176 — Operating system

14 codes · Introduced in Issue 10

Code Description History
01 Android
An Open Source mobile device operating system originally developed by Google and supported by the Open Handset Alliance
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02 BlackBerry OS
A proprietary operating system supplied by Research In Motion for its BlackBerry handheld devices
+10
03 iOS
A proprietary operating system based on Mac OS X supplied by Apple for its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch handheld devices
+10
04 Linux
An operating system based on the Linux kernel
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05 Mac OS deprecated
Proprietary ‘Classic’ operating system supplied by Apple on Macintosh computers up to 2002. Deprecated – use code 13 for all Mac OS versions
+10 · ✎11 · ✗11
06 Mac OS X deprecated
Proprietary ‘OS X’ operating system supplied by Apple on Macintosh computers from 2001–02. Deprecated – use code 13 for all Mac OS versions
+10 · ✎11 · ✗11
07 Palm OS
A proprietary operating system (AKA Garnet OS) originally developed for handheld devices
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08 webOS
A proprietary Linux-based operating system for handheld devices, originally developed by Palm (now owned by LG)
+10
09 Symbian
An operating system for hand-held devices, originally developed as a proprietary system, but planned to become wholly Open Source by 2010
+10
10 Windows
A proprietary operating system supplied by Microsoft
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11 Windows CE
A proprietary operating system (AKA Windows Embedded Compact, WinCE) supplied by Microsoft for small-scale devices
+10
12 Windows Mobile
A proprietary operating system supplied by Microsoft for mobile devices
+10
13 Mac OS
A proprietary operating system supplied by Apple on Macintosh computers
+11
14 Windows Phone 7
A proprietary operating system supplied by Microsoft for mobile devices, successor to Windows Mobile
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