Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Path: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!crabapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu!fs7.ece.cmu.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!gatech!darwin.sura.net!sgiblab!wetware!sjsumcs!silver!rick
From: rick@silver.SJSU.EDU (Richard Warner)
Subject: Re: Win NT - what is it???
Message-ID: <rick.734972416@silver>
Sender: news@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (News Administrator)
Nntp-Posting-Host: silver.sjsu.edu
Organization: San Jose State University - Math/CS Dept.
References: <1qkfsmINNhki@uwm.edu> <16APR93.02170289@vax.clarku.edu>
Date: 16 Apr 93 15:00:16 GMT
Lines: 12

rmohns@vax.clarku.edu writes:

>Windows NT is a giant Windows Operating System.  Unline Win3.1, it does not 
>run on top of DOS.  It is its own OS, with (Billy Gates assures us) true 
>multi-tasking/multithreading, meets DOD security specs, will run win3.1 
>programs as well as DOS programs, has multi-processor support, and is
>primarily a Server program.  It's overhead is too high for it to be
>economical for most users.

Correction:  All Billy is promising is that it will run 'most' Windows 3.1
programs and the 'major' DOS programs.  Do not expect everything you
have to run under NT unless all you have are current MS apps.
