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3. DOS, a long time favorite and the launched Microsoft is no longer available. It was a step-by-step OS that worked with typed command. The MS-DOS prompt in Windows is there for people who are used to typing commands and feel they have greater control over the computer in this way, for everybody else it's an unnecessary appendage.
4. Apple computer were the first to introduce a graphical user interface (GUI) - Macintosh that had buttons you could click on and icons to launch programs and generally a visual appealing lock this still quite a popular operating system but works only on apple computers. The iMacs today come with version Mac OS9.
5. Linux is robust, powerful and compact operating system that runs on different types of hardware. What's more, it's free. It's also a grouped effort: developers around the world contribute to Linux by adding new features, and fixing bugs. This is because Linux is open source software. So you not only get access to the compiled programs that you can run on your machine, but also get the original computer code. To develop your own stuff with it. Linux started of as a command based OS, but now has GUI interface and has become a viable option for the home PC user. Most major software companies including Microsoft, Lotus and Corel have already joined the Linux band wagon and have released their flagship software suits for this platform.