Created with close support from both companies, this is the authoritative guide for everyone creating systems and peripherals that run Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows NT 5.0 operating systems. The hardware and device drivers you create based on these guidelines will support - and help you profit from - the two key market demands that are now top priorities for Microsoft, Intel, and others: reducing the total cost of PC ownership for corporations and providing everyone with machines that are more capable and easier to use. This book provides the latest, most authoritative guidelines for creating next-generation PCs, components, peripherals, and device drivers.