AFAIK, not Linux :) But there are a series of VMS clusters and IBM
mainframes. In fact, if you want to make an argument against Microsoft - as
far as I know there is no Microsoft system that is mission critical.
----Original Message Follows----
From: Smitty <76543a@mpinet.net>
Reply-To: slug@nks.net
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] ms brag implodes!
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 23:40:52 -0400
On Friday 29 June 2001 23:17, you wrote:
> The Nasdaq uses many types of computer systems. How do you know if it
was
> the Microsoft system and not another one?
What other other operating systems do they use? Tell us.
Smitty
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Smitty <76543a@mpinet.net>
> Reply-To: slug@nks.net
> To: slug@nks.net
> Subject: [SLUG] ms brag implodes!
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:26:14 -0400
>
> For those sluggers who follow the daily events:
> Today the computer system used at nasdaq crashed for an hour.
> Recall the advertisements in magazines last year where ms touted
> that home shopping network and nasdaq used windows 2000?
> nasdaq makes money on trade volume and this was a rallying week.
> How much money do you think they lost?
> Smitty
>
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