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- From: spexet@math.lsa.umich.edu (D. Robert Spexet II)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: Re: NT Destined to Succeed??
- Date: 7 Jan 1993 06:26:12 GMT
- Organization: University of Michigan, Mathematics Department, Ann Arbor
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- References: <1993Jan05.075016.28032@microsoft.com> <1993Jan5.234912.7841@midway.uchicago.edu> <1993Jan06.223236.11604@microsoft.com>
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- In article <1993Jan06.223236.11604@microsoft.com> philipla@microsoft.com (Phil Lafornara) writes:
- > Because it's false. Windows NT _does_ run in 8 megs - it
- >just didn't do so for Steve when he tried it.
-
- Then in Steve's case, your statement is a falsehood, and you should clarify
- it as such.
-
- >>If his own personal experience was such that NT didn't run with
- >>8 megs of memory, the above statement is not *false* and certainly
- >>not *blatantly false* as you think.
- >
- > Of course it is false. All it takes is one counterexample.
- >I've _seen_ Windows NT running in 8MB.
-
- Perhaps we should clarify our terminology here. 8 megabytes, unfortunately,
- means many things to many people. Not all machines have 8192K free. Some have
- a few more kilobytes available, and some have slightly less.
-
- When you say "Windows NT will run in 8 megabytes", perhaps you could state
- more specifically how much this is, and how strict the requirement is. Does
- "8 megabytes" mean 8192K, or does it mean 8192+256K? Will NT run in slightly
- less than 8192K, or does it require 8192K, or even slightly more than 8192K?
-
- This question may be difficult to answer, given the nature of the product in
- its current state of development. In this case, perhaps it would be better
- for you to state what the projected target is.
-
- >Phil Lafornara 1 Microsoft Way
- >philipla@microsoft.com Redmond, WA 98052-6399
- >Note: Microsoft doesn't even _know_ that these are my opinions. So there.
-
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