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by ivegotnoaccount 1440 days ago
Wait, wasn't Windows NT ("WNT") a pun on Vax MicroSystems ("VMS") à la "Windows is Better than Vax" since WNT VMS plus 1 at each letter?

That's the story In a always heard.
2 comments
my123 1440 days ago
Both are true. It's a multi-level pun.
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dboreham 1440 days ago
Virtual Memory System
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