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> x86 Windows even supports non-PC servers from Compaq Were there x86 but non-IBM compatible models or did you mean the alternate instruction sets (Alpha, PPC,

by xattt 4y ago

> x86 Windows even supports non-PC servers from Compaq Were there x86 but non-IBM compatible models or did you mean the alternate instruction sets (Alpha, PPC, RISC)?

zinekeller 4y ago
Not GP. I'm not sure if there's a special Compaq version but there's a version (until Windows 2000, https://winworldpc.com/download/5204c39d-c3a9-5a68-11c3-a7c29d255254 https://winworldpc.com/download/5204c39d-c3a9-5a68-11c3-a7c2...) for NEC PC-98 architecture which is x86-based but IBM PC-incompatible, so it's likely that a Compaq version exists.
- yuhong 4y ago
  The Compaq is IBM PC compatible but uses a different HAL for SMP support. You can see all of them by looking at what NT4 shipped with for example.
  - zinekeller 4y ago
    Ah, Uniprocessor versus Multiprocessor HALs, I remember now!
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