computergeek92 wrote:I've heard NT ran slow on computers in the 90's. But how well does Windows NT 4.0 SP6 run on a Pentium 133MHz with 144MB ram and 2GB hard drive? The PC is a Tecra 720CDT laptop. Same one in my avatar! 😀
Windows NT 4.0 came out in July 1996. Pentium 133 is a 1995 processor, and considering Pentium Pro 200 (1995) and Pentium 150/166/200 (1996) were already available by that time, P133 was not the top of the line processor in July 1996.
I'm sure it will work acceptably OK, but NT is also a high end OS, most probably designed with top of the line hardware in mind, not the mediocre stuff. To expect better than average performance from that OS, I believe at least having top of the line era hardware might be a better choice. As far as I know, Pentium Pro (32bit optimization and all) is the best match for any given NT OS from the same era. My NT4 3D modeling (I-DEAS) workstation at work in 1997 was a Pentium Pro 200 machine with 256MB RAM, for example (upgraded to PII in 1998).
At the end it all depends what you want to do with it, and what kind of performance are you expecting while doing it. And experimenting is always the best way to decide. 😈
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