List 176: Operating system

ValueDescriptionNotesIssue numberModified in Issue
01AndroidAn Open Source mobile device operating system originally developed by Google and supported by the Open Handset Alliance10
02BlackBerry OSA proprietary operating system supplied by Research In Motion for its BlackBerry handheld devices10
03iOSA proprietary operating system based on Mac OS X supplied by Apple for its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch handheld devices10
04LinuxAn operating system based on the Linux kernel10
05Mac OSProprietary ‘Classic’ operating system supplied by Apple on Macintosh computers up to 2002. Deprecated – use code 13 for all Mac OS versions1011
06Mac OS XProprietary ‘OS X’ operating system supplied by Apple on Macintosh computers from 2001/2002. Deprecated – use code 13 for all Mac OS versions1011
07Palm OSA proprietary operating system (AKA Garnet OS) originally developed for handheld devices10
08webOSA proprietry Linux-based operating system for handheld devices, originally developed by Palm (now owned by LG)10
09SymbianAn operating system for hand-held devices, originally developed as a proprietary system, but planned to become wholly Open Source by 201010
10WindowsA proprietary operating system supplied by Microsoft10
11Windows CEA proprietary operating system (AKA Windows Embedded Compact, WinCE) supplied by Microsoft for small-scale devices10
12Windows MobileA proprietary operating system supplied by Microsoft for mobile devices10
13Mac OSA proprietary operating system supplied by Apple on Macintosh computers11
14Windows Phone 7A proprietary operating system supplied by Microsoft for mobile devices, successor to Windows Mobile12