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== About the word 'OSDev' == |
== About the word 'OSDev' == |
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The use of OSDev as an abbreviation for Operating System Development seems to have started well before osdev-related newsgroup traffic started in 1996. Prior to it's use with hobbyist development, OSDev also stood for other things; mainly On Screen Device. OSDev is now a common enough term |
The use of OSDev as an abbreviation for Operating System Development seems to have started well before osdev-related newsgroup traffic started in 1996. Prior to it's use with hobbyist development, OSDev also stood for other things; mainly On Screen Device. OSDev is now a common enough term that the [[wikipedia:Osdev|wikipedia article]] on osdev is about operating system development. |
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== Timeline of the OSDev Community == |
== Timeline of the OSDev Community == |
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