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It also took Microsoft almost 10 years and millions of man hours to get NT to a stable state, iron out comaptibility and performance issues before they eventual
by nonane 16y ago
It also took Microsoft almost 10 years and millions of man hours to get NT to a stable state, iron out comaptibility and performance issues before they eventually replaced 95 with XP. It was a huge undertaking - probably not something a startup can afford. IIRC Microsoft had a completely separate team working on Win NT initially, lead by David Cutler.
edit: fixed 'not something a startup can't afford' -> 'not something a startup can afford'
- pjkundert 16y ago... and I still can't wait for asynchronous I/O events on both a socket and the console...
- Splines 16y ago> IIRC Microsoft had a completely separate team working on Win NT initially, lead by David Cutler. If you're interested in this, I highly suggest you read "Show Stopper!". It provides some interesting insights into Microsoft's early days with NT. http://www.amazon.com/Show-Stopper-Breakneck-Generation-Microsoft/dp/0029356717 http://www.amazon.com/Show-Stopper-Breakneck-Generation-Micr...