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Low Priority - What would this be considered?

Started by diamondpumpkin, 12 July 2017 - 04:16 PM
diamondpumpkin #1
Posted 12 July 2017 - 06:16 PM
Hello,
I'm starting to create a system where a computer in CC (version 1.7.5 for MC 1.7.10) will be able to run multiple programs, have a display showing what programs are running, buttons able to close, minimize and full screen windows. As well as the abilities to display the content on a monitor instead of the computer itself, resulting in a better experience. There's many more to come and what not, but my question is would this be considered an 'Operating System' since most of the existing features of the CraftOS will be overwritten (such as the edit program) or would it be considered a 'Graphical User-interface'?

Thanks,
diamondpumpkin.
Lyqyd #2
Posted 12 July 2017 - 06:38 PM
Sounds like an OS to me.
Lupus590 #3
Posted 12 July 2017 - 07:49 PM
Side note: What we commonly call Operating Systems on the forums are usually closer to shells (which covers both command line and graphical user interfaces). The file bios.lua in the ComputerCraft jar acts more like an OS, with the actual bios bit probably being somewhere in the java side of the mod.