bill bass <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Can somebody kindly tell me what is LINUX that I have been seeing
> so many times on the list.

    Bill:

    From the LINUX Home Page ( http://www.linux.org ):

        Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created
        by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around
        the world. Linux is an independent POSIX implementation and
        includes true multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries,
        demand loading, proper memory management, TCP/IP networking,
        and other features consistent with Unix-type systems.
        Developed under the GNU General Public License, the source
        code for Linux is freely available to everyone.

> Also, what does BTW stands for and bit banging means.

    "BTW" = By the way.

    "Bit-banging" = Using software to perform tasks that are commonly
    performed by dedicated hardware.  Usually applied to software
    implementations of communications protocols (like I2C, RS-232,
    SPI, etc.).

    -Andy


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