This discussion sounds like pedantry to me. So he calls it an operating system. So what?
On 8/14/14, Robert Levy via AGI <[email protected]> wrote: > "Operating system" has been used in many different contexts other than the > specific single-machine hardware definition. An operating system can be > considered more abstractly as an environment in which programs execute and > have effects. > > In the context of a cognitive system, it is natural to extend the idea of > an operating system to referring to the management of resources, as in > attention, or to the control and coordination of enactive systems with > respect to external domains that they generalize over. > > Whatever the case, as long as the term is carefully defined in context, > it's a perfectly reasonable choice of words, IMO. > > > On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 4:23 PM, Kyle Kidd via AGI <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The purpose of an "operating system" in computer science is to provide an >> interface to electronic hardware. I have not seen any mention of how >> actual hardware resources are being managed. If it needs to rely on the >> resource management of an already functioning OS, then it fails as an >> true >> operating system. >> >> I agree with Alan that misusing of the term operating system is probably >> enough for most researchers to dismiss everything else. >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 6:52 PM, Alan Grimes via AGI <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Daniel Martin via AGI wrote: >>> > Greetings all… >>> > >>> > This post will present the future direction for my research and >>> development. After the Atom architecture is tested and completed, it >>> will >>> be used as the component in a future FlowStone project that will >>> construct >>> a primitive Mind OS architecture. Attach is a project description for >>> such >>> an architecture that will perform within a limited knowledge domain. >>> >>> In what way is your proposal an operating system in the sense that DOS >>> is an operating system? >>> >>> I am hesitant to dismiss the ideas of a newcomer, especially when some >>> work was obviously put into presenting them. However, I am having >>> trouble getting through your jargon to really evaluate whether you stand >>> a chance of getting anywhere. >>> >>> -- >>> IQ is a measure of how stupid you feel. >>> >>> Powers are not rights. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------- >>> AGI >>> Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now >>> RSS Feed: >>> https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/12578217-f409cecc >>> >>> Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; >>> Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com >>> >> >> *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/18769370-bddcdfdc> | >> Modify >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> >> Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> >> > > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/11943661-d9279dae > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
