Windows NT real name

Well, most people are surprised when they heard that NT in Windows NT DOESNT stand for New Technology. It is just marketing name...

The name was taken from Intel i860 processor - codenamed N-Ten - this processor served as hardware for NT during development. However this was unacceptable because of marketing reasons - that is why they tried to find name that would fit in NT shortcut - and they invented New Technology.

I just wanted to share this information with you.

Published Wed, Dec 21 2005 20:58 by martin

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# re: Windows NT real name

I always like the version that goes that WNT is VMS + 1. I have heard it as many times as the New Technology version.

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:15 PM by Brian Hoyt