A version of the Windows NT operating system | |
Screenshot of Windows NT 3.5
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Developer | Microsoft |
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Source model | Closed source |
Released to manufacturing |
September 21, 1994 |
Latest release | Service Pack 3 (3.5.807) / June 21, 1995 |
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.
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", after the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Windows NT 3.5 comes in two editions: NT Workstation and NT Server. They respectively replace the NT and NT Advanced Server editions of Windows NT 3.1. The Workstation edition allows only 10 concurrent clients to access the file server and does not support Mac clients.
Windows NT 3.5 includes integrated Winsock and TCP/IP support. (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.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.
Windows NT 3.5 can share files via the , and printers through the . It can act as a , HTTP, or WAIS server, and includes Remote Access Service for remote dial-up modem access to LAN services using either or protocols.Windows NT 3.5 Resource Kit includes the first implementation of Microsoft DNS.