This thread is really starting to loose track. Since when did AmigaOS stop being an OS? Sure it doesn't have any resource-tracking or memory-protection, but how does that equate into more work for the processes? It handles scheduling transparently and handles hardware abstraction for the processes. It sure does meet any definition of an OS as long as that definition doesnt require a built-in css capable internet-browser - in other words any serious definition.
If you want a example of a application launcher - take a look at the C64 basic or MS-DOS.
/Patrik
