What's Right About NT 4.0
- A new user interface (UI) that will make Windows 95 users feel right at
home
- A Domain Name System (DNS) Server and Manager for configuring DNS services
- A built-in Web server, Internet Information Server (IIS)
- A Web development tool, FrontPage, for setting up and publishing Web pages
- Simplified IP routing between RAS and LAN connections
- Multilink Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and Point-to-Point Tunneling
Protocol (PPTP) for quick and easy connections to the Internet
- Telephony Application Program Interface (TAPI) that unifies communications
setup
- A Network Monitor for viewing network information between servers and
clients
- A new setup Wizard, Setup Manager, that automates NT installation
What's Wrong About NT 4.0
- The system can become unstable as a result of print and video drivers being
trusted parts of the UI
- Companies licensing NT 4.0 will have to pay $25 per client upgrade license,
join Microsoft's Select plan, or hold out for NT 5.0
- The NT setup program's faux Wizard makes it difficult to undo decisions
made during earlier steps
- The lack of documentation for the new features