# OS version

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/os-version/1315>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [21 August 2002 18:12 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/os-version/1315 "2002-08-21T18:12:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Hunt1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Andrew\_Hunt1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Andrew_Hunt1)\
**Post date:** [21 August 2002 18:12 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/os-version/1315/1 "2002-08-21T18:12:40Z")

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Hal says:

```
> winos = `ver`
>
>That variable is supposed to be
>"win OS" not the plural of wino.

```

…and the difference would be what, exactly?

🙂

/\ndy