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From: elee969@rosie.uh.edu (Brown, William J.)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Questions about Windows NT.  Help!
Keywords: Windows NT, unix, sun sparc
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Date: 19 Apr 93 22:24:00 GMT
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In article <1993Apr19.154349.10382@cfmu.eurocontrol.be>, rajiev@cfmu.eurocontrol.be (Rajiev Gupta) writes...
>In article <C562Cq.FC7@ms.uky.edu> shan@ms.uky.edu (Minghua SHAN) writes:
>>
   ...stuff deleted
>>
>>1. Does Windows NT run on Sun Sparc Server 490?
>>2. If the answer to question 1 is yes, does it run unix applications
>>   (such as SAS for unix).
>>3. Is Windows NT a multiuser OS?
>>4. When will Windows NT be released?
>>5. Is there any telephone number that I can call and get more
>>   info on Win NT?
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>Minghua Shan
> 
>As far as I have read WIN NT will be supported on Intel, DEC ALPHA and the MIPS R4000
>series of processors only. I do remember though reading a rumour about Sparc support
>sometime in the future. I am not sure what you mean by running "unix applications".
>You would have to have SAS for WIN NT (or maybe SAS for WIN16 etc). I have read 
>that MS will anounce avalaibility of WIN NT by end of May 93 (Comdex Spring). Hope
>this helps.
> 
>Rajiev Gupta
> 
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According to the April issue of PC Magazine (pg. 139), and I quote,

"Eventually, Windows NT is likely to be ported to every successful RISC
architecture.  PowerPC and HP's PA-RISC are the two most likely candidates,
with SPARC somewhat less likely because of Sun's relatively strong UNIX
software base."

later
bill
