Application Types on Various Hardware Platforms

Windows NT runs on computers with Intel 80386 or higher processors, MIPS, or Digital Alpha AXP processors. The following table shows how Windows NT supports applications of various types on these different hardware platforms.

Table 1.3 Application Compatibility

Processor

Win32

MS-DOS and Windows 3.x

POSIX

OS/2 1.x

Intel x86

Source- compatible

Runs application
in a VDM

Source-compatible

16-bit character-based only

Digital Alpha AXP

Source-compatible

Runs application in 286 emulation

Source-compatible

Not available; can run real-mode applications in MS-DOS subsystem

MIPS R4000

Source-compatible

Runs application in 286 emulation

Source-compatible

Not available; can run real-mode applications in MS-DOS subsystem