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On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 12:31:06PM -0500, Mark L. Kahnt waxed eloquent and said:
> On Tue, 2003-03-25 at 15:36, Pigeon wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 12:08:40PM -0500, Mark L. Kahnt wrote:
> > > Windows 5 (XP, 2000) is based on the "now" 32-bit ker
On Tue, 2003-03-25 at 15:36, Pigeon wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 12:08:40PM -0500, Mark L. Kahnt wrote:
> > Windows 5 (XP, 2000) is based on the "now" 32-bit kernel (morphed
> > from a mix of Windows 3, OS/2 and Vax code.)
>
> The so-called NT kernel? *Vax* code? Does that mean the jokes
> con
It is a fact that MS hired the VMS architect to design Windows NT.
However, IMHO, it doesn't show. There are so many things that VMS did
right that either don't appear at all in WinNT, or are done wrong.
Just my $0.02USD,
Jeffrey
Quoting Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 12
Thus spake Pigeon:
> The so-called NT kernel? *Vax* code? Does that mean the jokes
> concerning "Windows NT - WNT - one shift along from VMS" have
> some substance? I thought they were based on the cyberspace version of
> a urban legend. (Would that be "cyberpolitan legend"?)
See
http://www.winntm
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