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