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  2. Internet OS - Wikipedia

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    Google revived the idea of the Internet OS in 2009 with the development of ChromeOS, a Linux-based operating system designed to work exclusively with AJAX-based web applications. The operating system was designed to look and operate like the Chrome web browser and be sold on laptops developed with partners, called Chromebooks.

  3. webOS - Wikipedia

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    NetCast (smart TVs) Official website. Open-source website. Developer website. webOS, also known as LG webOS and previously known as Open webOS, HP webOS and Palm webOS, [2] is a Linux kernel -based multitasking operating system for smart devices such as smart TVs that has also been used as a mobile operating system.

  4. ChromeOS - Wikipedia

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    ChromeOS. ChromeOS, [8] sometimes styled as chromeOS and formerly styled as Chrome OS, is a Linux distribution developed and designed by Google. It is derived from the open-source ChromiumOS, based on the Linux kernel, and uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface .

  5. ChromiumOS - Wikipedia

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    ChromiumOS. ChromiumOS (formerly styled as Chromium OS) is a free and open-source Linux distribution designed for running web applications and browsing the World Wide Web. It is the open-source version of ChromeOS, a Linux distribution made by Google . ChromiumOS is based on the Linux kernel, like ChromeOS, but its principal user interface is ...

  6. Cloud (operating system) - Wikipedia

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    The Cloud was a simplified operating system that ran just a web browser, providing access to a variety of web-based applications that allowed the user to perform many simple tasks without booting a full-scale operating system. Because of its simplicity, Cloud could boot in just a few seconds. [1] The operating system is designed for Netbooks ...

  7. ZeroPC - Wikipedia

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    ZeroPC. ZeroPC was a commercial webtop developed by ZeroDesktop, Inc. located in San Mateo, California. ZeroPC has been called a personal cloud OS. It mimicked the look, feel and functionality of the desktop environment of a real operating system. The software was launched in September 2011 through Disrupt SF 2011 event and recently selected to ...

  8. Linux - Wikipedia

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    A Linux-based system is a modular Unix-like operating system, deriving much of its basic design from principles established in Unix during the 1970s and 1980s. Such a system uses a monolithic kernel, the Linux kernel, which handles process control, networking, access to the peripherals, and file systems.

  9. Comparison of open-source operating systems - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of operating systems. Comparison of Linux distributions. Comparison of BSD operating systems. Comparison of kernels. Comparison of file systems. Comparison of platform virtualization software. Comparison of DOS operating systems. List of operating systems. Live CD.