Operating System
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==''This page is incomplete!'' ==
The Operating System is the largest piece of software in Software Inc. Most software needs an Operating System to run on. When people stop buying a line of Operating Systems, they will also stop buying software for them.
| Feature | Description | Dependencies | Unlock Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal | The terminal is the classic text-based interface between the Operating System
and the user. |
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| GUI | The Graphical User Interface allows users to actually visualize what they are doing.
No longer will they be bound to inputting one line at a time. |
1975 | |
| 3D rendering | Operating System: GUI | 1983 | |
| Input system | Allow the user to interact with the operating system. | ||
| Plug'n'Play | Allow the user to interact with the operating system in any number of ways. | Operating System: Input system | 1985 |
| Touch | You can never have enough greasy fingerprints on a surface. | Operating System: Input system | 2000 |
| Multithreading | Multithreading allows the Operating System to run multiple threads at the same time
by continually switching between them intelligently, speeding up applications and confusing developers to no end. |
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| Multitasking | Let your users pretend they can multitask by having several applications open at any one time. | Operating System: Multithreading | |
| Networking | How will anonymous people troll each other all over the world without this handy feature? | 1985 | |
| Auto-update | Keep bugs and malware out, while annoying users with broken drivers and sudden restarts. | Operating System: Networking | 1991 |
| 64-bit | Doubles the size of bits per register, allowing for bigger numbers, more memory,
larger files, the answer to life, etc. |
1993 | |
| PC speaker | For all your beeping needs. | ||
| 8-bit audio | 1984 | ||
| HD audio | Like 8-bit audio, but with more bits. | 1988 |