[Info-vax] Whither VMS?

[Bob Eager]

On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:59:33 +0100, ChrisQ wrote:

> Bob Eager wrote:
>> Not true. We had access to the NT source code, and I think it's still
>> around somewhere.
>> 
>> Not that I thought much of the quality...
>> 
> Not a windows apologist, but by the time they got all the service packs
> sorted out and bug free drivers, NT 4 was quite robust and would run
> essentially for ever. I only moved from Nt 4 for one of my software dev
> boxes because some apps needed w2k minimum. Not for any reliability
> issues.

By 'quality', I meant well written, i.e. properly laid out, commented, 
maintainable. It works OK!

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