WinSock 2 SDK The WinSock 2 SDK contains all of the development components needed for developing WinSock 2 applications and service providers, on both Windows* 95 and Windows NT* platforms. This includes the WinSock 2 runtime components for Windows 95, all needed header and library files, and sample code to get you started. Download the final version of the WinSock 2 SDK from the Microsoft Web site. This version of the SDK corresponds to version 2.2.2 of the WinSock API and SPI specifications. Developer support for the WinSock 2 SDK is available in two ways: Peer support on the WinSock 2 mailing list For MSDN subscribers, from Microsoft in the usual ways SDK Background and Description Intel Architecture Labs (IAL) and Microsoft Corporation jointly developed the WinSock 2 SDK for Microsoft’s 32-bit operating systems which include both Windows 95 and Windows NT platforms. The SDK contains all of the components necessary for software developers to create data communications applications including specifications, sample applications code, and the DLL components. Starting with Windows NT version 4.0, Windows Sockets 2 has become an integral part of the Windows NT operating system. The WinSock 2 SDK now includes components needed to upgrade an existing Windows 95 system to WinSock 2. Subject to the terms of the End User License Agreement, vendors may now distribute this upgrade with their products. WinSock 2 will be incorporated in the upcoming Memphis release of Windows 95.

* Legal Information © 1998 Intel Corporation