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No, I linked to Windows NT 3.1. The history here is important. It supported DEC alpha, hence the post.
by jmward01 9mo ago
No, I linked to Windows NT 3.1. The history here is important. It supported DEC alpha, hence the post.
- hnlmorg 9mo agoExcept NT 3.1 is still NT and NT didn’t “invent” the 3.1 design. They modelled it after Windows 3.1 (though technically Windows 3.0) and named NT as NT 3.1 for brand familiarity. So NT 3.1 != Windows 3.1 As you said “history here is important”.
- jmward01 9mo agoI'm not sure what you think I was implying with my post? The history I was pointing out was Windows NT 3.1 supported the DEC alpha processor (3.1 was marketing and implied the UI was similar to windows 3.x, which it was). This was a connection between DEC and windows that I thought was interesting and not the subject of the post, but in some interesting ways ties the two together. DEC did many things for a very long time like make machines, operating systems and processors [1] and is likely good fodder for a top level HN post in its own right. I remember dreaming about running a DEC NT3.1 machine when I heard about it. I had a friend in the AF who showed me the install disks for NT 3.1, a double stack of 1.44mb 3.5" disks. It must have taken hours to install. Anyways, that is the linkage. Take a look. It is fun history. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Equipment_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Equipment_Corporation
- hnlmorg 9mo agoI'm old enough to have lived it. :)
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