List of Operating Systems
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This article lists common Operating Systems (OS) in use. This information can be helpful when testing your web applications for cross-compatibility to make sure the majority of web users experience your site and applications to their full potential.
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Common operating systems
Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows Vista (aka Windows NT 6.0) (codename: Longhorn)
- Windows Server 2003 (aka Windows NT 5.2)
- Microsoft Windows XP (aka Windows NT 5.1) (codename: Whistler)
- Microsoft Windows 2000 (aka Windows NT 5.0)
- Windows NT 4.0, 3.51, 3.5, 3.1
- Windows Me (aka Windows 4.9)
- Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) (aka Windows 4.2)
- Windows 98 (aka Windows 4.1)
- Windows 95 (aka Windows 4.0)
See also: Microsoft
MacOS (Apple Macintosh)
- Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard)
- Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger)
- Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther)
- Mac OS X v10.2 (Jaguar)
- Mac OS X v10.1 (Puma)
- Mac OS X v10.0 (Cheetah)
- Mac OS 9
- Mac OS 8
- Mac OS 7.6 (first officially-named Mac OS)
- System 7 (code-named "Big Bang")
- System Software 6 and earlier
Linux distributions
Linux is an Open Source Operating system
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- MEPIS
- openSUSE
- SUSE Enterprise Linux
- Fedora
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- CentOS
- Mandriva
- Xandros
- Linspire (previously known as "LindowsOS")
- Gentoo
- Slackware
External links: Information about Linux Linux article on Wikipedia Home of the Linux kernel
BSD
- DragonFly BSD
- FreeBSD
- PC-BSD
- NetBSD
- OpenBSD
Solaris
- Nexenta
- Solaris
Other
Other operating systems currently in use, and appropriate for specifically targeted web applications and testing, but not considered to be in mainstream use.
- Inferno
- SkyOS
- Digital UNIX (aka Tru64)
Timeline for Popular Operating Systems (2007-1995)
This is intended to be a brief timeline demonstrating the most popular operating systems in the last 10 years. Most operating systems prior to this and other distributions are in limited use or have less relevance to web-based application. Follow the Operating System title for more information on each Operating system and further version and revision break-downs. For further information about other systems such as BSD, Solaris and Unix, look at the information on the wikipedia links.
| Operating System Timeline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Windows | Mac OS | Linux | |||
| 2008 | Windows Server 2008 | |||||
| 2007 | Windows Vista | Mac OS X 10.5 | CentOS 5, Debian 4 (Etch), Gentoo 2007.0 | |||
| 2006 | Windows Vista RC1 | Fedora Core 5, Gentoo 2006.0, Ubuntu "Dapper Drake" 6.06, Ubuntu "Edgy Eft" 6.10 | ||||
| 2005 | Mac OS X 10.4 | Ubuntu "Hoary Hedgehog" 5.04, Ubuntu "Breezy Badger" 5.10, Debian "Sarge" 3.1, RHEL 4, Mandriva 2006, Slackware 10.2 | ||||
| 2004 | Ubuntu "Warty Warthog" 4.10, Slackware 10.0 | |||||
| 2003 | Windows Server 2003 | Mac OS X 10.3 | Fedora Core 1, RHEL 3, Red Hat "Shrike" 9, Mandrake "Fivestar" 9.2, Slackware 9.1 | |||
| 2002 | Mac OS X 10.2 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, Debian "Woody" 3.0, Slackware 8.1 | ||||
| 2001 | Windows XP | Mac OS X 10.0, 10.1 | Red Hat "Seawolf" 7.1, Slackware 8.0 | |||
| 2000 | Windows 2000, Windows Me | Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS X (Public Beta) | Debian "Potato" 2.2, Mandrake "Odyssey" 7.2, Slackware 7.1 | |||
| 1999 | Windows 98 SE | Mac OS 8 | Red Hat "Cartman" 6.1, Slackware 7.0 & 4.0 | |||
| 1998 | Windows 98 | Slackware 3.6 | ||||
| 1997 | Mac OS 7.6 | Red Hat "Biltmore" 4.2, Slackware 3.4 | ||||
| 1996 | Windows NT 4.0 | Debian "Buzz" 1.1, Debian "Rex" 1.2, Slackware 3.1 | ||||
| 1995 | Windows 95 | Slackware 3.0 & 2.3 | ||||
Web trends
These are statistics of the most popular operating systems used over the Internet population during December 2007 (ref W3Schools)
- 73.4% - WinXP
- 4.7% - W2000
- 1.3% - Win98
- 6.5% - Vista
- 1.9% - W2003
- 3.5% - Linux
- 4.0% - Mac
Please Note: Statistics of this measure often vary greatly depending on your audience and are to be seen only as a guide. Statistics are taken from a tech based website and therefore they have a greater understanding of which OS to go for, so numbers are probably largely different to those presented above.
