FOSSIL
For other uses of the term, see
Fossil (disambiguation) FOSSIL is a standard for allowing
serial communication for
telecommunications programs under the
DOS operating system. FOSSIL is an acronym for Fido Opus Seadog Standard Interface Layer.A "FOSSIL" driver is simply a communications
device driver. They exist because in the early days of
Fidonet, computer hardware was very diverse and there were no standards on how
software was to communicate with the serial interface hardware. Initial development of
FidoBBS only worked on a specific type of machine. Before FidoBBS could start spreading, it was seen that a uniform method of communicating with serial interface hardware was needed if the software was going to be used on other machines. This need was also apparent for other communications based software. The FOSSIL specification was born so as to provide this uniform method. Software using the FOSSIL standard could communicate using the same interrupt functions no matter what hardware it was running on.
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Fossil
Fossils (from
Latin fossus, literally "having been dug up") are the
mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous (fossil-containing)
rock formations and
sedimentary layers (
strata) is known as the fossil record. The study of fossils across
geological time, how they were formed, and the
evolutionary relationships between
taxa (
phylogeny) are some of the most important functions of the science of
paleontology.
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Fossile
Un fossile (dérivé du substantif du verbe
latin fodere : fossile, littéralement « qui est fouillé ») est le reste (coquille, os, dent, graine, feuilles...) ou le simple moulage d'un animal ou d'un végétal conservé dans une roche sédimentaire. Les fossiles et les processus de fossilisation sont étudiés principalement dans le cadre de la
paléontologie.
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Fossile
Il termine fossile (dal
latino fodere, scavare) in
paleontologia abitualmente viene usato per indicare resti integri o parziali di organismi un tempo viventi, più in generale viene usato per una qualsiasi testimonianza di
vita geologicamente passata (antecedente all'epoca attuale) quali
uova, evidenze di attività' vitale (orme, tane, tracce legate all'alimentazione,
coproliti ecc.).
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