Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!scea!greg_labrec@interactive.sony.com From: mperdue@iquest.net (Mario Perdue) Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics Subject: Re: ot? packet? Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 03:20:58 GMT Organization: SCEA Net Yaroze News Lines: 17 Message-ID: <33a0b74a.51749064@205.149.189.29> References: <339F7006.C08@erols.com> <339feff3.710554@205.149.189.29> <33A0A1EB.6E3C@erols.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: firewall.hrtc.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 On Thu, 12 Jun 1997 21:27:07 -0400, Clint Kelly wrote: >Can you... uh... explain that a little bit more, please? See the beginners news group for further information on Ordering Tables. >And what is a kernel? As the name implies, a kernel is the central part or core of something. In this case it is the central part of the software that controls the PlayStation. The kernel handles all the really low level hardware stuff like I/O and counters. It also allows you to load and start your executable modules. Mario