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Subject:Re: Windows version number references in docs From:"Chuck Martin" <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:38:38 -0700
"Clayton Cornell" <clayton -dot- cornell -at- redwood -dot- com> wrote in message news:216649 -at- techwr-l -dot- -dot- -dot-
>
> I'm in the process of trying to document a multi-platform application,
> and have run across a bit of a problem finding the "correct" way to
> refer to various Windows versions.
>
> The application and variations of it can be installed in various flavors
> of Unix, Linux, VMS, Windows etc. It's easy enough to name the version
> for something like Linux by simply naming the kernel version number, for
> example "2.4.19 and higher" However, I'm not so sure what is the right
> way to refer to the myriad of Windows versions.
>
> For example, which is correct....
> - "Windows 9x" or "Windows 95/98"
> - "Windows NT/2000/XP" or, "Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP"
The first part of the second choice is quite common.
That said, I've used, whenever possible, identifying the oldest version
that's supported and then using that, plus everything newer:
"Windows 98 and newer"
Another common usage is "Windows 2000 and later," or "Windows 2000 and
higher," but although I might be splitting hairs, I think "newer" is more
accurate.
With all the versions, service packs, security fixes, etc., it's nigh unto
impossible to list them all, never mind test them all.
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