On 2009-05-01, Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <gtdhfb$ccq$1@xxxxxxxx>, "DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Windows NT ran on MIPS, PowerPC, Alpha and x86.
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> In fact, it ran on MIPS first. The x86 version was a port. Cutler did
> that on purpose--he knew that x86 would probably be the most popular, so
> made sure they developed it first on something else.
Then they quickly killed them all off.
Sun had more respect for it's "alien" ports than Microsoft did.
Perhaps Microsoft is about to "Sun itself".
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