An online operating system, called WEBOS, is a web application that replicates online the typical functions of a classic operating system : creation, storage and saving of files, personalization of the interface, installation of new programs and so on.
I remember that an operating system is a program, the one that opens when you turn on a computer and allows you to manage its data with an easy-to-use interface. Having a website that faithfully replicates a real operating system means being able to manage all the files online and use the programs without installing anything on the PC, but only using the browser to surf the internet
These web operating systems are similar to those computer technologies grouped under the name of Cloud Computing .
Cloud Computing means sharing and using hardware and software resources remotely. The future of information technology is probably going in this direction; for example, there are already many companies that centralize, for example, Microsoft Office,
so that all employees and employees use Word remotely or, on the network, connected to a central server.
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In this article we see 8 of the best virtual online operating systems, which can be accessed by going on the internet with a browser such as Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox and it is mainly experiments or historical operating systems.
- SilveOS, formerly Windows4all, is a real operating system that opens on a web browser tab, based on Microsoft's Silverlight technology. SilveOS is very nice and fast, similar to Windows, both in graphics and functionality and programs.
- Windows 95 online is a fully functional version of Windows 95, one of the main operating systems of the 90s, which laid the foundations of modern Windows. From here on, the Start menu and the taskbar appeared and, for the first time, a Windows operating system did not rely on MS-DOS for file and disk access. While running the emulator, you can use the controls in the upper right corner to activate full screen mode and enable / disable the mouse. As with all browser-based operating system emulations, any changes made will not be saved.
- Amiga OS is version 1.2 of AmigaOS, first seen on the Commodore Amiga 500, which includes old Amiga apps such as Boing, Robocity, Juggler, Dots, Boxes, Lines and Speech.
- Macintosh Classic is an online emulator of the first Mac operating system, which includes MacPaint, MacDraw and Kid Pix.
- Macintosh Plus is the later version of the Classic system.
- Windows 3.1 is the online version of the Windows 3.1 system that came out in 1992. This system first introduced three fonts Arial, Courier New and Times New Roman and already had an easy-to-manage desktop in addition to drag-and-drop icons, mouse support in MS-DOS applications and the Program Manager app. The Windows 3.1 emulator also includes classic games like Minesweeper and Solitaire, accessories like Write, Paintbrush and even access to the Control Panel.
- Mac OS X 10.7, also known as Mac OS X Lion, is a fairly recent operating system that can be used online in a very limited version that includes only the desktop, menus and some basic system information.
- Windows 1.01 is a historic heirloom that you can freely try online. released in 1985, Windows 1.01 was the first version of Bill Gates' operating system, which is essentially a graphical front end for MS-DOS. Operating system apps include Calculator, Calendar, Note Viewer, Clock, Notepad, Paint, Reversi, Cardfile, Terminal and Writing, all available in this emulation.
Although practically all the applications included in these online systems are available individually on many other websites that we often name in this blog, the development of online operating systems can only promise well.
In Italy I see it a little hard to assimilate the concept of cloud computing and shared work also because there is still a lot of distrust in leaving data stored online, however the conditions laid suggest a new development that will save companies and people.
