OLD OSs

[Axle Gear]

Anyone know a link to a website that has info on really old (pre-windows) OSs?

I'm doing some research papers and need to have a brief history of OSs.

[tweakerxp]

Pre-Windows era would be a DOS OS. I think that Apple and IBM also had some GUI OS too.

Edit, I found a great list of old OS's here (http://www.computerhope.com/os.htm) Just scroll down :)

[Axle Gear]

Thanks. I need a few questions, though:

What was the FIRST (distributed, IE would work on multiple similar computers) os? I just need the name, I can do the rest of the research.
I beleive it should be a 4-bit system, seeing as how there were OSs even when most personal(ish) computer CPUs were 4-bit. (They could only address 16 bytes of memory! That's mind-boggling!)
I know DOS was an 8-bit system for a 4-bit CPU. Owned by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1-bit of competition...
Heh. Little pun, there.

[Plexus22]

Nice pun!:D

[boshi]

Originally posted by Axle Gear
Thanks. I need a few questions, though:

What was the FIRST (distributed, IE would work on multiple similar computers) os? I just need the name, I can do the rest of the research.
I beleive it should be a 4-bit system, seeing as how there were OSs even when most personal(ish) computer CPUs were 4-bit. (They could only address 16 bytes of memory! That's mind-boggling!)
I know DOS was an 8-bit system for a 4-bit CPU. Owned by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1-bit of competition...
Heh. Little pun, there.

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