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Article #1786Re: harmful effects of gnu software II
From: Bryan Boreham
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 10:33
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 10:33
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In article <1993Jan25.012247.7610@cc.uow.edu.au>, amorton@cc.uow.edu.au (andrew morton) writes: |> tzs@stein.u.washington.edu (Tim Smith) writes: |> |> >UNIX is going to be killed by NT. After reading the latest UnixWorld, I |> >believe that. I didn't before, but the article about Cutler convinces me. |> ... |> |> Perhaps, but if he's such a smart cookie how come he designed an |> OS that will only run on little-endian machines? I have heard this assertion before, but I find it very hard to believe. Would someone like to back it up, e.g. citing the particular casts and unnatural unions that make the code little-endian-only? Bryan Boreham
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Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss From: bryan@alex.com (Bryan Boreham) Return-Path: <news@alex.com> Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!alex.com!bryan Subject: Re: harmful effects of gnu software II Nntp-Posting-Host: felix Organization: Alex Technologies Ltd, London, England References: <C1CD82.4Gt@news2.cis.umn.edu> <1jtm7vINNis9@shelley.u.washington.edu> <1993Jan25.012247.7610@cc.uow.edu.au> Apparently-To: mail2news@demon.co.uk Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 10:33:08 +0000 Message-ID: <1993Jan25.103308.3145@alex.com> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk Lines: 15