<Would it be possible to have a control chip and a OS chip? You've got th <control chip, which contains address information on the OS chip, as well <other EXTREMELY basic ssytem info. Then you've got the OS chip, which <contains the OS. Because of the control chip, it could be as large as yo <wanted it. Check out the IRMX-86 and the 8213x chips... beenthere done that about 12-14 years ago. However in real life OS is software and control is CPU so that logical partition is the norm for most CPUs. It's generally in RAM but as noted there are plenty with bom based kernals and OSs. Allison