What is an Operating System (was Electronics Barn closing)

[David V. Corbin]

Oops me bad on XP....
 
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>>> Subject: RE: What is an Operating System (was Electronics 
>>> Barn closing)
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>>> On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, David V. Corbin wrote:
>>> 
>>> > >>> >> OH,  like DOS again!
>>> > >>> >
>>> > >>> >DOS is an operating system? ;)
>>> > >>> >
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>>  Windows is not. It is an application interface.
>>> > >>> Dwight
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>>
>>> > Quite true for Windows 3.1, 3.11 95, 98. [i.e. NOT an OS] 
>>> Not true 
>>> > NT3.51, NT4.0, 2000, 2003. [i.e. Validly called an OS] 
>>> Debatable for 
>>> > XP, ME
>>> 
>>> Um, XP is based on 2000.  It's the only really "stable" (I 
>>> put that in quotes because my system has been teetering on 
>>> the brink of oblivion for the past week...I just have too 
>>> many open windows going to conveniently
>>> reboot) release of Windows so far.
>>> 
>>> ME is definitely a pile of shit.
>>> 
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