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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 19:41:36 -0400
From: Ian Viemeister <ian AT viemeister DOT com>
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To: leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au
CC: Henrik Abelsson <henrik AT mailbox DOT calypso DOT net>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: TCP/IP scockets in Win95 - Working
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Leath Muller wrote:
> > The only difference between NT 4 Server and WS is 2 settings in the registry.
> > They have exactly the same kernel.

"Same kernel" does NOT mean "identical system"
 
> Well, thats _supposed_ to be, but I can tell you right now, stuff works
> under server that doesn't work under WS, and stuff works under WS that
> doesn't work under server...maybe its how I install each of them, I
> don't know, it just happens!!! :)  Also, app's seem to multitask
> differently under server, as if it has a different time slice for each
> thread...buggers me, I gave up on it... :)

Yes, NT server has been tuned to give longer time-slices to apps, 
as well as allowing for larger intial physical memory allocations. 
NT workstation, on the other hand, give shorter timeslices to apps, 
allowing for better responsiveness for interactive use (your foreground 
programs will respond better to typing, clicking, ....).
Also, for running DOS and Win 3.1 apps, NT workstation pre-loads the 
WOW (Windows on Windows) layer, for faster startup, whereas NT server 
only starts it up the when the first dos/win3.1 app is started.

(Not only this, but remember, "changing two settings in the registry" 
does not magically add all of the addtional services, like WINS, DNS, 
DHCP, etc... that NT server includes)

Ian Viemeister
ian AT viemeister DOT com
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