![]() ![]() OS X (Macintosh Operating System v10): The successor OS of Apple's Macintosh line of computers.This timing coincides with the release of Microsoft's controversial Windows Vista and the advent of more user-friendly Linux distributions. Randall's bar indicates that he likely used it on one or two PCs starting from 1999 while still using Windows on other PCs, or perhaps was dual-booting one or more PCs with Windows, until abandoning Windows in 2007 to use Linux full-time. Linux: A free and open source Unix-like OS.Randall's bar indicates that he stopped using Macs in 2001, after Mac OS had been superseded by the new and then-buggy Mac OS X. Apple's Mac OS (Macintosh Operating System): The OS of Apple's Macintosh line of computers.Early versions of Microsoft Windows operated as shells on top of MS-DOS rather than stand-alone OSes in their own right, which may explain part of the overlap in those two bars. MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System): The default, command-line-based OS on most IBM PC-compatible computers.It may be that the OS that is closest to the time-line is also the one he mainly uses during these extended periods. Beyond the present day, we see some of Randall's humorous predictions as to which technologies and companies will dominate the Operating System landscape in the future. The timeline tracks how Operating Systems have come and gone over the years, and the gradual shift from desktop Operating Systems to mobile can be observed. Notably, because Randall is fascinated by technology, he has had more than one OS running in his household since the mid '90's. ![]() In this comic, Randall gives an overview of the past, present and (speculatively) future of the operating systems running in his house at any given time. ![]() "This," one of them finally says, "This is a man who BELIEVED in something." Title text: One of the survivors, poking around in the ruins with the point of a spear, uncovers a singed photo of Richard Stallman. ![]()
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