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Aside from the really important OSes: Mac OSX, the multitude of Linux varieties, Unix, PalmOS, the Blackberry's proprietary OS, DOS, the console on your microwave or VCR...

...I'd have to say the one "Other" operating system you should pay attention to would be Microsoft Windows Vista. It will be remembered as the one true OS that crippled Microsoft's death-grip over the OS market.

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