[Coco] OS-9 terminology

[Robert Gault]

James Dessart wrote:
> I'm a little unclear on this, so bear with me if I ask dumb questions.
> What is the difference between a module and a program on OS-9? Is a
> program just a particular kind of module?
> 
> I have the OS-9 manual, and a "Starting with OS-9" book, but neither is
> arranged in a way for me to just look up the definition, from what I've
> seen so far.
> 
> James
> 
> 
Not a dumb question at all. In fact, you have the answer!

The name module (in OS-9) derives from "the concept that memory is 
modular. This means that each program is considered to be an 
individually named object." So, object when in memory are modules and 
while on disk are files.

There are several different types of modules in OS-9, program, 
subroutine, multi-module, data, system, file manager, device driver, 
device descriptor, and user definable.

If you have the documentation that comes with OS-9, read the technical 
reference section. If you don't, go to www.nitros9.org and read the 
documentation there which is under construction.