Re: ON Topic: Ada for CP/M

["Marin David Condic" <dont.bother.mcondic.auntie.spam@[acm.org>]

Maybe more like Unix in drag. :-)

Still, NT was developed by ex-DEC guys who had been key players in VMS, so
it isn't surprising that it has a lot in common with VMS. Its been noted
before that WNT is VMS++ - possibly no accident. Also, I've heard
accusations here that VMS code was pirated in the process - doubt that was
ever substantiated. Its not a VMS clone, but it does share lots of similar
features and in my mind that started qualifying it as a "Real OS"

But then none of us VMS Bigots will likely be happy with anything else until
it looks and works exactly like VMS. :-)

You know you're a VMS bigot when:

You think case sensitivity is some ones idea of an April Fools joke

You keep trying to use the EDT keypad in Word.

You know why the SHOW SYSTEM display had to have the "system uptime"
field increased beyond 999 days.

etc. etc. etc.


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"Jeffrey Carter" <jrcarter@acm.org> wrote in message
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>
> Interesting. I know more than one person whose reactions were "Wow! UNIX
> in disguise...".
>