Temporary Computer Stories
PC.GR · DIGITAL HISTORIES

Operating systems

The commands, windows and environments that brought our computers to life.

From the command line to graphical interfaces, operating systems shaped how we use computers. This collection brings together earlier releases, familiar screens and stories of everyday use, alongside information about the computers they ran on.

Illustration of a vintage computer, floppy disks and an operating system interface.

Ten selected operating systems or significant releases per decade, from the 1960s to the 2020s, focusing on PC history and its roots. This is a historical selection, not an absolute ranking. GM-NAA I/O (1956) introduces the collection: the earliest electronic computers had no operating system. The 2020s are still in progress.

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