On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 04:47:07AM -0000, Mike Burger wrote:
> Statux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > Well.. it's DOS. Windows runs under DOS.
Er--not really. As of Win9x, DOS is used as the initial program loader,
but by the time Windows is running, it's replaced the DOS with its
own kernel. A most persistent misconception. (Note that this doesn't
make things any better, as far as I can tell...)
> Actually, NT has its roots in OS/2. The very essence of the
> kernel is the OS/2 kernel. At least they held on to
> something from their partnership with IBM in the 80s.
Well, actually, it's more like VMS internally, considering they brought
in the guy who architected that (I ought to remember his name, but I've
had no caffeine yet this AM) to do the revamp of NT. Now if only it was
as plausible an OS as VMS...
--
Dave Ihnat
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