"Originally, we were targeting NT to
the Intel i860 (code-named 'N-Ten)', a RISC processor that was horribly behind
schedule. Because we didn't have any i860 machines in-house to test on, we used
an i860 simulator. That's why we called it NT, because it worked on the
'N-Ten.'"
-Mark Lucovsky
Distinguished Engineer
Windows
Server Architect
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