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| | Operation system - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Operation system (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | A typical OS controls the peripheral devices such as printers, organizes the filing system, provides a means of communicating with the operator, and runs other programs. |
 | | Many operating systems are written to run on specific computers, but some are available from third-party software houses and will run on machines from a variety of manufacturers. |
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