Re: Windows XP

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From: Jarkko Hietaniemi
Subject: Re: Windows XP
Date: 18:20 on 06 Jul 2006
Aaron J. Grier wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 10:07:17PM +1000, Matt McLeod wrote:
>> Crap drivers on any platform are going to create havoc.
> 
> I've heard the VMS is plenty hateful, but didn't it run device drivers
> in a separate protected context from the core OS and user-space?  ISTR
> that NT 3.5 used a similar technique (thanks Mr. Cutler) but it was
> dropped in NT 4 due to speed issues.

I often wonder how Cutler feels these days, after having seen his design
being raped, mutilated, and tortured by the gnolls of Redmond.  Then
again, he probably got paid well, and he doesn't have to work for HP
these days...



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