[ros-kernel] WinNT and VMS similarities

[emild at cs.technion.ac.il]

Quoting Steven Edwards <steven_ed4153 at yahoo.com>:

> --- "KJK::Hyperion" <noog at libero.it> wrote:
> > "learned" too much from their previous experience on VMS. It makes
> > sense: 
> > Windows NT 3.1 through 4 for Alpha AXP were 32-bit systems, very out
> > of 
> > place considering the AXP was natively 64-bit (i.e. not a 32-bit
> > system 
> > later extended) 
> 
> Not really. x86, MIPS and PowerPC all supported 32bit and little
> endianess so it just saved them time to not make a full 64bit port. I
> think the PowerPC could even do both big and little endian math.

Actually Windows NT was first targeted to i860, an ill-fated RISC processor from
Intel, before moving to DEC alpha. See the following site for details:

http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winserver2k3_gold1.asp




> 
> Thanks
> Steven
> 
> 
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