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| DATE | 2004-08-19 |
| FROM | akbar
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Define an operating system.
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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.
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> What is Unix? An operating system.
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> What is an operating system?
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> Where to begin?
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> Steve M
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