Re: Unix vs NT

I agree completely that some software features work only on NT. For instance, you'll never
see anything like the infamous Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) on Solaris or HP-UX servers.

dgallardo_at_my-dejanews.com wrote:

> Windows (non-NT) had non-preemptive "multitasking" so folks in the Unix world
> had a legitimate complaint way-back-when. This is no longer true in NT 4.0.
> NT is as real an OS as Unix, and in some ways is more sophisticated. For
> example, it security model is obviously a generation ahead of Unix (but a bear
> to administer, esp. if it needs to coexist with a Unix environment).
>
> A more legitimate concern is NT's scalability...
>
> In article <37246F3F.43302025_at_spam.com>,
> John <john_at_spam.com> wrote:
> > I'm curious, how does Unix do the multitasking if it isn't using a
> > "time-slicing" method?
> >
> > Allan Kelly wrote:
> >
> > > Unix (including Linux) is a "true" multitasking, multiprocessing operating
> > > system, Windows NT runs multiple processes using a "time-slicing" scheme
> > > that really stinks.
>
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Received on Thu Apr 29 1999 - 13:43:20 CDT