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20 old operating systems that can be run in the browser

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I don't know, maybe it should have been in the Other Distros section. Or maybe even in the section Software > Virtualization :)
Yes, it would be better to do it in the form of a table. But... laziness :)

To immerse yourself in the atmosphere of youth, online simulators and computer emulators of those years will help, which run in the browser and allow you to switch to the environment of certain operating systems.
Or if you are still young, but are interested in the history of information technology development and follows the progress in the IT field.
Most of them are online emulators. Simulators are listed separately (there are only two of them, it seems :) ).

MS-DOS 6.22
A 16-bit software platform with a command-line interface, which is based on the source codes of the 86-DOS operating system acquired by Microsoft in 1981.
http://copy.sh/v86/?profile=msdos

PC DOS 5.0
The IBM-licensed version of MS-DOS, which had its own name and was preinstalled on the personal computers of the famous corporation.
http://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/ibmpc-games/

FreeDOS 0.8
An open source operating system compatible with MS-DOS and still kept afloat by the efforts of enthusiasts.
http://copy.sh/v86/?profile=freedos

Windows 1.01
Microsoft's first attempt to bring GUI elements into an MS-DOS environment :)
https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/1.01/
http://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows1
https://classicreload.com/Windows-1-01.html

Windows 2.01
Further development of the graphical shell for MS-DOS.
https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/2.0x/

Windows 3.0
The third major release of Windows, which radically changed the attitude of the user audience to the software platform developed by Microsoft.
https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/3.00/
https://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/ibmpc-win/

Windows 3.1
3.1 consolidated the success of the system released two years earlier.
https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/3.10/
http://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows31
https://classicreload.com/win3x-windows-31.html

Windows 95
A platform that has opened a new page in the history of the development of Microsoft operating systems :shock:
https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys ... /4.00.950/
http://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows95

Windows 98
The OS that picked up the "banner" of Windows 95 and underwent a lot of serious improvements.
http://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows98

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
A platform that developed separately from the Windows 9x family of operating systems and was positioned on the market as a solution for workstations and servers.
https://nepx.github.io/halfix-demo/

Windows 2000
The next generation of Microsoft OS based on the NT kernel.
https://bellard.org/jslinux/vm.html?url ... 1024&h=768
http://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows2000

Windows XP
The operating system of the Windows NT family, which is considered one of the best in the history of Microsoft software platforms :!:
Simulator:
https://winxp.vercel.app/

OS/2 1.0
An operating system that was designed to displace DOS from personal computers by supporting multitasking and more advanced memory management mechanisms.
https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/os2/ibm/1.0/

OS/2 Warp 3.0
A fully 32-bit system with full multitasking, TCP/IP support and multimedia functions, as well as compatible with 16-bit Windows applications.
Simulator:
http://os2.herokuapp.com/

OS/2 Warp 4.0
The fourth build of the product, which became the last major OS release.
https://nepx.github.io/halfix-demo/

Linux 2.6
A freely distributed software platform built using the same modular principles and standards that are embedded in Unix operating systems 8-)
http://copy.sh/v86/?profile=linux26

System 6.0.8
The Apple Computer operating system (as the famous Cupertino company was called until 2007), which was preinstalled on Macintosh computers of that time.
https://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/system6/

System 7.0.1
The successor to System 6, which has received many improvements.
https://system7.app/
https://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/

Mac OS 8.1
The next release of Apple OS, which has already been released under a new name — Mac OS.
https://macos8.app/

Rhapsody Developer Release 2
An operating system whose development was more experimental than practical.
https://nepx.github.io/halfix-demo/

Different devices. Different approach.

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Where's BeOS? :D
I know there is Haiku OS that aims to be compatible with Be but they are still not stable.

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Wow, thanks for that list! Very cool.

I know DOS was still used until just a few years ago by some vendors as a bootable operating system for UEFI/BIOS updates. But now even linux will fit on a usb so it's fallen by the wayside for that use.

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