On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 05:06:49PM -0400, Scott Courtney wrote:
Could it be that my old theory was right all along?
NT == "Network Trouble"
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I actually know why Windows NT is called that ! It is not Windows New Technology, as is widely thought. The designer of NT was the same hombre that designed DEC's VMS O/S, WNT is simply the next alphabetical progression from VMS V+1 = W M+1 = N S+1 + T Da-da ! -- Regards Cliff
Quoting Cliff Sarginson
On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 05:06:49PM -0400, Scott Courtney wrote:
Could it be that my old theory was right all along?
NT == "Network Trouble"
Nope... NT = Neanderthal Technology See this link... http://www.jon.fl.net.au/humor/html/ntserver.html
On Wednesday 10 October 2001 01:19 am, Cliff Sarginson wrote:
On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 05:06:49PM -0400, Scott Courtney wrote:
Could it be that my old theory was right all along?
NT == "Network Trouble"
<grin>
I actually know why Windows NT is called that ! It is not Windows New Technology, as is widely thought. The designer of NT was the same hombre that designed DEC's VMS O/S, WNT is simply the next alphabetical progression from VMS V+1 = W M+1 = N S+1 + T
Da-da !
Clever! So Micros~1 actually *did* innovate something, just once. By the way, the "hombre" of whom you speak is Dave Cutler, if I recall correctly. NT: Network Trouble Never Tested Needs Transputers Non Trustworthy Newbies' Toy Not Today, Not Tomorrow Nice Try -- Next Time No Thanks! -- -----------------------+------------------------------------------------------ Scott Courtney | "I don't mind Microsoft making money. I mind them courtney@4th.com | having a bad operating system." -- Linus Torvalds http://www.4th.com/ | ("The Rebel Code," NY Times, 21 February 1999)
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Cliff Sarginson
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jon@fl.net.au
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Scott Courtney