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Re:Why 40-Year Old Tech Is Still Running America's Air Traff... by frik on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @01:54PM (#9139740)
True.

But a bad example. Microsoft uses automatic proofing for their (and third party) device drivers. Windows NT series is very reliable and has one of the best OS designs. The Win32 subsystem and shell comes with a lot of legacy and is a different story.

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Re:Why 40-Year Old Tech Is Still Running America's Air Traff... by viccuad on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @04:12PM (#9140784)
That's a bad example, true. In my defense I have to say that I jumped ship before NT, but I remember how people looked at NT's Blue Screen of Death(™) as if it were a normal thing to have in computers and software.
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