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Article #54Re: Definitive list of PDP processors and their differences ?clo
From: coleve
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 22:12
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 22:12
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In article <1992Apr6.080119.1@ptavv.llnl.gov>, oberman@ptavv.llnl.gov writes: > In article <702562807.F00001@blkcat.UUCP>, Paul.Robinson@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Paul Robinson) writes: >> >> I didn't know he also developed RSX too. I heard he went to work >> for Microsoft on Windows/NT. Interesting what you can learn around >> here. > > Amazing what you can learn that is not correct! RSX pre-dates Dave Cutler by > quite a bit. He was largely responsible for the "M" implementation of RSX and > was the top designer for VAX/VMS and now is at Microsoft. > Humm. The folklore I learned (way back before VAXes were invented) was that Dave Cutler wrote the first version of RSX during his lunch hours while he worked for Dow Chemical. Then DEC bought RSX and hired him. This was supposedly the source of RSX-11C (which I have actually used!) before RSX11-D, before RSX11M, M+ and IAS. Of course, maybe I heard - or remembered - wrong. -- -- Vern Cole -- Systems Manager -- Utah Valley Community College --
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Newsgroups: comp.org.decus Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!hellgate.utah.edu!fcom.cc.utah.edu!cc.uvcc.edu!coleve From: coleve@cc.uvcc.edu Subject: Re: Definitive list of PDP processors and their differences ?clo Message-ID: <1992Apr8.151206.1@cc.uvcc.edu> Lines: 20 Sender: news@fcom.cc.utah.edu Organization: Utah Valley Communtiy College References: <702562807.F00001@blkcat.UUCP> <1992Apr6.080119.1@ptavv.llnl.gov> Date: 8 Apr 92 15:12:06 -0700