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		filereaper on June 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How the Windows Subsystem for Linux Redirects Sysc... Since we're going into the history of Windows NT, VMS and Dave Cutler. I'd like to highlight this classic book on the history of all three of the above[1] It follows the same line of narrative as The Soul of a New Machine [1] https://www.amazon.com/Showstopper-Breakneck-Windows-Generat...

trentnelson on June 9, 2016 [–]

I freaking love Showstopper! Such a great book. It's probably the most information available on David Cutler anywhere.

The author also e-mailed me saying thanks when I tweeted him how much I liked the book, which I thought was super nice.

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