Details of SDK beta release
Brad Hines
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Attention all US SDK customers:
Since there's been lots of discussion about this, I'll make it official. The
October release of the Win32 Preliminary SDK for Windows NT started shipping to
US customers today, 10/21. (Int'l customers: there is usually about a two week
delay due to the fact that we ship first to the subsidiaries and that they in
turn ship to you: contact your local MS office if you need more specific
information.) There are two important things you need to know:
1. This release will be sent to you automatically. 2. We have more than 25,000
updates to ship, and we will be shipping several
thousand each day. We hope to have all the updates shipped by the end of
next week. If you do not receive your update by then I will post a phone #
you can call to check status. Please do not call until then.
This release of the Win32 SDK represents a significant improvement over the
July release. Here is a brief list of the new features for this release. If
you have specific questions, please ask them in the appropriate section on this
forum or on WINNT.
- Improved C++ compiler
- Improved debugging with C++ support
- A preliminary version of Win32s
- Improved online Help
- Tools for source code (call) and API profiling
- Improved porting tool
- Better sample applications
- Documentation is now provided in both PostScript and Write formats
- New file comparison program-WINDIFF.EXE
- POSIX development support
- New UNICODE development support
- Setup toolkit
This version of Windows NT also has significant enhancements relative to the
July release.
- Improved MS-DOS and 16-bit Windows application support
- Performance improvements such as console output and scrolling
- Fully functional Windows NT File System (NTFS)
- Feature complete except for Network DDE, Schedule+, and Mail
- Greater hardware compatibility
- New video support such as high-resolution S3 VGA video support
Good luck on developing great 32-bit Windows applications! I'm off to the DDK
conference, be back on Thurs 10/29.
-Dwight Matheny SDK Product Manager
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Brad Hines
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Rupert Brown
announcement:
1. Netware connectivity
2. TCP/IP Support on Token ring
- Thanks
Rupert
Dave Kolb
In article <1992Oct2...@is.morgan.com>, rup...@is.morgan.com (Rupert Brown) writes:
|> Can anybody from Microsoft comment on two items not mentioned in the
|> announcement:
|>
|> 1. Netware connectivity
|>
I don't think this will come from Microsoft. Will it?
Novell has told me that the WNT Requester will not be available till
the end of the year (not an announcement) and that some folks might
start getting the beta SDK (pretty much requester only) perhaps
beginning in a month (not an announcement).
If anyone knows more I'd like to hear it.
We're looking into Lan Manager on our HP/UX system to see if it is
compatible with the new WNT beta support with TCP/IP transport. Not
sure if WNT will run TCP/IP for LM support.
|> 2. TCP/IP Support on Token ring
|>
|> - Thanks
|>
|> Rupert
I saw no disclaimer and did see a footnote about the IBM adapter but
not sure if TCP/IP was supported or not.
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Alistair Banks
>Can anybody from Microsoft comment on two items not mentioned in the
>announcement:
>
>1. Netware connectivity
Novell sent out a document to their registerred users (or developers, I'm not
sure of the mailing list) asking who wanted their client - I suggest you
contact your local novell person and tell them you want the client as soon
as they release it to anyone...
>2. TCP/IP Support on Token ring
Should work fine now on the TR cards in the compatibility list
-- Alistair