On 28/01/10 09:56, Brian Butterworth wrote:
> Sorry, I didn't realise we were back in the 1970s where the software that
> runs on the iPhone can be called an operating system.
>   
It's a UNIX. It's a UNIX broken to remove your freedom, but it's still a
multi-tasking* memory-protected kernel-based operating system.

> And it clearly doesn't have a keyboard.
>   
It's not a piano... ;-)

- Rob.

* - Unless you're an application author or a user. See the "broken" part.

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