| Product Feature
| Windows 95
| Windows NT Workstation 4.0
|
| System and Peripheral Requirements and Support
| | |
- Runs MS-DOS device drivers
| Yes |
No |
- Runs Win16 device drivers
| Yes |
No |
- Recommended RAM for running multiple applications
| 8-16MB
| 16-32MB
|
- Typical disk space requirement
| 40MB |
90MB |
- Runs on PowerPC, MIPS, and DEC Alpha AXP-based RISC systems
| No |
Yes |
- Supports multiprocessor configurations for scaleable performance without changing operating system or applications
| No |
Yes |
| Application Support
| | |
- Win32 API for application development, OLE™ for linking data across applications
| Yes |
Yes |
- Preemptive multitasking of Win32 applications
| Yes |
Yes |
|
| Yes |
Yes |
- Multimedia API's (DibEngine, Direct Draw, DirectSound, Direct Input, Reality Lab 3D graphics libraries)
| Yes |
Direct Draw and DirectSound
Others: 1997
|
|
| No.
In Future Release
| Yes |
- OpenGL graphics libraries for 3D graphics
| In Service Pack 1
| Yes |
|
| Greatly expanded
| Unlimited
|
|
| Yes |
most |
- Runs IBM Presentation Manager (through 1.3) & POSIX 1003.1 applications
| No |
Yes |
| Application and Data Protection
| | |
- Preemptive multitasking for Win16 applications
| No |
Yes |
- System completely protected from errant Win16 and Win32 applications
| No |
Yes |
- NTFS file system provides complete protection of files on a stand-alone system (Files, folders, and applications can be made "invisible” to specific users)
| No |
Yes |
- Has automatic recovery from a system failure
| No |
Yes |
| Ease of Use
| | |
- Auto-detection and configuration of hardware during installation
| Yes |
Yes |
- Next-generation Windows User Interface
| Yes |
Yes |
- Plug and Play technology that lets you add hardware automatically and dynamically reconfigure the system
| Yes |
1997 Release
|
| Connectivity
| | |
- LAN connectivity and peer-to-peer networking, with all popular protocols including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, DLC and NetBEUI
| Yes |
Yes |
- Open networking architecture provides choice of clients, transports and drivers and extensibility for support of third party networking applications
| Yes |
Yes |
- Built-in Remote Access services
| Yes |
Yes |
- Built-in universal inbox providing email and fax
| Yes |
Yes |
- Built-in Microsoft Network (MSN) client software
| Yes |
Delivered separately post 4.0 Release
|
| Manageability
| | |
- Open system management architecture provides infrastructure for third party system management solutions
| Yes |
Yes |
- Supports existing and emerging system management standards (SNMP, DMI)
| Yes |
Yes |
- System Policies to provide centralized control over desktop configuration
| Yes |
Yes |
- User profiles to provide consistent configuration for roving users or different users sharing a single system
| Yes |
Yes |
- Remote monitoring of system performance
| Yes |
Yes |
| System and Peripheral Support
| | |
- Fully exploits 386DX, 486, and Pentium platforms
| Yes |
No 386 Support
|
|
| Yes (for VFAT file system)
| Yes (for NTFS file system)
|
- Dynamic PCMCIA support (don't have to reboot system to add a device)
| Yes |
Static today, Yes in 1997 Release
|