> 1) "Operating System" does not mean "what is essential for a computer
> to operate" or "what is a core component of the system". An Operating
> System is the memory-resident program that acts as a go-between for
> the user-land programs and the CPU, RAM, input devices, etc.
Ross, sorry about my previous message... I had not read back far enough
to see your definition of an Operating System.
I submit that what you have described here is the "kernel", a component
of an operating system. Linux, for example, is a kernel, while Debian,
RedHat, Solaris, HP-UX, etc. are operating systems.
-jan-
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