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Reviewer’s Guide Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51 3
What’s New In Windows NT Workstation 3.51
New Features - At A Glance
v3.51 Features Description
Platform support for the
PowerPC
Windows NT 3.51 includes support for the PowerPC architecture. It further
extends the platform independence of Windows NT to the new processor
architecture known as PowerPC Reference Platform (PReP). Developers who
seek the broadest hardware support for their applications will continue to see the
greatest leverage from supporting Windows NT.
Improved PCMCIA support By providing more device drivers for PCMCIA, Windows NT 3.51 offers greater
flexibility for those users with high end laptop/notebook PCs.
Common controls and dialogs
for Windows 95
End-user experience with applications will be similar from either the Windows
NT Workstation or Windows 95 platforms. This version of Windows NT
Workstation offers common controls and dialogs with Windows 95. That is,
when users use functions such as File-Open or File-Save As, the look and feel
will be common with the look and feel of Windows 95. This will reduce end-user
training by ensuring common experience across Windows 95 and Windows NT
Workstation platforms.
16 bit Delrina WinFax support Windows NT Workstation 3.51 supports both of Delrina’s 16 bit fax applications:
WinFax PRO 4.0 and WinFax Lite.
NTFS per File and per Directory
Compression
This feature brings mainstream file compression technology to NTFS, the
Windows NT native file system. Common text-oriented application files show
approximately 50% reduction in size while executables are approximately 40%
smaller than their original size depending on system configuration.
Customizable WinLogon
Sequence
Our Winlogon sequence is now customizable. For instance, rather than the
standard ctrl-alt-del use of Username and Password, the logon sequence may
incorporate a bank’s ATM card and PIN number.