Almost all x86-based PCs use the Windows operating system, which began to flourish with Windows 3.1 in 1992. Today, 16-bit Windows 3.1 and 16-bit DOS applications are still running on 32-bit versions ...

An operating system is a master control program that runs the computer system. In all environments, except for specialized scientific and process control applications, the operating system (OS) ...

Various versions of Microsoft's Windows operating system have existed since the 1980s. While the operating system got its start on personal computers, today, versions of Windows are available for a ...

In context: Back in 1980, Tim Paterson was creating a new operating system he called QDOS or Quick and Dirty Operating System. The system was later renamed 86-DOS, as it was being designed to run on ...