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RE: X Box/Leopard/Ace



>> > On the contrart, it runs an embedded version of NT.
>> > Think about it - _something_ has to do the disk access stuff,
 read
>> > the DVD drive, power up and run the main menu screen.
>> > That is the operating system at work - and it is NT!
>>
>> If we are going to be accurate, it runs a cut down version of
Windows
>> 2000.
>
> Look at
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/steve/2001/02-06devcon.asp
and
> search for 'xbox'.
> Mr Ballmer seems to think it is embedded NT - and he should know :-)

What would Ballmer know? :) Have you seen some of his recent performances?
OK, Win2K is based on NT, but NT doesn't do USB/DX8/etc. so it's really
Win2K, all be it a really stripped down version.







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