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1. Windows NT v3.5 contained many performance enhancements. One of
these changed an interface to DLL's allowing them to load faster. This
affected the Extended stored procedures that came with SQL server. We
used these DLL's to provide integrated security, MAPI (& something
else. email if you need to know. It's very late here) They gave scary
errors when you loaded them but they worked OK.
MS SQL server v4.21a  fixed that problem. (the SQL engine & Netlib
DLL's never had a problem)

2. SQL 95 is now called MS SQL server v6.0.
Its a marketing thing.
We decided to yearstamp our products to assist our customers. We found
that many people where using older versions of s/w. They were calling
our tech support people & asking for features  that had been available
in the version before last.  Hopefully in the year 2000 someone running
Excel 95 may ask themselves "Gee I wonder if Microsoft has released a
newer product that does what I want"

Initially we blindly assumed that we would run with this naming scheme
across all of our products. We realised that the logic didn't apply to
the Backoffice products. ITG depts are manned by computer professionals
that stay in touch with all vendors in the industry. Also it takes time
for corps to evaluate & rollout new versions of S/W. They do not want a
new version every year but would prefer fewer releases with a greater
amount of features in the release. We are attempting to assist in that area.

hope this helps
        dave


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From: Paul Flint  <flint@IO.ORG>
To: Multiple recipients of list MSSQL-L
<netmail!MSSQL-L%DUKEFSB.BITNET@VTBIT.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: Re: SQL NT Version
Date: Tuesday, 18 April 1995 10:34PM

On Tue, 18 Apr 1995, Gordon Johnson wrote:

>      I have recently installed MS SQL SERVER under NT.  I thought I ordered
>      version 4.21a.  The CD says 4.21.  My question is, how can I tell what
>      version I am actually running and briefly, what is the major
>      difference between 4.21 and 4.21a.

The easiest way is :
        SELECT @@VERSION

The differences, as I understand it, has to do possibly more with
marketing than with technology.  Certainly 4.21a "goes with" NT3.5.  I
didn't really notice very much new.  The licensing on 4.21a is novel.
The server comes with no "user" licenses, which must be purchased
separately.  Also novel, the system relies on user honesty and the
licensing is user-selectable in two flavors depending on your
requirements, per-desktop or per-server.

>
>      Also, has version 6.0 now replaced what was called SQL 95.
>

I hope someone explains this.  I'm a little confused myself by all the
noise and smoke.

-- Paul. (flint@io.org)