Microsoft Publishes First In-Depth Look at Windows NT

New Book from Microsoft Press Documents Rich and Powerful Core of the Next
Generation Microsoft- Windows High-End Operating System

Redmond, WA--November 4, 1992--Microsoft Press--the book publishing
division of Microsoft Corporation--today announced publication of INSIDE
WINDOWS NT' the inside story behind the design, philosophy, and
architecture of Microsoft's next generation Windows' operating system.

Written by Helen Custer--a member of the Windows NT development
team--INSIDE WINDOWS NT is the ideal way for application developers and
MIS managers to preview this powerful new technology. Readers are treated
to a guided tour of Microsoft's highly portable, 32-bit operating system.
Custer carefully tracks the building of Windows NT from the ground up
while capturing the essence of its design. The result is an authoritative,
in-depth discussion with the developers who created Windows NT that will
appeal to a broad range of computer professionals.

"This book is the next step in Microsoft's strategic plan to place valuable
Windows NT information into the hands of developers and those responsible
for making decisions about how to proceed into the future of personal
computing," said Dwayne Walker, Windows NT group business manager at
Microsoft. "INSIDE WINDOWS NT is a highly accessible look at a
revolutionary operating system that brings once-exotic concepts such as
micro-kernel architecture, object-based security, built-in networking, and
client-server subsystems into mainstream computing."

After a foreword by Windows NT chief architect David N. Cutler, INSIDE
WINDOWS NT begins with a description of the operating system and a
discussion of the development team's design goals. The author provides an
overview of the architectural model on which Windows NT is based and then
covers, in technical detail, topics such as:

Client-Server Protected Subsystems The source of Windows NT's ability to
simultaneously run MS-DOS, 16-bit Windows, POSIX, and OS/2 programs

The Windows NT Kernel--Its kernel objects, interrupt and exception
handling, thread scheduling and dispatch, and multiprocessor
synchronization

Virtual Memory Manager--The implementation of Windows NT's 32-bit linear
addressing scheme, versatile paging software, and memory-mapped files, as
well as its interface to the kernel the cache manager, and the process
structure

Object Management--The naming and sharing of system resources

Process and Threads Process and thread objects, implementation, services
and features, and interprocess communication

I/O and File Systems--I/O objects, I/O processing, and installable file
systems

A glossary of terms and acronyms as well as a complete bibliography is
included. A comprehensive index helps readers quickly locate information
on any topic in the book.

Helen Custer has written for C User's Journal, Windows/DOS Developer's
Journal, and Microsoft Systems Journal. She is a member of the Windows NT
development team and has been with Microsoft for 3 years.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the
leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft products. More
than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of
Microsoft Press books to make learning and using software easier. Tides
ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to
technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book
and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also
order directly from the publisher at 1-800 MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft, (NASDAQ "MSFT') is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399
206-882-8080

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