History of Microsoft Network O/S

1. Desktop O.S.: DOS, 95, WKS, 98, 2k Prof., XP-Prof.
2. Network O.S.: UNIX, Win NT server 4.0, Win 2000 server, Win 2003 server.

Win NT 3.1 – was introduced in 1993
Win NT 3.5 – was introduced in 1994
Win NT 4.0 – was introduced in 1996
Win NT5.0 was renamed as windows 2000 server.
.NET server was renamed as windows 2003 server

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

Windows 2003 Standard Edition:

Ø1 RAM: Min:128 MB
Ø2 Rec: 256 MB
Ø3 Max. RAM 4 GB
Ø4 Processor: Pentium 550 MHz
Ø5 HDD free space 1.5GB
Ø6 SMP: 4 processors

Windows 2003 Enterprise Editions:

Ø7 RAM: Min:128 MB
Ø8 Rec: 256 MB
Ø9 Max. RAM 16 GB
Ø10 Processor: Pentium 733MHz
Ø11 HDD free space 1.5GB
Ø12 SMP:16 processors


Windows 2003 Web Edition:

Ø13 RAM: Min:128 MB
Ø14 Rec: 256 MB
Ø15 Max. RAM 2 GB
Ø16 Processor: Pentium 550 MHz
Ø17 HDD free space 1.5GB
Ø18 SMP: 2 processors

Windows 2003 Data Center Edition:

Ø19 RAM: Min: 1GB
Ø20 Rec: 2GB
Ø21 Max. RAM 64 GB
Ø22 Processor: Pentium 733MHz
Ø23 HDD free space 1.5GB
Ø24 SMP: 64 processors