[ Thanks to Kelly
McNeill for this link. ]
“There are quite a few web pages comparing Windows NT 4.0 to
Unix(tm), and most of them are at microsoft.com. Although
other Unix advocates have tackled this issue (see
www.unix-vs-nt.com) I thought I would draw up a concise list for
quick reference. I admit I am biased. After reading this, you will
know why….”
“1) File Systems.
WinNT supports only four file systems; NT’s own NTFS, FAT16 (the
old DOS FS, without support for long filenames), NetWare and
Macintosh file systems. It does not even support FAT32, the Win98
FS. Linux supports ca. 30, including all the preceding, and the
Network FS, which makes it possible to combine all the computers on
a LAN into a single directory structure. The Windows 2000
equivalent is an Active Directory, which will be available in 2001,
D.v. Linux can format NTFS floppy disks, but WinNT cannot!”