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> I think it's well-known that Windows NT took a lot of ideas from VMS. Has the old theory that "Windows NT" aka "WNT" = "VMS + 1" ever been proved or disprove
by evilotto 8y ago
> I think it's well-known that Windows NT took a lot of ideas from VMS.
Has the old theory that "Windows NT" aka "WNT" = "VMS + 1" ever been proved or disproved?
- fredoralive 8y agoThe fact it was called "NT OS/2" before Windows NT seems to indicate it was a happy accident. (https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_742559 https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nma... the Smithsonian has early design docs with the original name on the spine).