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RE: X Box/Leopard/Ace



>> It's not really a PC, although superficially it does seem to be
like
>> one.  There are a few differences in the architecture, and there's
no
>> operating system as such - it just runs an optimised version
>> of DirectX
>> 8 straight on the metal.
>
> On the contrart, it runs an embedded version of NT.
> Think about it - _something_ has to do the disk access stuff, read the
> DVD drive, power up and run the main menu screen.
> That is the operating system at work - and it is NT!

Errr, I think it's actually a stripped down version of the Win2K kernel,
with DX8 bolted into it.





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