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The Register: Linux could pip other OSes to Merced post

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 14, 1999

It was no coincidence that Intel showed off Linux Apache
running on Merced at its recent Developer Forum, although Microsoft
managed to squeeze in with a demo which, unfortunately, ended up
with an error message.

“Information we received just before IDF suggested that teams of
engineers were working flat out to make Win64 run on Intel silicon,
while Linux was performing as sweet as a nut.”

“Linux is doing qell [sic] because HP engineers started to port
the Linux kernel from day one.”

“Again, debugging of Linux is said to be both fast and parallel,
because of the large number of people involved.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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