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> if all people know about are Unix-like systems (and the not too different Microsoft Windows) UNIX and Windows (VMS) are fundamentally different on just about
by trentnelson 11y ago
> if all people know about are Unix-like systems (and the not too different Microsoft Windows)
UNIX and Windows (VMS) are fundamentally different on just about every level. (Some more recent notes: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/framework-benchmarks/vtTvwpTeznI https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/framework-benchmarks...)
- DonaldFisk 11y agoExcept presumably things like hierarchical file systems and access based around permissions, non-atomic system calls, and very similar graphical user interfaces. The differences between the other systems I mentioned (ITS, Genera, EROS) and Unix are even more striking.