Tom Hart wrote:
Sounds like BIOS on arcane architectures like Intel's 32bit.
From my Oxford Dictionary of Current English (I'll avoid Merriam-Webster since it has several "bugs" involving the spellings of words like "colour", "honour", "theatre", "centre", etc.):
operating system (n.) basic software that enables the running of a computer program.
Or maybe something even "lower", since BIOS is a "computer program".
Most of the definitions I have come across are pretty flawed. The best so far (in my opinion) are the "Resource Principle", "Beautification Principle" and "Principle of Levels" (disregard any speLing mistEkes).
But, I believe that they primarily describe a kernel of the operating system. But any program whatsoever, which enables *working with a computer* is, I believe, part of an *operating system*.
As some would say, Doom (or anything newer) is the best part of my operating system :)
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