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- From: jbone@splat.dell.com (Jeff Bone)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
- Subject: Re: NT / NeXT trivia
- Message-ID: <jbone.716567062@splat>
- Date: 15 Sep 92 14:24:22 GMT
- References: <92Sep10.034631.23074@acs.ucalgary.ca> <1992Sep10.133214.14819@socrates.umd.edu> <prqffd8@zola.esd.sgi.com>
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- portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) writes:
- >
- > I find it interesting that in this thread (and in the
- > other which was comparing NeXTStep to Windows NT), that
- > the same people who were quick to label NT "vaporware"
- > seem to overlook that fact that NS 486 is equally
- > vaporous, even more so since NeXT is not making
- > NS 486 developers kits available for $69.
-
- Ah, but you see, NS486 is but a *port*, whereas NT is something sprung
- full-grown from the frontal lobes of Microsoft. Personally, I trust
- NeXT to port a proven piece of software more than I trust Microsoft to
- write one. ;) Now, if it was a question of MS *buying* a piece of
- software and marketing it... ;) ;)
-
- Point is, sure, nobody's *using* NS486 today, but they *are* using NS
- on Motorola. NS is doing a hell of a lot more production work, today,
- *right now*, than NT will for some time.
-
- jb
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