1.6. Getting an A+
This chapter shows the differences between the major operating systems on the market — Windows, Linux, and Macintosh. Things to remember include
The major operating systems are Windows, Linux, and Mac OS.
Windows and Linux hardware is compatible, but applications are not.
Linux comes in subvarieties called distributions.
All three OSes have similar GUI environments.
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