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Differences in Operating Systems

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What are the fundamental differences between Windows? Mac OS, UNIX, and Linux operating systems for personal computers? What unique characteristics do mainframe operating systems have?

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This solution differentiates between operating systems by giving background information, advantages and disadvantages for each system. The systems analyzed are Mac OS, UNIX, Windows and Linux.

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