17 Nov
2012
17 Nov
'12
4:11 p.m.
On 17/11/12 6:31 PM, David Riley wrote:
On Nov 17, 2012, at 17:53, Toby Thain<toby at
telegraphics.com.au> wrote:
No, I am referring to their software architecture, not the operating system.
--Toby
On 17/11/12 2:23 PM, Jecel Assumpcao Jr. wrote:
Are you saying Linux is more scalable and fault-tolerant than
VMS? Because those may be fightin' words around here. :-)
For me it was PageRank that made all the difference. I remember when
Yes, you are quite right, but you need the endlessly scalable and fault-tolerant
architecture as well. So you could say two paradigm shifts were involved. No wonder Google
won. :)
Of course, I don't recall whether AltaVista ran on VMS or
not.
- Dave