Implementation and Support of Windows 95 Issued by Paul Sandy 22 December 1995 1. It is clear that whatever migration plans for Windows 95 IT Services puts in place, there will be a requirement for support for both Windows 3.x and a growing number of Windows 95 users. This will cover both the operating system and versions of applications for each environment. It is proposed that all IT Services public access machines will move to the Windows 95 interface in Summer 1996 unless insurmountable problems are encountered in the process. There will still be a requirement for support of users of Windows 3.x systems for the foreseeable future.
Further explanation follows.
It should be remembered that the interface set up in Summer 1996 will be in use in IT Services teaching clusters until Summer 1997. This will include the machines to be installed in the new teaching cluster in Summer 1996 which will by default be delivered with Windows 95. Clear administrative benefits are anticipated for IT Services and departmental Novell administrators. Alternative is to stay with Windows 3.1 until summer 1997 still running existing versions of software eg Word 6, etc. There will be no more upgrades or bug fixes for Windows 3.x.