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Windows NT was not a fresh new design but a direct evolution of VMS, which had it's own history independent of Unix. That it steered clear of Unix's shortcoming
by speed_spread 4y ago
Windows NT was not a fresh new design but a direct evolution of VMS, which had it's own history independent of Unix. That it steered clear of Unix's shortcomings is a result of a design process that's much less napkin-based and more "engineered" for better and worse.