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Free
software for other operating systems |
System description |
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Free software for Windows
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Microsoft Windows
is a series of software operating systems produced by Microsoft. Microsoft
Windows came to dominate the world's personal computer market. |
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Free software for Mac OS
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Mac OS is the trademarked
name for a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems
developed by Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) for their
Macintosh line of computer systems. |
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Free software for Linux
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Linux is any
Unix-like computer operating system that uses the Linux kernel. Linux
is one of the most prominent examples of free software and open source
development: typically all underlying source code can be freely modified,
used, and redistributed by anyone. |
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Free software for Symbian
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Symbian OS is an open
operating system, designed for mobile devices, with associated libraries,
user interface frameworks and reference implementations of common
tools, produced by Symbian Ltd. It is a descendant of Psion's
EPOC and runs exclusively on ARM processors. On 24 June 1998, Symbian
Ltd. was formed as a partnership between Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola
and Psion, to exploit the convergence between PDAs and mobile phones. |
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Free software for Windows Mobile
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Windows Mobile
is a compact operating system combined with a suite of basic applications
for mobile devices based on the Microsoft Win32 API. Devices that
run Windows Mobile include Pocket PCs, Smartphones, Portable Media
Centers, and on-board computers for certain automobiles. It is designed
to be somewhat similar to desktop versions of Windows, feature-wise
and aesthetically. |
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Free software for Palm OS
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Palm OS (also known as
Garnet OS) is an embedded operating system initially developed by
U.S. Robotics' owned Palm Computing, Inc. for personal digital
assistants (PDAs) in 1996. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with
a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. |