Shell is a generic term for user interface, as well as a specific term, for e.g. unix cmomand line shells or the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Shell
Speaking of shells has anyone used rc or es for any length of time on a non-plan9 machine? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rc_shell) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html