Microsoft Windows Nt 3.51; Ibm Os/2 Warp 3.0 & 4.0 - Compaq Armada 1500c White Paper

Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products

Microsoft Windows NT 3.51

Although no longer sold by Microsoft, Compaq continues to support Windows NT 3.51 on the
LTE 5000, Armada 1500, Armada 4100 and Armada 7700 and 7300 families. Windows NT 3.51
installs correctly and fully enables all hardware supported by Microsoft under the native
operating system. Given that hardware technology has advanced since Windows NT 3.51 was
first released, some features of the hardware will not be available.
Examples of unsupported hardware features include 32-bit CardBus PC Cards, Plug-and-Play
device support and Infrared support. Windows NT 3.51 software enhancements from Compaq are
not preinstalled on any portable but are available as individual SoftPaqs and can be obtained by
contacting Compaq Customer Service & Support or on the Compaq Web site at
http://www.compaq.com. For additional convenience Compaq software enhancements are also
available on CD. See the section titled Support Software for more information.
Compaq will continue to offer support for Windows NT 3.51 support on product families where
support is currently offered. This support will continue to be provided on new products within
these families announced prior to 1Q98.
Compaq does not preinstall Windows NT 3.51 on any currently shipping Armada platform.
IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0 & 4.0
Although OS/2 accounts for a small percentage of installed operating systems worldwide, it
continues to maintain a significant presence within the financial services and insurance sector and
in Europe in particular. Large banks and other financial services firms are using OS/2 for
business-critical applications. In order to satisfy this important market segment, Compaq provides
support for OS/2 Warp 3.0 & 4.0 on select portable platforms.
Note: Compaq does not support OS/2 Warp on the Armada 1500 family given that the
performance and mobility characteristics of this platform are not ideally suited to an OS/2
environment.
Support for OS/2 Warp is provided for the LTE 5000, Armada 4100, 7300, and 7700 families.
Compaq supports basic audio, video and networking functionality. In addition, Compaq provides
software to enable Programmable Keys and power management functionality such as standby and
hibernation. Customers who encounter difficulties that are not directly related to a Compaq
provided driver or utility should contact IBM directly.
OS/2 Warp software enhancements from Compaq are not preinstalled on any portable platform.
Software enhancements are available as individual SoftPaqs and can be obtained by contacting
Compaq Customer Service & Support or on the Compaq Web site at http://www.compaq.com.
For additional convenience Compaq software enhancements are also available on CD. See the
section titled Support Software for more information.
Note: Compaq does not support all features of OS/2 on all portable products. These features are
listed in Table 3 as not being provided by Compaq. Customers who require these features under
OS/2 Warp should contact IBM for more information.
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