Windows NT 3.5

Windows NT 3.5
A version of the Windows NT operating system

Screenshot of Windows NT 3.5
Developer Microsoft
Source model Closed source
Released to
manufacturing		 September 21, 1994 (1994-09-21)
Latest release Service Pack 3 (3.5.807) / June 21, 1995 (1995-06-21)[1]
Platforms IA-32, Alpha, MIPS
Kernel type Hybrid
License Commercial proprietary software
Preceded by Windows NT 3.1 (1993)
Succeeded by Windows NT 3.51 (1995)
Support status
Unsupported as of December 31, 2001

Windows NT 3.5 is an operating system developed by Microsoft, released on September 21, 1994. It is the second release of Windows NT.[2]

One of the primary goals during Windows NT 3.5 development was to improve the operating system's performance. As a result, the project was codenamed "Daytona" in reference to the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.[3]

Features

Windows NT 3.5 comes in two editions: NT Workstation and NT Server. They respectively replace NT and NT Advanced Server editions of Windows NT 3.1.[4] The Workstation edition allows only 10 concurrent clients to access the file server and does not support Mac clients.[5]

Windows NT 3.5 includes integrated Winsock and TCP/IP support.[6] (Its predecessor, Windows NT 3.1, only includes an incomplete implementation of TCP/IP based on the AT&T UNIX System V "STREAMS" API.) TCP/IP and IPX/SPX stacks in Windows NT 3.5 are rewritten.[7] NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) support as a compatibility layer for TCP/IP was introduced as also the Microsoft DHCP and WINS clients and DHCP and WINS servers.[8][9]

Windows NT 3.5 can share files through FTP and printers through LPR. It can act as a Gopher, Web or WAIS server[10] and includes Remote Access Service for remote dial-up modem access to LAN services using either SLIP or PPP protocols.[11] Windows NT 3.5 Resource Kit includes the first implementation of Microsoft DNS.[12]

Other new features in Windows NT 3.5 include the ability to use names of up to 255 characters for computer files, Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) version 2.0 and support for I/O completion ports.[13] It featured a new startup screen. The interface was updated to be consistent with the Windows for Workgroups 3. It shows performance improvements and requires less memory than Windows NT 3.1.[2]

Limitations

Windows NT 3.5 has no drivers for PCMCIA adapter cards; thus it was unfit for use on laptops.[10]

Windows NT 3.5 refuses to install on a processor newer than the original Pentium.[14] Windows NT 3.51 fixed this. However, modifying files on the installation CD allows it to install.[2]

Reception

In July 1995, Windows NT 3.5 with Service Pack 3 was rated by the National Security Agency as complying with Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC) C2 criteria.[15]

References

  1. ↑ http://blogs.technet.com/mrsnrub/archive/2009/08/04/windows-nt-history.aspx
  2. 1 2 3 "Microsoft Windows NT 3.5". Old Computer Museum. Old Computer Museum. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Mark E. Russinovich; David A. Solomon (8 December 2004). Microsoft Windows Internals (4th ed.). Microsoft. ISBN 978-0-7356-1917-3. Retrieved 4 September 2009. 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.
  4. ↑ "Microsoft Windows NT 3.5". Old Computer Museum. Old Computer Museum. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 Server". Old Computer Museum. Old Computer Museum. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "TCP/IP in Windows NT 3.5". Yale.edu. Yale University. 9 April 1995. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  7. ↑ How to Optimize Windows NT to Run Over Slow WAN Links w/TCP/IP
  8. ↑ "TCP/IP in Windows NT 3.5". Yale.edu. Yale University. 9 April 1995. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  9. ↑ DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Basics
  10. 1 2 "TCP/IP in Windows NT 3.5". Yale.edu. Yale University. 9 April 1995. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Files Needed to Set Up Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 RAS". Microsoft. Microsoft. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  12. ↑ DNSSETUP.EXE for Beta DNS Service included in ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/reskit/nt35/i386/i386.exe
  13. ↑ Inside I/O Completion Ports: Sysinternals
  14. ↑ "Windows NT 3.5 Setup and the Pentium Pro Processor". Microsoft. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  15. ↑ "Windows NT Server 4.0 - Maintain - Revision 1.1". Microsoft. 1998. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
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