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Re: Blue Screen Python

From Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject Re: Blue Screen Python
Date 2012-09-22 13:53 +0100
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On 22/09/2012 12:44, Dave Angel wrote:

>
> Your wording seems to imply that you still think NT was built on some
> earlier MS product.  It was written from scratch by a team recruited
> mostly from outside MS, including the leader, a guy who was I think
> experienced in VMS development.  The names escape me right now.  But
> there were a couple of books, by Helen someone, I think, which helped us
> outsiders understand some of the philosophies of the development.
>

IIRC many of the people involved had VMS experience.  Apparantly M$ 
decided they needed a team who knew something about designing and 
implementing operating systems :)

-- 
Cheers.

Mark Lawrence.

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  Re: Blue Screen Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-22 00:29 +1000
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      Re: Blue Screen Python Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-09-21 18:47 -0400
        Re: Blue Screen Python Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2012-09-22 10:53 +0000
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          Re: Blue Screen Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-22 13:53 +0100
  Re: Blue Screen Python mikcec82 <michele.cecere@gmail.com> - 2012-10-09 00:37 -0700
    Re: Blue Screen Python Philipp Hagemeister <phihag@phihag.de> - 2012-10-09 12:32 +0200
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