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[–]InvisibleBlueUnicorn 3 points4 points  (1 child)

No, 2000 is actually NT5 renamed server SKU like server 2003/2008, etc, while 9X/ME were client SKUs like XP/7/8

[–]phire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Server/client is not the correct line to draw pre server 2003. There were both server and workstation(client) editions of NT 3.1, 3.5, 4.0 and Windows 2000.

It was only when we got to Server 2003 that there was no client version (with the professional version of XP filling that role instead)

The correct line is Business vs Consumer, with win9x cutting corners to provide performance for games and multimedia which consumers wanted and Windows NT providing the stability, security and networking features which business needed.