Operating system: Revision history

19 August 2014

• curprev 09:5509:55, 19 August 2014‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 16,661 bytes +16,661‎ →‎Graphical User Interface (GUI) operating systems in the 1980s and 1990s: linking to GUI
• curprev 09:5209:52, 19 August 2014‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 16,657 bytes +20‎ →‎GUI driven operating systems in the 1980s and 1990s
• curprev 09:5109:51, 19 August 2014‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 16,637 bytes +9‎ →‎Examples of popular operating systems

26 May 2013

• curprev 20:2120:21, 26 May 2013‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 16,628 bytes +174‎ changing first sentence

1 May 2013

• curprev 06:4106:41, 1 May 2013‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 16,563 bytes +109‎ →‎Also see: listing some OS's in common use today

28 May 2011

• curprev 00:0700:07, 28 May 2011‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ m 16,454 bytes +4‎ No edit summary
• curprev 00:0600:06, 28 May 2011‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ m 16,450 bytes +16,450‎ No edit summary

17 February 2010

• curprev 23:2023:20, 17 February 2010‎ imported>Meg Taylor‎ 16,444 bytes −58‎ copyedit

15 February 2010

• curprev 00:3700:37, 15 February 2010‎ imported>Meg Taylor‎ m 16,502 bytes 0‎ spelling: volative -> volatile

8 June 2009

• curprev 03:3003:30, 8 June 2009‎ imported>Caesar Schinas‎ m 16,502 bytes +10,257‎ Bot: Update image code

7 August 2008

• curprev 01:0501:05, 7 August 2008‎ imported>Anita Banser‎ 16,508 bytes +264‎ Logical storage unit
• curprev 00:5300:53, 7 August 2008‎ imported>Anita Banser‎ m 16,244 bytes +28‎ OS Storage Management

12 November 2007

• curprev 20:1320:13, 12 November 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 16,216 bytes +7‎ →‎Booting Up: linking to partition
• curprev 20:1220:12, 12 November 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 16,209 bytes +77‎ →‎Booting Up: linking to IBM_compatible_PC
• curprev 20:1020:10, 12 November 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 16,197 bytes +65‎ →‎Booting Up: reword of POST message

10 October 2007

• curprev 08:2108:21, 10 October 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 16,152 bytes −1‎ chagned {{subpages9}} to {{subpages}}

28 September 2007

• curprev 16:0816:08, 28 September 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 16,153 bytes +21‎ reording of intro

9 September 2007

• curprev 00:5200:52, 9 September 2007‎ imported>D. Matt Innis‎ 16,146 bytes +14‎ {{subpages9}}
• curprev 00:0500:05, 9 September 2007‎ imported>Robert Tito‎ m 16,132 bytes +11‎ →‎Booting Up
• curprev 00:0500:05, 9 September 2007‎ imported>Robert Tito‎ m 16,132 bytes +11‎ →‎Booting Up

8 September 2007

• curprev 23:4923:49, 8 September 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 16,121 bytes −11‎ →‎Closing-Down: removed "graceful" (it appears otherwhere nearby)

29 August 2007

• curprev 04:3104:31, 29 August 2007‎ imported>Kjetil Ree‎ 16,132 bytes +132‎ →‎Bibliography: +Tanenbaum

28 August 2007

• curprev 20:0320:03, 28 August 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 16,000 bytes +47‎ →‎Also see
• curprev 19:5919:59, 28 August 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 15,965 bytes +12‎ added computer to opening phrase
• curprev 01:4201:42, 28 August 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 15,953 bytes +9,708‎ linking to list of OS'

14 May 2007

• curprev 08:3208:32, 14 May 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 15,907 bytes +85‎ just getting a foundation on what the section will cover in the future
• curprev 08:3008:30, 14 May 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ m 15,822 bytes +928‎ formatting
• curprev 08:3008:30, 14 May 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 15,862 bytes +968‎ added a bunch of content to this section
• curprev 08:2108:21, 14 May 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 14,894 bytes +1,785‎ Made image a little bigger because we have more room now
• curprev 08:1908:19, 14 May 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ m 14,838 bytes +1,729‎ moved image down some, see talk page for discussion

13 May 2007

• curprev 15:2115:21, 13 May 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 14,838 bytes −7‎ changed "lets" to "helps"; it's not a matter of permission, but of assistance
• curprev 13:3913:39, 13 May 2007‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 14,845 bytes +10‎ rewrote initial sentence to make it read more smoothly -- there were two "to do"s in it....
• curprev 10:5310:53, 13 May 2007‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ m 14,835 bytes −1‎ changed a "which" to "that" in a restrictive phrase, one of my hobby horses
• curprev 10:5010:50, 13 May 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 14,836 bytes +30‎ adding (currently empty) references section
• curprev 10:4910:49, 13 May 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 14,806 bytes −128‎ →‎See also: removing this section (not needed at present--all these are linked within the article text itself)
• curprev 10:4710:47, 13 May 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ m 14,934 bytes 0‎ →‎Kernel: spelling
• curprev 10:4610:46, 13 May 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 14,934 bytes −10‎ →‎Kernel: removing redundant word
• curprev 10:4510:45, 13 May 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ m 14,944 bytes −40‎ →‎Closing-Down: spelling
• curprev 10:4210:42, 13 May 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 14,945 bytes −58‎ →‎Booting Up: rephrase of starting sentences
• curprev 10:3810:38, 13 May 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 15,003 bytes +19‎ →‎Booting Up: rephrase more for laypeople

27 April 2007

• curprev 15:5915:59, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ m 14,984 bytes +1,875‎ formatting
• curprev 14:3214:32, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 14,995 bytes +808‎ →‎Closing-Down
• curprev 14:1814:18, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 14,187 bytes +1,078‎ →‎Booting Up
• curprev 14:0514:05, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 13,733 bytes −39‎ Using list creation notes from CZ:How_to_edit_an_article
• curprev 14:0214:02, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Greg Woodhouse‎ m 13,788 bytes +16‎ reorder and add firmware
• curprev 13:5713:57, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 13,772 bytes +271‎ more wording and flow
• curprev 13:5213:52, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 13,501 bytes +328‎ Wording of Booting Up section
• curprev 13:3013:30, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 13,173 bytes +64‎ Added simple diagram
• curprev 00:2900:29, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 13,109 bytes +6,864‎ changed intro once more
• curprev 00:2100:21, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 13,104 bytes −52‎ →‎Kernel
• curprev 00:2000:20, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 13,156 bytes +5,151‎ →‎Booting=Up
• curprev 00:1500:15, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 13,223 bytes +449‎ revising intro for readability
• curprev 00:0200:02, 27 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 12,774 bytes +2,862‎ →‎Evolution of the Operating System: processes and threads

26 April 2007

• curprev 23:4423:44, 26 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 11,068 bytes +82‎ →‎User interface: I think Apple did windows before Microsoft; need to work this carefully!
• curprev 23:3923:39, 26 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 10,986 bytes +1,074‎ →‎Kernel
• curprev 23:3623:36, 26 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 10,979 bytes −55‎ →‎Kernel
• curprev 23:3123:31, 26 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 11,034 bytes +6‎ →‎Kernel
• curprev 23:2923:29, 26 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 11,028 bytes +1,083‎ →‎Booting=Up
• curprev 23:2823:28, 26 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 11,028 bytes +1,083‎ →‎Booting=Up
• curprev 23:2723:27, 26 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 11,009 bytes +1,064‎ essay on bootstraps
• curprev 23:2023:20, 26 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 10,417 bytes +472‎ more on booting up
• curprev 23:1723:17, 26 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 9,945 bytes +33‎ Up-And-Running
• curprev 23:1523:15, 26 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 9,912 bytes +1,907‎ services are in Running phase
• curprev 23:1423:14, 26 April 2007‎ imported>Pat Palmer‎ 9,889 bytes +1,620‎ phases of operation

24 April 2007

• curprev 17:0317:03, 24 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ m 8,324 bytes +55‎ formatting of sections
• curprev 17:0117:01, 24 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 8,320 bytes +51‎ Added other notable functions to services section
• curprev 16:5916:59, 24 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 8,269 bytes +264‎ Framework is there we just need a barn built now...
• curprev 16:4916:49, 24 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 8,233 bytes +239‎ →‎Evolution of the Operating System
• curprev 16:4316:43, 24 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 7,994 bytes −11‎ Updated big parts of this section to bring balance to the force
• curprev 16:3216:32, 24 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 6,765 bytes −1,240‎ The concept of "core applications" will be covered in the History section I'm adding
• curprev 16:2116:21, 24 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ m 8,005 bytes +1,760‎ formatting italics
• curprev 16:2116:21, 24 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 8,006 bytes +1,761‎ Need to add hybrid kernel next
• curprev 16:0416:04, 24 April 2007‎ imported>Eric M Gearhart‎ 7,604 bytes +1,359‎ Added section on kernel design, added micro-kernel. about to add monolithic and hybrid next.

15 March 2007

• curprev 08:3208:32, 15 March 2007‎ imported>Aleksander Stos‎ m 6,245 bytes +1,219‎ cz live

14 March 2007

• curprev 15:0515:05, 14 March 2007‎ imported>Markus Baumeister‎ m 6,223 bytes +1,067‎ kernel not OS
• curprev 14:5114:51, 14 March 2007‎ imported>Markus Baumeister‎ 6,219 bytes +1,063‎ Fixed, better kernel descriptions and lesser Windows oriented

13 March 2007

• curprev 00:0500:05, 13 March 2007‎ imported>Paul Derry‎ 5,156 bytes +130‎ →‎User interface

23 February 2007

• curprev 12:1512:15, 23 February 2007‎ imported>Alex Bravo‎ m 5,041 bytes +15‎ →‎See also

22 February 2007

• curprev 14:2514:25, 22 February 2007‎ imported>Nick Johnson‎ 5,026 bytes +109‎ →‎See also

9 February 2007

• curprev 13:1813:18, 9 February 2007‎ imported>Alex Bravo‎ m 5,014 bytes +32‎ + Workgroup

2 February 2007

• curprev 22:5222:52, 2 February 2007‎ imported>Shanya Almafeta‎ m 4,981 bytes −1‎ →‎Kernel: Fixing an unfortunate apostrophe incident
• curprev 22:3922:39, 2 February 2007‎ imported>Glen Pepicelli‎ 4,982 bytes +65‎ →‎Kernel

30 January 2007

• curprev 14:1214:12, 30 January 2007‎ imported>ZachPruckowski‎ 4,917 bytes +131‎ kernal -> kernel & add some examples.
• curprev 13:5813:58, 30 January 2007‎ imported>Shanya Almafeta‎ 4,786 bytes +4,786‎ Creating anew.