
This is a more complete list of other OSes that do not fit a specific category. It shows links to The OS Files (bold items), or related publishers or organizations web sites. Versions for embedded applications and non-x86 platforms are not included.
| AROS | AROS Research Operating System is a lightweight, efficient and flexible desktop OS that is compatible with AmigaOS 3.1 at the API level. | |
| BeOS | Desktop OS optimized for video and sound, no longer available or supported | |
| CP/M | Created by Digital Research, sold and resold to a number of companies including Novell, Caldera and lastly Lineo. Source code is available. The last version available was written for 8086/8088, but the design pre-dates MS-DOS (i.e. it's really old). | |
| CTOS | Owned by Unisys - No longer sold or supported. | |
| eComStation | Successor to OS/2 using the OS/2 code base | |
| Haiku | Haiku OS based on BeOS | |
| NetWare | Novell's Server OS | |
| SkyOS | GUI OS for x86 | |
| OS/2 | IBM's full GUI Multitasking OS | |
| Pick | OS appears to be no longer supported. The Picksys.com url now redirects to rainingdata.com, who continue with the Pick database. Files may be available for download at ftp://ftp.rainingdata.com/pub/ | |
| Plan 9 | Bell Labs created OS that is available for free. As of late 2008 the plan 9 site was dead. Use this link to see the Wiki on Plan 9. | |
| QNX | Embedded OS for the x86 platform | |
| ReactOS | ReactOS is an Open Source effort to develop a quality operating system that is compatible with Windows XP applications and drivers. | |
| Syllable | Designed for ease of use, it provides both desktop and server versions. The server version based on Linux. The desktop is custom code not based on Linux, and both are free. | |
| THEOS | Multi-user low cost OS. | |
| Visopsys | An open-source compact multitasking GUI OS in development. | |