[Info-vax] Dave Cutler, Prism, DEC, Microsoft, etc.

[Michael Kraemer]

Arne Vajhøj schrieb:
> Michael Kraemer wrote:
>>
>> It still was DECs IP, and it was used to create
>> one of VMS' fiercest competitors.
> 
> But would its non-usage have had much impact?
> 
> Unix, OS/400, Linux seems to have worked out fine
> without it.

Inspecting other OSs from outside is one thing,
but having a competitors' chief developer
on board, together with source code and
implementation details, gives a much better
head start.