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| DATE | 2004-08-19 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Define an operating system.
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This sounds good enought to me
>
> before we give out our versions of OS, its good to take the standard
> definition out there and then develop on it for discussion sake. in
> order to have a flameless talk, its necessary for everyone in the team
> to be aware of the common definition. me thinks so.
>
> wikipedia is your friend:
>
> In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software
> responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic
> system operations, as well as running application software such as word
> processing programs and Web browsers.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system
>
> let the games begin...(yeah its olympics out there)
>
> ::akbar
>
> On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 11:28, Steve Milo wrote:
> > A question just posed to me.
> >
> > What is Unix? An operating system.
> >
> > What is an operating system?
> >
> > Where to begin?
> >
> > Steve M
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