Home Computer Operating Systems

This group gathers the operating systems built into or sold for 1980s and 1990s 8-bit and 16-bit home computers, including Commodore AmigaOS and its AmigaDOS component, Commodore DOS for the Commodore 64 and its peers, Atari TOS for the Atari ST and Atari DOS for its 8-bit line, Acorn MOS and its Advanced Disc Filing System for the BBC Micro, Sinclair QDOS for the QL and its SMSQ/E and TR-DOS descendants, Amstrad AMSDOS, the TRS-80 TRSDOS, the MSX standard MSX-DOS, Atari ST alternatives MiNT and MagiC, BeOS as an alternative personal computer desktop system, and the small hobbyist system GeckOS. Their shared identity is being the native operating system of a specific branded home computer platform sold to consumers, as distinct from the generic MS-DOS and CP/M lineage sold across many PC-compatible manufacturers, which belongs to DOS-Family Systems.