Re: Unix vs NT

From: <dgallardo_at_my-dejanews.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 14:51:54 GMT
Message-ID: <7g4iu8$r83$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>

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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