Talk:1508: Operating Systems - Revision history

RG at 01:28, 7 May 2026

2026-05-07T01:28:23Z

Mathmaster at 22:29, 18 August 2025

2025-08-18T22:29:44Z

DollarStoreBa'al at 16:04, 20 April 2025

2025-04-20T16:04:01Z

172.70.38.124: Added comment

2023-06-14T14:20:53Z

Added comment

162.158.146.45: A Contextual Update

2022-01-16T10:22:03Z

A Contextual Update

172.69.22.66 at 22:20, 4 January 2021

2021-01-04T22:20:03Z

Numbermaniac: It's gone the other way

2020-01-15T04:34:57Z

It's gone the other way

Lysdexia at 10:53, 4 January 2019

2019-01-04T10:53:24Z

WolvesAreValid at 16:23, 20 December 2018

2018-12-20T16:23:00Z

Davidy22 at 19:16, 27 September 2016

2016-09-27T19:16:09Z

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	Should we add a reminder to edit it in 2029 when the Elon musk prediction needs to be reviewed[[User:Mathmaster\|Mathmaster]] ([[User talk:Mathmaster\|talk]])		Should we add a reminder to edit it in 2029 when the Elon musk prediction needs to be reviewed[[User:Mathmaster\|Mathmaster]] ([[User talk:Mathmaster\|talk]])
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		+	Aaaaaand GNU/Hurd is STILL in development. It's like Half-life 3, but longer, and more nerdier. [[User:RG\|RG]] ([[User talk:RG\|talk]]) 01:28, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

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	Created tables to sort out the OSes better. Will now attempt to expand upon the explanations. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|talk]]) 16:04, 20 April 2025 (UTC)		Created tables to sort out the OSes better. Will now attempt to expand upon the explanations. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|talk]]) 16:04, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
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		+	Should we add a reminder to edit it in 2029 when the Elon musk prediction needs to be reviewed[[User:Mathmaster\|Mathmaster]] ([[User talk:Mathmaster\|talk]])

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	I'm from 2023 and I'm sad to say that we still do not have TinderOS.		I'm from 2023 and I'm sad to say that we still do not have TinderOS.
	[[Special:Contributions/172.70.38.124\|172.70.38.124]] 14:20, 14 June 2023 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/172.70.38.124\|172.70.38.124]] 14:20, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
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		+	Created tables to sort out the OSes better. Will now attempt to expand upon the explanations. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|talk]]) 16:04, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

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	:Consider the Doomsday Clock, closer to midnight than ever...arguably due mostly to the precipitous rise of collective and individual human stupidity (wilful and otherwise), reducing atomics and other weapons (and also technology more generally) to a footnote or mere instrument.		:Consider the Doomsday Clock, closer to midnight than ever...arguably due mostly to the precipitous rise of collective and individual human stupidity (wilful and otherwise), reducing atomics and other weapons (and also technology more generally) to a footnote or mere instrument.
	:GNU/Hurd seems as distant as ever - Stallman has said some very unfortunate things, and lost much credibility.		:GNU/Hurd seems as distant as ever - Stallman has said some very unfortunate things, and lost much credibility.
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		+	I'm from 2023 and I'm sad to say that we still do not have TinderOS.
		+	[[Special:Contributions/172.70.38.124\|172.70.38.124]] 14:20, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

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	I'm from 2021, and macOS (formerly OS X) runs on ARM like iOS does now.		I'm from 2021, and macOS (formerly OS X) runs on ARM like iOS does now.
	[[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.66\|172.69.22.66]] 22:20, 4 January 2021 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.66\|172.69.22.66]] 22:20, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
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		+	I'm from 2022, and the notion of human civilization ending sometime soon (in fire or otherwise) seems increasingly likely.
		+	:Consider the Doomsday Clock, closer to midnight than ever...arguably due mostly to the precipitous rise of collective and individual human stupidity (wilful and otherwise), reducing atomics and other weapons (and also technology more generally) to a footnote or mere instrument.
		+	:GNU/Hurd seems as distant as ever - Stallman has said some very unfortunate things, and lost much credibility.

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	:four years to go [[User:Lysdexia\|Lysdexia]] ([[User talk:Lysdexia\|talk]]) 10:53, 4 January 2019 (UTC)		:four years to go [[User:Lysdexia\|Lysdexia]] ([[User talk:Lysdexia\|talk]]) 10:53, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
	::To the contrary, it's actually gone the other way. iOS has just been forked into {{w\|iPadOS}} for the iPad, while iOS remains for the iPhone and iPod Touch. [[User:Numbermaniac\|Numbermaniac]] ([[User talk:Numbermaniac\|talk]]) 04:34, 15 January 2020 (UTC)		::To the contrary, it's actually gone the other way. iOS has just been forked into {{w\|iPadOS}} for the iPad, while iOS remains for the iPhone and iPod Touch. [[User:Numbermaniac\|Numbermaniac]] ([[User talk:Numbermaniac\|talk]]) 04:34, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
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		+	I'm from 2021, and macOS (formerly OS X) runs on ARM like iOS does now.
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	:four years to go [[User:Lysdexia\|Lysdexia]] ([[User talk:Lysdexia\|talk]]) 10:53, 4 January 2019 (UTC)		:four years to go [[User:Lysdexia\|Lysdexia]] ([[User talk:Lysdexia\|talk]]) 10:53, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
		+	::To the contrary, it's actually gone the other way. iOS has just been forked into {{w\|iPadOS}} for the iPad, while iOS remains for the iPhone and iPod Touch. [[User:Numbermaniac\|Numbermaniac]] ([[User talk:Numbermaniac\|talk]]) 04:34, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

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 :That's not a typo. Singed means slightly burnt.  It's implying a post-apocalyptic environment.  [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.126|108.162.219.126]] 07:10, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
 :I know almost nothing about Richard Stallman, but he does sound like the kind of guy who might be giving out signed photos of himself. :-)  --[[User:RenniePet|RenniePet]] ([[User talk:RenniePet|talk]]) 19:02, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
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 I am from 2018 and no, iOS and OS X have not merged [[User:WolvesAreValid|Awoo is legal &#124; (you can&#39;t) change my mind]] ([[User talk:WolvesAreValid|talk]]) 16:23, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

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	:No, it's that GNU/Hurd will take so long to be released, it won't happen until after the apocalypse. [[User:Luc\|Luc]] ([[User talk:Luc\|talk]]) 03:04, 16 July 2016 (UTC)		:No, it's that GNU/Hurd will take so long to be released, it won't happen until after the apocalypse. [[User:Luc\|Luc]] ([[User talk:Luc\|talk]]) 03:04, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
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		+	I am from 2018 and no, iOS and OS X have not merged [[User:WolvesAreValid\|Awoo is legal \| (you can't) change my mind]] ([[User talk:WolvesAreValid\|talk]]) 16:23, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

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	I cannot find any reliable source stating that iOS stands for "internet Operating System." To the contrary, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_OS Internet Operating Systems] seems like something different entirely. If anyone can find evidence to the contrary, please provide a link. [[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.114\|199.27.128.114]] 14:57, 6 April 2015 (UTC)		I cannot find any reliable source stating that iOS stands for "internet Operating System." To the contrary, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_OS Internet Operating Systems] seems like something different entirely. If anyone can find evidence to the contrary, please provide a link. [[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.114\|199.27.128.114]] 14:57, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
−	When Apple began the "i" prefix with the iMac in 1998, they said that it stands for internet. [https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-history-of-the-i-prefix-in-Apple-product-names?redirected_qid=380881] --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.229\|108.162.215.229]] 18:53, 27 September 2016 (UTC)	+	:When Apple began the "i" prefix with the iMac in 1998, they said that it stands for internet. [https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-history-of-the-i-prefix-in-Apple-product-names?redirected_qid=380881] --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.229\|108.162.215.229]] 18:53, 27 September 2016 (UTC)