What is an Operating System (was Electronics Barn closing)

[Cameron Kaiser]

> > 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
> 
> Why debatable for XP, ME? They are based on NT as well, aren't they?

XP is based on the NT kernel. ME is actually a modified 98 to try to
disguise the DOS trappings (but it's still essentially 98).

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