Excuse ignorance, but what is Windows NT?
max turner
Please excuse this posting as I haven't been able to find any FAQ's
for this group.
If anybody can tell me what the NT stands for or what Windows NT is,
I'd appreciate it. Is it similar to Windows 3.11 or Windows 95 ?
Thanks,
Max
Steven Kollmansberger
it stands for 'New Toy'. Windows NT 3.51 has the same interface as
Windows 3.1, and Windows NT 4.0 has the same interface as Windows 95.
The real difference is in the inside. Windows NT is far better at
multitasking, and much more stable. However, there is a price on
stability. NT does not run DOS programs very well, and also requires a
more powerful system to run as well as 95 or 3.1.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Max
Ernie
max turner wrote:
>
> Please excuse this posting as I haven't been able to find any FAQ's
> for this group.
>
> If anybody can tell me what the NT stands for or what Windows NT is,
> I'd appreciate it. Is it similar to Windows 3.11 or Windows 95 ?
>
>
> Max
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Max,
Windows 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.1 were all aimed at providing a Graphic
User Interface (GUI) for general computer users.
Windows for Workgroups was Microsoft's first attempt to make an GUI
operating environment for the business world - a GUI operating
environment that was also specifically designed to share file between
users.
Windows NT is Microsoft's successor to Windows for Workgroups. Designed
from scratch to avoid all the problems of a DOS/Windows overlay product
like Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT is fully 32-bit, runs ALL
application software and drivers in "Protected Mode", and is
specifically designed to share files with plenty of security and
protection. Windows NT 3.5 was the first product, followed by Windows
NT 3.51, followed by four Service Pack upgrades, and now Windows NT 4.0.
In the meantime, Microsoft has begun to create a better, general user
Windows to replace Windows 3.1. Windows 95 is still a DOS/windows
overlay type of product, and still has plenty of 16 bit code. It still
tolerates "real-mode" software and drivers. It has a fancy Graphic User
Interface (GUI) that does thing "automatically" for the average user.
Windows 95 already has its first full Service Pack.
By the way, Windows NT 4.0 has adopted the Windows 95 GUI.
It is probable that in the future, there will be a single Windows system
that is based upon Windows NT. Perhaps a no-file-share system to replace
Windows 95, a local-file-share system to replace Windows NT Workstation,
and a full file-server system to replace Windows NT Server.
There is a lot more that could be said and a lot of opinions concerning
all this but perhaps this gives you an introduction.
Ernie
Erik Johnson
Close, but not quite...
> Windows NT is Microsoft's successor to Windows for Workgroups. Designed
> from scratch to avoid all the problems of a DOS/Windows overlay product
> like Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT is fully 32-bit, runs ALL
> application software and drivers in "Protected Mode", and is
> specifically designed to share files with plenty of security and
> protection. Windows NT 3.5 was the first product, followed by Windows
> NT 3.51, followed by four Service Pack upgrades, and now Windows NT 4.0.
Window's NT started with 3.1 (can't remember exactly *when*) but
predated
Window's for Workgroups. 3.5 was the first major upgrade (Dec 94) and
had
greatly improved performance and reduced requirements compared to its
predecessor.
-Erik Johnson
er...@phidias.colorado.edu
http://phidias.colorado.edu/vgallery.html
Jim Griffin
It's the devil! Run, Max!
On Sat, 05 Oct 1996 21:42:15 GMT, max turner (ma...@maxt.demon.co.uk)
penned these immortal lines:
: Please excuse this posting as I haven't been able to find any FAQ's
: for this group.
: If anybody can tell me what the NT stands for or what Windows NT is,
: I'd appreciate it. Is it similar to Windows 3.11 or Windows 95 ?
: Thanks,
: Max
--
jgri...@netcom.com
http://members.tripod.com/~trunculo/index
Dennis Miele
Erik Johnson wrote:
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> Close, but not quite...
>
> > Windows NT is Microsoft's successor to Windows for Workgroups.
...and Microsoft LAN Manager
--
Dennis Miele
Project Analyst / Windows NT Administrator
Exxon Research & Engineering
Florham Park , NJ 07932
<< I speak for no one and no one speaks for me >>
Joerg Szepan
ma...@maxt.demon.co.uk (max turner) writes:
> Please excuse this posting as I haven't been able to find any FAQ's
> for this group.
>
> If anybody can tell me what the NT stands for or what Windows NT is,
> I'd appreciate it. Is it similar to Windows 3.11 or Windows 95 ?
for more information!
Electronical greetings....
Joerg
Rob Gough
Ernie wrote:
>
<snip>
> protection. Windows NT 3.5 was the first product, followed by Windows
> NT 3.51, followed by four Service Pack upgrades, and now Windows NT 4.0.
<snip>
Actually, the first release of NT was version 3.1, build 311(?) which
was followed almost immediately with a service pack and second build of
326, to allow NT to interact with Novell networks properly.
Rob
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All opinions, expressed or implied, are mine, and mine alone.
Ken
Jim Griffin wrote:
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> It's the devil! Run, Max!
>
Or to be more specific, NT Hell
> On Sat, 05 Oct 1996 21:42:15 GMT, max turner (ma...@maxt.demon.co.uk)
> penned these immortal lines:
> : Please excuse this posting as I haven't been able to find any FAQ's
> : for this group.
>
> : If anybody can tell me what the NT stands for or what Windows NT is,
> : I'd appreciate it. Is it similar to Windows 3.11 or Windows 95 ?
>
Georges Vivier
Good Work Ernie!!!
These kind of answers to newbies rpove without a doubt that the newsgroup
world is still a good place to start learning about new stuff without
risking getting flamed by a hord of teenage mutant flamers!!!
keep on the good work!!!
--
ludwig
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