Windows version number references in docs

[Clayton Cornell <clayton -dot- cornell -at- redwood -dot- com>]

I'm in the process of trying to document a multi-platform application, 
and have run across a bit of a problem finding the "correct" way to 
refer to various Windows versions.

The application and variations of it can be installed in various flavors 
of Unix, Linux, VMS, Windows etc.  It's easy enough to name the version 
for something like Linux by simply naming the kernel version number, for 
example "2.4.19 and higher"  However, I'm not so sure what is the right 
way to refer to the myriad of Windows versions.

For example, which is correct....
 - "Windows 9x" or "Windows 95/98"
 - "Windows NT/2000/XP" or,  "Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP"

I've poked around in the archive, did some Google-ing, and rummaged 
around in the MS Style Guide3.0,and haven't found any real firm 
guidelines on this.

Any suggestions?  Are there any rules on this, or is simply being 
consistant enough?

Clayton


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