Microsoft Windows (Continues.)


 Hardware Supported:

    * Windows 2000: Intel/Cyrix/AMD Pentium
    * Windows NT: Intel/Cyrix/AMD Pentiumw3 (note: Windows NT 3.51 was ported to DEC Alpha, SGI MIPS, and IBM/Motorola PowerPC, but is no longer supportede54; Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition was ported to DEC Alpha, but is no longer supported)
    * Windows 98: Intel/Cyrix/AMD Pentiumw9, 486DX
    * Windows 95: Intel/Cyrix/AMD Pentiumw9, 80486
    * Windows 3.1: Intel 80486, 80386, 80286

Maximum Number of Processors: 8 (Windows 2000 Advanced Server only)

Number of bits: partial 64 for Windows 2000; 32 for Windows NTw43; 24 for Windows 3.1
     
“Digital UNIX continues to dominate the 64-bit arena, leaving HP-UX and IRIX to contest the second position, followed closely by AIX. Solaris and NT trail significantly behind. Support for 64-bit processes [and] for large amounts of physical memory are still missing from NT. NT runs on 64-bit Alpha hardware and offers 64-bit files and file systems but has yet to address the key 64-bit requirement to support large amounts of physical memory for enhancing database performance.” —D.H. Brown Associates

Kernel: proprietary (microkernel in Windows 2000 and Windows XP)

POSIX: partially supported (Windows NT only)

Peripherals: “Many PC peripherals work with NT, many don’t. See the HCL for a list of devices that are certified to work.” —Kristian Elof Sørensen

File Systems Supported:

Windows 2000

    * preferred file system: NTFS (NRWF)
    * file systems read/write: SMB (RW) (see SMB and firewalls)
    * file systems read only and can write through optional software: ISO 9660 (joliet)

Windows NT

    * preferred file system: NTFS (NRWF)
    * file systems read only and can write through optional software: ISO 9660 (joliet)

Windows 98

    * preferred file system: FAT32 (NRWF)
    * file systems can read/write: VFAT (RW), FAT (RW)
    * file systems read only and can write through optional software: ISO 9660 (Rw), ECD (R), CD (Rw), DVD-Video (R), DVD-ROM (R)

Windows 95

    * preferred file system: FAT32 (NRWF), VFAT (NRWF)
    * file systems can read/write: FAT (RW)
    * file systems read only and can write through optional software: ISO 9660 (Rw), ECD (R), CD (Rw)

Windows 3.1

    * preferred file system: FAT (NRWF)

Other Systems Emulated:

Graphics Engine:

Text Command Shell: DOS command line

User Interface (graphic):

Graphic Command Shell: Explorer