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Perhaps the fact that Windows only runs on Intel and that Intel has made modifications because of feedback from Windows and Microsoft.

I think it's really just a way to say PC without including Linux/*BSD, which also run on Intel (among others) and standard PC, but aren't Windows.

"Perhaps the fact that Windows only runs on Intel and that Intel has made modifications because of feedback from Windows and Microsoft."

So does that mean I would use different steps to get my WinAMD (Windows-on-AMD) client to connect? And by what you wrote that Windows does not run on my AMD processor since it is not Intel?

Sorry..mod me down...couldn't resist...

Since most folks (in terms of the general PC-using population) are probably going to be connecting Windows boxes to a Samba server, the use of the term "Wintel" is perhaps understandable.

However, referring to the clients as "Wintel clients" does seem to ignore the fact that any other OS on x86 which supports CIFS networking (e.g., OS/2 with or without Samba, or Linux/BSD/Solaris boxes running the Samba client) could also treat the Samba server as a Windows file and print server.

actually it runs on alpha too, in fact i think that nt4 ran on alpha before intel.

and if you want to be really pedantic, it also runs on arm (pocket pc).

i also seem to recall a windows for sgi too?

looking at the companies that build severs like Dell,HP,etc which CPU is being used the most to build servers ?, Intel.
easy as that

Edited 2006-01-13 05:12

maybe you haven't seen the new products coming out running opterons from all of the above except Dell

oh and you conveniently left out the two biggest server manufacturers
IBM-Power
Sun-Sparc and AMD64