> >1) The book I'm reading did not explain this: what is a kernal?
>
> It's really just a small bit of fast and tight code (cycle-counted) written for
> a sharply defined purpose. Kernel is typically used to describe a core
> executive which manages cpu, memory, resources, etc. In this case, it's more of
> a "graphics driver" of sorts.
I'd hardly call the Windows NT kernel "fast and tight", and hell will
freeze over before Microsoft counts cycles in it... :)
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