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Table of Contents
MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT 3.51 OVERVIEW FOR REVIEWERS ................................................................ 1
ABOUT THE NEW WINDOWS NT PRODUCTS .................................................................................................................. 1
BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................................................ 1
WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION – CUSTOMER PROFILE.................................................................................................... 2
WHAT’S NEW IN WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 3.51................................................................................... 3
OTHER BASE FEATURES OF NT WORKSTATION.......................................................................................... 4
EVALUATING FEATURES OF WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION.................................................................... 5
WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 3.51 FEATURES .............................................................................................................. 5
New Platform Support............................................................................................................................................... 5
Windows 95 Common Controls and Dialogs ............................................................................................................ 5
Improved Device Support.......................................................................................................................................... 5
Delrina WinFax Support ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Improved Video Support ........................................................................................................................................... 6
File Compression on NTFS Partitions ...................................................................................................................... 6
Customizable WinLogon Sequence ........................................................................................................................... 7
BASE FEATURES INTRODUCED WITH WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 3.5 ........................................................................ 7
Installation and Setup ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Improved Performance.............................................................................................................................................. 7
Multiple VDM Support.............................................................................................................................................. 8
OLE 2.0 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
OpenGL 3-D Graphics............................................................................................................................................ 10
Features of OpenGL............................................................................................................................................................... 11
Enhanced Connectivity Features ............................................................................................................................ 11
Integrated NetWare Connectivity........................................................................................................................................... 12
Enhanced TCP/IP Stack......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Other Network Connectivity .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Peer Networking Capabilities................................................................................................................................................. 14
Reliability and Security........................................................................................................................................... 14
Automatic Reboot .................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Account Lockout.................................................................................................................................................................... 15
File System .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
Long Filenames with the FAT File System............................................................................................................................ 15
Additional System/Device Support .......................................................................................................................... 15
Updated Multimedia Drivers.................................................................................................................................................. 15
Plotters and Scanners ............................................................................................................................................................. 15
Type 1 Font Support .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
APPENDIX A ............................................................................................................................................................ 16
WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION AND WINDOWS 95 ....................................................................................................... 16
Windows 95 ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Windows NT Workstation........................................................................................................................................ 16
Shared architecture provides maximum flexibility................................................................................................................. 16
Match the operating system to the task and hardware............................................................................................................ 17
General office tasks................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Remote computing ................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Mission-critical applications .................................................................................................................................................. 17
Sensitive data applications..................................................................................................................................................... 17
Technical tasks....................................................................................................................................................................... 17