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Difference between Windows and AmigaOS 4

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1. Windows : 
Windows is a group of various proprietary graphical operating systems which is provided by Microsoft Incorporation. It is also known as Microsoft Windows. It currently includes Windows NT and Windows IoT as members of its family. Earlier it included Windows 9x, Windows Mobile and Windows Phone which are no longer in use. It is the most used operating system in personal computers. The first version of Windows was launched by Microsoft in 1985. The most recent version of Windows for personal computers is Windows 10. 

2. AmigaOS 4 : 
AmigaOS 4 is a line of Amiga operating systems which is provided by Hyperion Entertainment. It is used for running PowerPC microprocessors. Its design is majorly based on the AmigaOS 3.1 by Commodore. It is partial based on AmigaOS 3.9 by German company Haage and Partner. It is majorly written in C language. It belongs to the AmigaOS family. The first version of AmigaOS 4 was launched in 2004. The latest stable version of AmigaOS 4 is 4.1 Final Edition. It is also known as OS4 or AOS4

Difference between Windows and AmigaOS 4 :  

WINDOWS AMIGAOS 4
It was developed and is owned by Microsoft Incorporation. It was developed and is owned by Hyperion Entertainment.
It was launched in 1985. It was launched in 2004.
Current stable version is Windows 10. Current stable version is 4.1 Final Edition.
It is for workstation, personal computers, media center, tablets and embedded systems. Its target system type is workstation and personal computers.
Computer architectures supported by Windows are IA-32, x86-64, IA-64, ARM, Alpha, MIPS and PowerPC. Computer architectures supported is PowerPC.
Kernel type is Hybrid with modules here. Kernel type is Microkernel.
Package management is MSI or custom installer. Package management is Installer.
The native APIs are Win32 and NT API. The native APIs are Proprietary.
Preferred license is Proprietary and Source available. Preferred license is Proprietary.
Update management is Windows Update. Update management is AmiUpdate which is almost not needed.
File systems supported are NTFS, FAT, ISO 9660, UDF, HFS+, FATX and HFS. File systems supported are OFS, FFS, SFS, PFS, JXFS, FAT, ISO 9660, UDF and SMBFS.

Last Updated : 22 Nov, 2021
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