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The names "kernel" and "nucleus" are not in fact different, let alone different concepts. "Control Program" is by far the more different name in this regard.

by JdeBP 8y ago

The names "kernel" and "nucleus" are not in fact different, let alone different concepts. "Control Program" is by far the more different name in this regard. * https://superuser.com/a/329479/38062 https://superuser.com/a/329479/38062

krylon 8y ago
Thank you! Control program sounds even more nostalgic.
- rbanffy 8y ago
  While working with an A-6 Unisys mainframe, I met Tron's original super villain: MCP. Yes. The villain was named after the operating system. My feeling was that it really hated users.