Word: nt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...WINDOWS NT SOFTWARE: Windows NT really is a milestone in that we now have an operating system that is powerful enough to take advantage of the best of personal computers and workstations. But a lot of people sitting in their rec rooms and their kitchens probably don't need...
...Introduced in 1985, Windows makes PCs easier to use by replacing the arcane written commands of DOS with friendly pictorial instructions, called icons. Microsoft has sold more than 25 million copies of Windows, which ranks second only to DOS in total sales. Last month the company launched Windows NT, a program designed to allow office computers to be linked together...
Microsoft introduced its feverishly anticipated and much delayed new Windows NT operating system, which can run expansive networks of personal computers as easily as the original Windows system operates individual...
With both Windows NT and Pentium, the next generation of personal computers will probably be as powerful as today's workstations and mainframes. More important, the combined technology is expected to strengthen Microsoft's and ^ Intel's ever tightening grip on the $100 billion market for desktop computing...
Then there is the possibility that Microsoft and Intel may end up abetting each other's enemies as they move to expand their own options. Intel's newer chips will run competing operating systems, like UNIX, for instance, while Microsoft intends to write versions of its Windows NT for computer chips designed by Intel rivals Digital Equipment and MIPS...