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  2. Android (operating system) - Wikipedia

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    An "All Apps" screen lists all installed applications, with the ability for users to drag an app from the list onto the home screen. The app list may be accessed using a gesture or a button, depending on the Android version. A "Recents" screen, also known as "Overview", lets users switch between recently used apps. [90]

  3. Gary Kildall - Wikipedia

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    Gary Arlen Kildall (/ ˈ k ɪ l d ˌ ɔː l /; May 19, 1942 – July 11, 1994) was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur. During the 1970s, Kildall created the CP/M operating system among other operating systems and programming tools, [5] and subsequently founded Digital Research, Inc. to market and sell his software products.

  4. Timeline of operating systems - Wikipedia

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    OpenVMS V1.0 (First OpenVMS AXP (Alpha) specific version, November 1992) OS/2 2.0 (First i386 32-bit based version) Plan 9 First Edition (First public release was made available to universities) RSTS/E 10.1 (Last stable release, September 1992) SLS; Solaris 2.0 (Successor to SunOS 4.x; based on SVR4 instead of BSD) Windows 3.1; 1993 IBM 4690 ...

  5. History of operating systems - Wikipedia

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    Computer operating systems (OSes) provide a set of functions needed and used by most application programs on a computer, and the links needed to control and synchronize computer hardware. On the first computers, with no operating system, every program needed the full hardware specification to run correctly and perform standard tasks, and its ...

  6. CCleaner - Wikipedia

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    CCleaner (/ ˈ s iː ˌ k l iː n ər /; originally meaning "Crap Cleaner"), [6] developed by Piriform Software, is a utility used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer. It is one of the longest-established system cleaners, first launched in 2004. [7]

  7. System Mechanic features - AOL Help

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    This approach surpasses the schedule-based features used in other programs because it only runs the fixes that are needed and only runs when your computer is idle. ActiveCare proactively ensures your PC is always ready for action, while eliminating the hassle of setting schedules or being interrupted by annoying system maintenance routines.

  8. Timeline of computing 1980–1989 - Wikipedia

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    A 5¼" disk drive was available, along with a cassette storage system which used standard audio cassette tapes. Also available were a number of games, a color plotter which printed on 6 in (152 mm) wide paper tape, and a graphics tablet (the KoalaPad). A TV screen served as the monitor. The VIC-20 became the first computer to sell 1 million ...

  9. System Mechanic - AOL Help

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    Restore power, speed and stability with over 200 critical tests and 50 tools using the go-to solution for ultimate PC performance and trouble-free computing.