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My first operating system project was to build a real-time system called RSX-11M that ran on Digital’s PDP-11 16-bit series of minicomputers. … a multitasking operating system that would run in 32 KB of memory with a hierarchical file system, application swapping, real-time scheduling, and a set of development utilities. The operating system and utilities … Read more
In the summer of 1988, I received an interesting call from Bill Gates at Microsoft. He asked whether I’d like to come over and talk about building a new operating system at Microsoft for personal computers. What Bill had to offer was the opportunity to build another operating system, one that was portable. Dave Cutler
Little did I know that I would be fortunate enough to develop several operating systems in my lifetime; developing one is a rare opportunity for anyone. Dave Cutler
Unix is a junk OS designed by a committee of PhDs. Dave Cutler