5 events with tag "operating system"
1969
ID: 4325
Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie begin developing UNIX at Bell Labs - foundation of modern operating systems
ID: 4325
1974
ID: 4332
Gary Kildall creates CP/M operating system - becomes standard for 8-bit microcomputers before MS-DOS
ID: 4332
1981
ID: 4346
August 1981
Microsoft provides MS-DOS for IBM PC - bought from Seattle Computer Products, foundation of Microsoft empire
ID: 4346
1987
ID: 4368
Niklaus Wirth releases Oberon system - minimalist operating system and programming language at ETH Zurich
ID: 4368
1987
ID: 4370
December 1987
IBM and Microsoft release OS/2 1.0 - intended Windows successor, partnership later breaks down
ID: 4370