From: Adam Flinton 

Geo. wrote:

> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:5092f5.5730f7{at}harborwebs.com...
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>>The core differs from machine to machine dependant upon the hardware. I
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> would
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>>say the minimum to get the machine into life. i.e.
>>kernel+drivers+filesystem+some sort of shell.
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> soooooo.. is it an OS if it doesn't include a tcp stack and if so then was
> winnuke (a tcp stack exploit) an OS exploit?
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> Geo.
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I would say yes.

Five years ago I would have said probably, 10 years ago possibly etc.

However by the time you get back to babbages machine then no probably not.

Adam

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