Comment Re:Wouldn't it be funny... (Score 2, Informative) 234
WinNT is a derivative of VMS if you look at the kernel internals:
* Packet-driven I/O subsystem
* Delayed Procedure Calls
* Asynchronous Procedure Calls
* The security model at the lowest level
* The object manager (although it was somewhat non-formal in VMS)
I mean, if you've ever programmed both systems at the kernel level you would be pretty shocked how similar they are. I mean, WNT feels like a more modern VMS with some things new and some things removed (sadly, like the amazing VMS cluster support).
The kernel of NT really is very VMS-like. Its not a bad kernel at all, either. Just because the crap M$ piles on top of it is utter shit doesn't mean that the underlaying kernel isn't of very high quality.
* Packet-driven I/O subsystem
* Delayed Procedure Calls
* Asynchronous Procedure Calls
* The security model at the lowest level
* The object manager (although it was somewhat non-formal in VMS)
I mean, if you've ever programmed both systems at the kernel level you would be pretty shocked how similar they are. I mean, WNT feels like a more modern VMS with some things new and some things removed (sadly, like the amazing VMS cluster support).
The kernel of NT really is very VMS-like. Its not a bad kernel at all, either. Just because the crap M$ piles on top of it is utter shit doesn't mean that the underlaying kernel isn't of very high quality.
