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: 103376,345c9fcf5a67a99f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-31 20:40:47 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!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: ON Topic: Ada for CP/M Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 14:31:36 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <3CED2E66.DD15C13D@despammed.com> <2TvH8.1710$Np5.1619@nwrddc01.gnilink.net> <3CEEA2C6.883EC224@sympatico.ca> <5ee5b646.0205250319.324e9ff8@posting.google.com> <5ee5b646.0205251457.788ad9b6@posting.google.com> <11ygPOFJtduS@eisner.encompasserve.org> <3CF575B0.CD59AC6C@san.rr.com> <3CF7BE9A.A9B0F04@acm.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1022869899 11080 136.170.200.133 (31 May 2002 18:31:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 31 May 2002 18:31:39 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:25140 Date: 2002-05-31T18:31:39+00:00 List-Id: 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. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com "Jeffrey Carter" wrote in message news:3CF7BE9A.A9B0F04@acm.org... > > Interesting. I know more than one person whose reactions were "Wow! UNIX > in disguise...". >