From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,85034d1ac78a66eb X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-03-14 00:35:30 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!btnet-peer1!btnet-peer0!btnet!psiuk-p2!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada Operating System Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 18:51:15 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <3c77b476.322111671@news.cis.dfn.de> <3C88E0D1.89161C16@despammed.com> <3C8EAFF7.B6CFF9A6@flash.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1016063476 6346 136.170.200.133 (13 Mar 2002 23:51:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 13 Mar 2002 23:51:16 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:21199 Date: 2002-03-13T23:51:16+00:00 List-Id: "Pam Kelly" wrote in message news:a6okko$dvr$1@knossos.btinternet.com... > > Free Windows would attract a lot of attention from Bill's lawyers, so it's > not really a contender, but I also think there'd be a lot of suspicion > amongst the general run of users. It's not the techie's choice. > Now a Windows work-alike written in Ada would be interesting. However, the way it would get crushed is by Microsoft constantly changing the "reference copy" so that you're forever playing catch-up. Hence, I'd still think that it would be wise to do something new. Using the basic architecture of Windows as a model, wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing - you'd just have to be ready and willing to go your own way when you find a better (or just more Ada-ish) way of doing it. > ps. am I right in thinking that a VMS man was the brains behind NT ? > My recollection was that the head dude was hired away from DEC and that he brought with him key people from the VMS project. That's why underneat the hood, Windows has a lot of similarity to VMS. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/