Microsoft and Intel release NT 5.0 system requirements

Microsoft and Intel have released the first version of their HardwareDesign Guide for Windows NT 5.0, which spells out NT Server system requirements for hardware vendors. Though the release of Windows NT 5.0 isstill several months away, the companies wanted to give hardware vendors achance to start development.

Windows NT Server 5.0 will require at least a 200 MHz Pentium Pro orcomparable processor with at least 256K Level 2 cache (a large cache isrecommended) and 64 MB of RAM. The companies recommend that systems becapable of upgrading to at least 512 MB of RAM. NT 5.0 systems must alsosupport the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI).

No requirements for NT Workstation 5.0 were released, though a Pentium 200with 32 MB of RAM is the expected minimum.