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In article <mailman.14.1047506652.308.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>, "Alexandre E. Kopilovitch" <aek@vib.usr.pu.ru> writes:
>>>Am I confused, or was the designer of Windwos confused?
>>
>>You want me to explain why Windows is designed the way it is?
> 
> It seems that convoluted virtual memory policies appeared in VAX VMS,
> and Windows NT inherited (not surprisingly) from there.

The VMS memory management system supports "copy on demand" and pages
not supported by backing store.  Of course it was more limited back
in the days of VMS V1, when Dave Cutler left the project.