Which is why Windows NT was multiplatform in 1993.
Developed on Intel i860, then MIPS, and only then on x86, alongside Alpha.
Which is why Windows NT was multiplatform in 1993.
Developed on Intel i860, then MIPS, and only then on x86, alongside Alpha.
Big endian MIPS, no less! At least initially.
I don't think the i860 port lasted very long. IIRC, the performance in context switches was atrocious.