Re: Issue 1. [Re: [ros-general] ROS-User-Issues]

[TwoTailedFox]

It was initially supposed to mean "New Technology", but soon after, it
became Just Another Meaningless Acronym.

However... Look at VMS, and WNT. See how the shorthand of Windows NT
is a play on one-upping VMS? :p

On 10/24/05, Kevin Lawton <kepla(a)btinternet.com> wrote:
>   I sometimes wonder if even Microsoft know what NT
> means.
>  Look at the Windows 2000 splash screen - 'based on NT technology'.
>  Translate the 'NT' into 'New Technology' and we get 'based on new
> technology technology'.
>  Not very confidence inspiring, Microsoft.
>  Kevin.
>
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >  From: ros-general-bounces(a)reactos.org
> >  [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of
> >  jwalsh(a)bigpond.net.au
> >  Sent: 24 October 2005 21:13
> >  To: ReactOS General List
> >  Cc: Robert Köpferl
> >  Subject: Re: Issue 1. [Re: [ros-general] ROS-User-Issues]
> >
> >
> >  Sorry guys.
> >  In my preoccupation with separating USER from PROGRAMMER I
> >  stepped into a rather smelly issue of my own making.
> >  However your response is making me aware of a number of issues
> >  which may have lain dormant, simply because nobody "in the know"
> >  would have had (myself included) the courage to ask such a
> >  seemingl silly question..
> >  How many Users would know what NT even means: Afterall Users
> >  don't program or do they?
> >  Cheers and rosuccess
> >  Justin
> >  ---- "Robert Köpferl" <rob(a)koepferl.de> wrote:
> > >   Seems to me like you missed the point (or I did)
> > >
> > >  It's about updates, patches for win98 and their current apps still
> > >  working on win98
> > >
> > >  jwalsh(a)bigpond.net.au wrote:
> > >  > Issue 1
> > >  >
> > >  > Telstra Bigbond has announced that they are following 
> >  Microsofts plan to drop
> >  support for Windows98 fron 17th August
> >  this year.
> > >   > It is clear that Microsoft is no longer
> > > supporting backward 
> >  compatability, only forward.
> > >   > These are two entirely different
> > > Technologies, both at the OS 
> >  and at the File level.
> > >   > If ReactOS policy is to be plug compatibe
> > > with Windows, how 
> >  does ReactOS plan to deal with it?
> > > >  
> > > >  Cheers and rosuccess
> > > >  Justin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  ---- Justin Walsh <justin_2006(a)operamail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >---- Justin Walsh <justin_2006(a)operamail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >>I'm a little confused.
> > > > >
> > > > >Well not anymore.
> > > > >This may not be a Wiki, but I can make it look like one.
> > > > >All I have to do is comply strictly with the ReactOS Code of Conduct.
> > > > >I think ROS-User-Issues or RUI is pretty clear.
> > > > >If you need to talk code then got to:
> > > > >ROS-Programmer-Issues or RPI.
> > > > >We already have Mingw-Msys for those don't just read or talk code,
> > > > >but seriously do it.
> > > > >Kicking off RUI.
> > > > >I recommend taking a look at http://www.pcpitstop.com
> > > > >He has some interesting things to say about Microsoft.
> > > > >Not that I agree entirely with him.
> > > > >
> > > > >Any objections or recomendations are welcome
> > > > >
> > > > >Cheers and rosuccess
> > > > >
> > > > >Justin
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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