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Gracie’s grandfather was alive at the time that computers were just beginning to be a common item in households around the world, rather than a rare item only an IT hobbyist would own. What operating system was most likely on his household computer?
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Windows
Windows - no response given
MS-DOS
MS-DOS - no response given
IBM
IBM - no response given
Unix
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Windows.
By the time personal computers were becoming common in ordinary households (late 1980s–mid 1990s), Microsoft Windows (e.g. Windows 3.1, then Windows 95) was the dominant consumer OS. MS‑DOS was still in use under many systems, but Windows provided the familiar GUI most home users had. ("IBM" is a manufacturer, not an OS; Unix was mainly used on servers/workstations, not typical home PCs.)
By the time personal computers were becoming common in ordinary households (late 1980s–mid 1990s), Microsoft Windows (e.g. Windows 3.1, then Windows 95) was the dominant consumer OS. MS‑DOS was still in use under many systems, but Windows provided the familiar GUI most home users had. ("IBM" is a manufacturer, not an OS; Unix was mainly used on servers/workstations, not typical home PCs.)
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