PC operating systems links page

This pages lists not so popular PC operating systems. The most popular Windows and Linux have their own pages dedicated for them.

DOS

DOS is an old traditional PC operating system which is announced to be dead by it's maker Microsoft. DOS is still used in some applications and in old PCs.

General information

• Desktop DOS goes undercover to run embedded systems - embedding a PC often involves embedding once the most popular desktop operating system.
• PCForrest MS-DOS pages - MS-DOS articles and configuration tips

Utilities

• Bret Johnson's Programs - free TSR tool and driver programs
• Metropoli BBS - large driver collection for DOS and Windows

Programming DOS

• learn-c.com: Controlling The Real World With Computers - real-world equipment controlling using PC and C from basics to actually providing output to and getting input from the board, includes I/O card circuit plans

Alternatives for Microsoft DOS

• Caldera OpenDOS
• DOS-C - free dos like operating system in C source code
• FreeDOS - free version of DOS

Software

• Arachne - Arachne is currently fullscreen graphical WWW browser which runs on DOS compatible operating systems.
• Lynx for DOS 386+ or Win32 - port of Lynx WWW browser for DOS
• MS-DOS Kermit for DOS and Windows 3.x - MS-DOS Kermit 3.14 is a compact and efficient communications software package for IBM PCs and compatibles offering a wide range of faithful text and graphics terminal emulations, an astonishing variety of serial and network communication methods, a vast array of international character-set conversions, exceptionally flexible and powerful key mapping, a powerful, easy-to-use script programming language

OS/2

OS/2 is a PC operating system from IBM. It is pretty much dissapeared from mass markets but is still used for some special applications.

• OS/2 - official IBM pages
• OS/2 Warp vs. Windows95: a decision maker's guide by IBM

BeOS

An operating system designed for Internet appliances that deliver information, entertainment and Internet experiences to consumers.

• BeOS Related Sites
• Free BeOS - the place to download BeOS 5 Personal Edition free for personal, non-commercial use
• Le BUZZ - site on computer music and BeOS
• The BeOS Tip Server

UNIX like operating systems

• FreeBSD - advanced BSD UNIX operating system for "PC-compatible" computers, developed and maintained by a large team of individuals
• NetBSD - highly portable UNIX-like operating system available for many platforms, from 64-bit AlphaServers to handheld devices
• OpenBSD - free multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system
• The UNIX Reference Desk - UNIX operating system documents

Other operating systems and information

• BeOS
• Operating systems resource center
• QNX - a realtime extensible POSIX OS