Windows NT 3.5

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Windows NT 3.5

Windows NT 3.5 banner
Website:	N/A
Company/ developer:	Microsoft
OS family:	Windows NT
Source model:	Closed source
Latest stable release:	3.50.807 SP3 / June 21, 1995
Kernel type:	Hybrid kernel
License:	Microsoft EULA
Working state:	Unsupported as of December 31, 2000

Windows NT 3.5 (originally codenamed Daytona) is the second release of Microsoft's Windows NT line of operating systems, and was released on September 21, 1994.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Trivia 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Overview

This is the first Windows NT to adopt the names Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server for its editions. The editions of the previous Windows NT release, Windows NT 3.1, were named Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server. The screenshot shown is for the Windows NT Workstation release.

The new key features in Windows NT 3.5 included the new startup screen, no longer being a black DOS box lookalike and the interface was changed to the same as that for the Windows for Workgroups 3.xx series to maintain consistency between these two operating systems. It also included far better Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) support and was more efficient - performance was higher and it required less memory.

In July 1995, Windows NT 3.5 with Service Pack 3 was rated by the National Security Agency as complying with TCSEC C2 criteria^[1].

[edit] Trivia

• One of the primary goals during NT 3.5's development was to increase the speed of the operating system; as a result, the project was given the codename "Daytona" in reference to the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida^[2].
• The x86 version of Windows NT 3.5 will not work on a processor newer than the original Pentium (P5 core). Pentium Pro, Pentium II, and later processors are not supported.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ EPL Entry CSC-EPL-95/003. National Computer Security Center (July 31, 1995). Retrieved on 2006-05-22.
2. ^ Russinovich, Mark, David Solomon (2005). Microsoft Windows Internals, 4th edition, Microsoft Press, pg. xx. ISBN 0-7356-1917-4. “The first release of Windows NT was larger and slower than expected, so the next major push was a project called Daytona, named after the speedway in Florida. The main goals for this release were to reduce the size of the system, increase the speed of the system, and, of course, to make it more reliable.”
3. ^ Windows NT 3.5 Setup and the Pentium Pro Processor. Microsoft (November 4, 2003). Retrieved on 2006-07-03.

[edit] External links

• GUIdebook: Windows NT 3.51 Gallery – A website dedicated to preserving and showcasing Graphical User Interfaces