammingSystem(RC)
Multics(MIT,GE,BellLabsfortheGE645andlatertheHoneywell6180)(openedforpayingcustomersinOctober[7])
GEORGE3ForICL1900series

1970s
1970
DOS11(PDP11)
1971
RSTS112A19(FirstreleasedversionPDP11)
OS/8
1972
DataGeneralRDOS
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OperatingSystem/VirtualStorage1(OS/VS1)
OperatingSystem/VirtualStorage2R1(OS/VS2SVS)
VirtualMachineFacility/370(VM/370),sometimesknownasVM/CMS
VirtualMachine/BasicExtendedProduct(BSEPP)
VirtualMachine/ExtendedProduct(SEPP)
MUSIC/SP
1973
1(Elbrus1)Sovietcomputercreatedusinghighlevellanguageu76(AL76/ALGOL68).
VMEimplementationlanguageS3(ALGOL68).
RSX11D
RT11
AltoOS
1974
DOS11V0920C(Laststablerelease,June1974)
SintranIII
MONECS
MultiProgrammingExecutive(MPE)HewlettPackard
Hydra[8]Capabilitybased,multiprocessingOSkernel
OperatingSystem/VirtualStorage2R2(MVS)
1975
CP/M
BS2000V2.0(Firstreleasedversion)
Version6Unix
1976
CambridgeCAPcomputer[9]AlloperatingsystemprocedureswritteninALGOL68C,withsomecloselyassociatedprotectedprocedures
inBCPL.
CrayOperatingSystem
FLEX[10]
TOPS20
TandemNonstopOSv1
1977
1BSD
KERNAL
OASISoperatingsystem
TRSDOS
VirtualMemorySystem(VMS)V1.0(Initialcommercialrelease,October25)
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1978
2BSD
AppleDOS
HDOS
TRIPOS
UCSDpSystem(Firstreleasedversion)
Lispmachine(CADR)
KVM/370[11]SecurityretrofitofIBMVM/370
KSOS[12]SecureOSdesignfromFordAerospace
MVS/SystemExtensions(MVS/SE)
1979
AtariDOS
POS
NLTSS
UNIX/32V
Version7Unix
UCLASecureUNIX[13]EarlysecureUNIXOSbasedonsecuritykernel.
MVS/SystemExtrensionsR2(MVS/SE2)

1980s
1980
86DOS
CTOS[14]
NewDos/80
OS9
SOS
MVS/SystemProduct(MVS/SP)V1
VirtualMachine/SystemProduct(VM/SP)
Xenix
1981
AcornMOS
Xinufirstrelease
BusinessOperatingSystem
AegisSR1(FirstApollo/DOMAINsystemsshippedonMarch27[15])
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PCDOS
Pilot(XeroxStaroperatingsystem)
MSDOS
UTS
iMAXOSforIntel'siAPX432capabilitymachine
1982
CommodoreDOS
LDOS(ByLogicalSystems,Inc.FortheRadioShackTRS80ModelsI,II&III)
QNX
SunUNIX(laterSunOS)0.7
Ultrix
StratusVOS[16]
1983
LisaOfficeSystem7/7
Coherent
GNU(projectstart)
NovellNetWare(SNet)
ProDOS
SunOS1.0
STOP[17]TCSECA1class,secureOSforSCOMPhardware
LOCUS[18]UNIXcompatible,highreliability,distributedOS
DNIX
MVS/ExtendedArchitecture(MVS/XA)
1984
MacOS(System1.0)
MSXDOS
SinclairQDOS
QNX
UNICOS
Venix2.0
VirtualMachine/ExtendedArchitectureMigrationAssistance(VM/XAMA)
1985
Windows1.0
AmigaOS
AtariTOS
DG/UX
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MIPSRISC/os
OberonwritteninOberon
SunOS2.0
Version8Unix
Windows1.01
Xenix2.0
VirtualMachine/ExtendedArchitectureSystemFacility(VM/XASF)
1986
AIX1.0
GSOS
Genera7.0
HPUX
SunOS3.0
GEOS
Version9Unix
GEMSOS[19]TCSECA1class,securekernelforBLACKERVPN&GTNP
CronusdistributedOS[20]
1987
Topaz[21]SemidistributedOSforDECFireflyworkstationwritteninModula2+&garbagecollected
Arthur
IRIX(3.0isfirstSGIversion)
MINIX1.0
BS2000V9.0
OS/2(1.0)
PCMOS/386
Windows2.0
1988
A/UX(AppleComputer)
RISCiX
KeyKOSCapabilitybasedmicrokernelwithautomatedpersistence
LynxOS
CP/MrebrandedasDRDOS
MacOS(System6)
MVS/EnterpriseSystemsArchitecture(MVS/ESA)
OS/2(1.1)
OS/400
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SpartaDOSX
SunOS4.0
TOPS107.04(Laststablerelease,July1988)
HeliOS1.0
VAXVMM[22]TCSECA1classVMMforVAXcomputers(limitedusebeforecancellation)
FlexmachineTagged,capabilitymachinewithOS&othersoftwarewritteninALGOL68RS
VirtualMachine/ExtendedArchitectureSystemProduct(VM/XASP)
1989
EPOC
NeXTSTEP(1.0)
OS/2(1.2)
RISCOS(FirstreleasewastobecalledArthur2,butwasrenamedtoRISCOS2,andwasfirstsoldasRISCOS2.00inApril1989)
SCOUNIX(Release3)
TSX32
Version10Unix
Xenix2.3.4(Laststablerelease)
ASOS[23]TCSECA1classsecure,realtimeOSforAdaapplications

1990s
1990
AmigaOS2.0
BeOS(v1)
Genera8.0
OS/21.3
OSF/1
AIX3.0
Windows3.0
LOCK[24]TCSECA1classsecuresystemwithkernel&hardwaresupportforTypeenforcement
VirtualMachine/EnterpriseSystemsArchitecture(VM/XAESA)
1991
Linux0.010.1
MacOS(System7)
MINIX1.5
PenPointOS
RISCOS3[25]
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TrustedXenix[26]Rewritten&securityenhancedXenixevaluatedatTCSECB2class
AmoebaMicrokernelbased,POSIXcompliant,distributedOS
1992
386BSD0.1
AmigaOS3.0
AmigaUnix2.01(Lateststablerelease)
RSTS/E10.1(Laststablerelease,September1992)
SLS
Solaris2.0(SuccessortoSunOS4.xbasedonSVR4insteadofBSD)
OpenVMSV1.0(FirstOpenVMSAXP(Alpha)specificversion,November1992)
OS/22.0(Firsti38632bitbasedversion)
Plan9FirstEdition(Firstpublicreleasewasmadeavailabletouniversities)
Windows3.1
LGX
1993
FreeBSD
NetBSD
NewtonOS
WindowsNT3.1(FirstWindowsNTkernelpublicrelease)
OpenGenera1.0
IBM4690OperatingSystem
NovellNetWare4
OS/22.1
Slackware1.0
Spring
1994
AIX4.0,4.1
OS/23.0
RISCOS3.5
NetBSD1.0(Firstmultiplatformrelease,October1994)
SPINExtensibleOSwritteninModula3
RedHat
1995
DigitalUNIX(akaTru64UNIX)
OpenBSD
OS/390
Plan9SecondEdition(Commercialsecondreleaseversionwasmadeavailabletothegeneralpublic)
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Ultrix4.5(Lastmajorrelease)
Windows95
1996
MacOS7.6(FirstofficiallynamedMacOS)
WindowsNT4.0
RISCOS3.6
AIX4.2
OS/24.0
PalmOS
Debian1.1
JN[27]MicrokernelOSforembedded,Javaapps
1997
Inferno
MacOS8
SkyOS
MINIX2.0
RISCOS3.7
AIX4.3
Nemesis[28]
1998
Solaris7(First64bitSolarisrelease.Namesfromthispointdrop"2.",otherwisewould'vebeenSolaris2.7)
Windows98
RT115.7(Laststablerelease,October1998)
NovellNetWare5
Junos
1999
AROS(BootforthefirsttimeinStandAloneversion)
RISCOS4
MacOS9
OS/24.5
Windows98(2ndedition)
InfernoSecondEdition(Lastdistribution(Release2.3,ca.July1999)fromLucent'sInfernoBusinessUnit)[29]

2000s
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Year
Month

Windows

Mac

BSD

Linux

Others

2000?

z/OS

2000?

z/VM

200001
200002

Windows2000[30]

Solaris8

200003

FreeBSD4.0

RedHatLinux6.2E

AtheOS
BeOSR5

200004
200005
200006

Plan9ThirdEdition[31]

OpenBSD2.7

200007
200008
200009

Debian2.2
WindowsMillenniumEdition

MorphOS0.1[32]

SUSELinux7.0

[33]

z/OS
MorphOS0.2

200010
200011
NetBSD1.5
OpenBSD2.8

200012

AmigaOS3.9[34]
HPUX11i

200101
MorphOS0.4[35]

200102
200103

MacOSXv10.0
"Cheetah"

200104
200105
200106
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AIX5L5.1
OpenBSD2.9
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200107

eComStation1.0

200108

Haiku[36]

200109
200110

MacOSXv10.1"Puma"
WindowsXP[37]
WindowsXP64bitEdition
2002[38]

NovellNetWare6.0

200111
200112

OpenBSD3.0

OS/24.52
JXmicrokernelforJava
Sanosmicrokernelfornet
appliances
K42microkernelforNUMA
machines

200201

200202
200203

RedHatEnterpriseLinux
2.1AS

200204

SUSELinux8.0

200205

OpenBSD3.1

Plan9FourthEdition[39]
Solaris9(SPARC)

200206
200207

Debian3.0
MacOSXv10.2"Jaguar"

200208
200209

Syllable0.4.0[40]

[41]

WindowsXPServicePack1

NetBSD1.6

200210
200211

AIX5.2
OpenBSD3.2

200212
200301
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MorphOS1.0
MorphOS1.1

FreeBSD5.0

Solaris9(x86)
JNode[42]JavaOSsuccessor
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200302

MorphOS1.2
ReactOS0.1.0

200303

WindowsXP64bitEdition
2003[43]

200304

WindowsServer2003

MorphOS1.3

200305

OpenBSD3.3

RedHatEnterpriseLinux
2.1ES

200306

OpenVMS8.0

200307
200308

NovellNetWare6.5
MorphOS1.4

200309

HPUX11iv2
MacOSXv10.3
"Panther"

200310
200311

RedHatEnterpriseLinux3
SUSELinux9.0
OpenBSD3.4

FedoraCore1

200312

Linux2.6.0[44]

200401

Linux2.6.1

200402

Linux2.6.2,2.6.3

200403

Linux2.6.4

ReactOS0.2.1

200404

Linux2.6.5

ReactOS0.2.2

OpenBSD3.5

200405

Linux2.6.6
FedoraCore2

200406

ReactOS0.2.3
DragonFlyBSD
1.0

200407
200408

ReactOS0.2.0

WindowsXPServicePack2

Linux2.6.8

200409
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ReactOS0.2.4

Linux2.6.9

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Linux2.6.9
Ubuntu4.10

200410
200411

OpenBSD3.6

FedoraCore3

200412

NetBSD2.0

Linux2.6.10

200501

Solaris10
ReactOS0.2.5

200502

RedHatEnterpriseLinux4 OpenVMS8.2

200503

WindowsServer2003Service
Pack1
WindowsXPProfessional
x64Edition

200504

Linux2.6.11
NovellOpenEnterprise
Server
MacOSXv10.4"Tiger"

DragonFlyBSD
Ubuntu5.04
1.2

ReactOS0.2.6

OpenBSD3.7

200505

Linux2.6.12
FedoraCore4
Debian3.1

200506
200507
200508

Linux2.6.13

ReactOS0.2.7

Linux2.6.14
Ubuntu5.10
SUSELinux10.0

ReactOS0.2.8

200509
200510
200511

FreeBSD6.0
OpenBSD3.8

200512

NetBSD3.0

ReactOS0.2.9

200601

DragonFlyBSD
Linux2.6.15
1.4

Solaris101/06

200602
200603

WindowsServer2003R2

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WindowsServer2003R2

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FedoraCore5
200604
200605

SymbOS
MINIX3.1.2

OpenBSD3.9
Linux2.6.17
Ubuntu6.06(LTS)

200606
DragonFlyBSD
1.6

200607

BS2000/OSDv7.0[45]
ReactOS0.3.0

200608
200609

Linux2.6.18

200610

FedoraCore6
Ubuntu6.10
Slackware11.0

200611

Solaris106/06

WindowsVista

OpenBSD4.0

Linux2.6.19

FreeDOS1.0
OpenVMS8.3

AmigaOS4.0
Solaris1011/06

200612
DragonFlyBSD BharatOperatingSystem
1.8
Solutions

200701
200702
200703

Linux2.6.20
WindowsServer2003Service
Pack2

RedHatEnterpriseLinux5 ReactOS0.3.1
Linux2.6.21
Ubuntu7.04
Debian4.0

200704
200705

InfernoFourthEdition

OpenBSD4.1

Fedora7

200206
200707
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Slackware12.0

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Slackware12.0

DragonFlyBSD
1.10

200708

Solaris108/07
HPUX11iv3
ReactOS0.3.3

200709
MacOSXv10.5
"Leopard"

200710
200711

WindowsHomeServer

200712

OpenBSD4.2

OpenVMS8.31H1

Fedora8
gOS

AIX6.1,

Linux2.6.24

ReactOS0.3.4

NetBSD4.0

200801
200802

Linux2.6.23
Ubuntu7.10

WindowsVistaServicePack
1
WindowsServer2008

DragonFlyBSD
1.12
FreeBSD7.0

200803
200804

Singularity1.1
Linux2.6.25
Ubuntu8.04(LTS)

WindowsXPServicePack3

200805
200806
200807

OpenBSD4.3

Fedora9
Slackware12.1

Solaris105/08
OpenSolaris2008.05
BS2000/OSDv8.0A

SUSELinux11.0

MorphOS2.0
ReactOS0.3.5

DragonFlyBSD
Linux2.6.26
2.0

200808

STOP6.5
ReactOS0.3.6

200809

AmigaOS4.1
z/OSV1R10
MorphOS2.1

200810
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Linux2.6.27
Ubuntu8.10
Android1.0

Solaris1010/08
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200811

OpenBSD4.4

200812

Fedora10

Singularity2.0
ReactOS0.3.7

Linux2.6.28
Slackware12.2

MorphOS2.2
OpenSolaris2008.11

200901
Debian5.0
DragonFlyBSD
Android1.1
2.2
ReactOS0.3.8

200902
200903

Linux2.6.29

200904

Ubuntu9.04
Android1.5
ReactOS0.3.9

200905

NetBSD5.0
WindowsVistaServicePack
2

OpenBSD4.5

Solaris105/09

200906

Linux2.6.30
Fedora11
PalmwebOS1

200907

ReactOS0.3.10
MacOSXv10.6"Snow
Leopard"

200908

MorphOS2.3

DragonFlyBSD Linux2.6.31
2.4
Android1.6

200909
200910

Slackware13.0

AmigaOS4.1
OpenSolaris2009.06

Windows7
WindowsServer2008R2

200911
200912

OpenBSD4.6

Ubuntu9.10
Android2.0

FreeBSD8.0

Fedora12
openSUSE11.2
Linux2.6.32

Solaris1010/09
MorphOS2.4

ReactOS0.3.11

2010s
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Month

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Windows

Mac

BSD

Linux

201001

Android2.1

201002

Linux2.6.33

Others
AmigaOS4.1Upd.1

201003
201004

DragonFlyBSD
2.6

Ubuntu10.04(LTS)

201005

OpenBSD4.7

Linux2.6.34
Fedora13
Android2.2

AmigaOS4.1Upd.2

MorphOS2.5
OpenVMS8.4
iOS4.0

201006
201007

openSUSE11.3

201008

Linux2.6.35
Solaris109/10
iOS4.1
AIX7.1

201009

201010

DragonFlyBSD
2.8

Linux2.6.36
Fedora14
Ubuntu10.10

MorphOS2.6
ReactOS0.3.12

201011

NetBSD5.1
OpenBSD4.8

RedHatEnterpriseLinux6

iOS4.2

201012

Android2.3

MorphOS2.7

201101

Linux2.6.37

201102

Windows7Service
Pack1

Debian6.0
Android3.0
Linux2.6.38
openSUSE11.4

201103
201104

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DragonFlyBSD
2.10

Ubuntu11.04
Slackware13.37

iOS4.3
ReactOS0.3.13
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201104

2.10

Slackware13.37

OpenBSD4.9

Linux2.6.39
Fedora15
Android3.1

AmigaOS4.1Upd.1(for
Classic)

201106

GoogleChromeOS(first
shipped)

9front
iOS5.0

201107

Linux3.0
Android3.2
HPwebOS3

201105

MacOSXv10.7"Lion"

AmigaOS4.1Upd.3

201108
201109
Linux3.1
Ubuntu11.10
Android4.0

201110
201111

OpenBSD5.0

Fedora16
openSUSE12.1

201112

AmigaOS4.1Upd.4

201201

FreeBSD9.0

201202

DragonFlyBSD
3.0

Linux3.2

Linux3.3
Android4.0.4

201204

Ubuntu12.04(LTS)

201205

OpenBSD5.1

201208

iOS5.1

Linux3.4
Fedora17
MorphOS3.0
iOS5.1.1

201206

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FreeDOS1.1
ReactOS0.3.14
Minix3.2

201203

201207

BS2000/OSD9.0
Solaris1111/11

MacOSXv10.8"Mountain
Lion"

Linux3.5
Android4.1
openSUSE12.2

MorphOS3.1
AmigaOS4.1Upd.5
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201208
Linux3.6
Slackware14.0

iOS6.0

NetBSD6.0
OpenBSD5.2

Ubuntu12.10

Solaris11.1

201211

DragonFlyBSD
3.2

Android4.2

HaikuR1Alpha4
iOS6.0.1

201212

FreeBSD9.1

201209

WindowsServer2012

201210

Windows8

201301

iOS6.0.2
Fedora18

BlackBerry10
iOS6.1
Solaris101/13

201302
201303

openSUSE12.3

201304

DragonFlyBSD
3.4

Linux3.9
Ubuntu13.04

201305

NetBSD6.1
OpenBSD5.3

Debian7.0

201306

Linux3.10

201307

Fedora19
Android4.3

ReactOS0.3.15
MorphOS3.2

201308
201309
201310

FreeBSD9.2
Windows8.1
OSXMavericks(version
WindowsServer2012
10.9)
R2

201311

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Linux3.11

iOS7
MorphOS3.3

Ubuntu13.10

DragonFlyBSD
3.6
OpenBSD5.4

Fedora19
Slackware14.1
openSUSE13.1
Android4.4
Linux3.12
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201312

Fedora20

201401

FreeBSD10.0

MorphOS3.4

Linux3.13
ReactOS0.3.16
MorphOS3.5

201402
201403

Linux3.14

201404

Ubuntu14.04(LTS)

Solaris11.2

Linux3.15

MorphOS3.6

Linux3.16

MorphOS3.7

201405

OpenBSD5.5

201406

DragonFlyBSD
3.8

201407
201408

Minix3.3
iOS8

201409
OSXYosemite(version
10.10)

201410

Ubuntu14.10
Linux3.17
OpenBSD5.6
FreeBSD10.1
DragonFlyBSD
4.0

201411
201412

openSUSE13.2
Android5.0

ReactOS0.3.17

Linux3.18

201501
201502

Linux3.19

201503
Linux4.0
Debian8.0
Ubuntu15.04

201504
201505
201506
201507

Windows10

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Seealso
Comparisonofoperatingsystems
Listofoperatingsystems
Comparisonofrealtimeoperatingsystems
TimelineofDOSoperatingsystems
TimelineofLinuxdistributions(Diagram19922010)

Categorylinks
Operatingsystems
Realtimeoperatingsystems
Embeddedoperatingsystems

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