Issue |
DOS |
UNIX |
MacOS |
Win95 |
interface |
command line |
command line |
graphic |
graphic |
optional components |
specified by the person |
specified by the administrator |
automatically recognized |
automatically recognized |
Hardware |
IBM compatible |
Mainframe style |
Macintosh only |
IBM compatible |
Disk access |
commands |
commands |
find icons on disks |
menu |
Disk usage |
only DOS disks |
rarely available |
Mac, DOS and Windows |
DOS and Windows |
Publisher |
Microsoft |
Many free versions |
Apple Corporation |
Microsoft |
File-names |
8 characters and 3 character extension |
Long names |
Long names |
Long names |
File names |
case insensitive |
case sensitive |
case sensitive |
case sensitive |
Menu bar locations |
none |
none |
top of screen |
top of window |
printing |
by individual program |
by operating system |
by operating system |
by operating system |
location of "print", "save", "open", and "exit" commands |
by program |
by program |
FILE menu |
FILE menu |
Location of "cut", "copy", and "paste" commands |
by program |
by program |
EDIT menu |
EDIT menu |
location of SHUTDOWN comand |
N/A |
command line |
SPECIAL menu |
START Button |
access to control panels |
N/A |
N/A |
Apple Icon |
START Button |
Ability to run multiple programs |
rarely |
by special commands |
yes |
yes |
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