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Microsoft Chicago
The development of Windows 95 (codenamed Chicago) began around March 1992, just after the release of Windows 3.1x, Windows 3.1 and designed to be the successor to both Windows 3.1 and Microsoft's text-based MS-DOS. At this time, Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and Windows NT 3.1 were still in development at Microsoft. Windows 95 was eventually Software release life cycle#RTM, released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995, and generally to retail on August 24, 1995. Background During the initial design and planning of Windows 95 in 1992, Microsoft's strategy was to have a next generation, high-end OS based on Windows NT, namely, Cairo (operating system), Cairo, and a low-end, consumer-focused one as an evolution of Windows 3.1. The latter strategy was to develop a 32-bit underlying kernel and filesystem with 32-bit protected mode device drivers in Windows for Workgroups 3.11, to be used as the basis for the next version of Windows, code named "Chicago". Cairo would be Microsoft's next-ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Win32s
Win32s is a 32-bit application runtime environment for the Microsoft Windows 3.1 and 3.11 operating systems. It allowed some 32-bit applications to run on the 16-bit operating system using call thunks. A beta version of Win32s was available in October 1992. Version 1.10 was released in July 1993 simultaneously with Windows NT 3.1. Concept and characteristics Win32s was intended as a partial implementation of the Win32 Windows API as it existed in early versions of Windows NT. The "s" in Win32s signifies ''subset'', as Win32s lacked a number of Windows NT functions, including multi-threading, asynchronous I/O, newer serial port functions and many GDI extensions. This generally limited it to "Win32s applications" which were specifically designed for the Win32s platform, although some standard Win32 programs would work correctly, including Microsoft's '' 3D Pinball Space Cadet'' and some of Windows 95's included applets. Early versions of Internet Explorer (up to Version 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windows Chicago (build 73) Boot Screen
The development of Windows 95 (codenamed Chicago) began around March 1992, just after the release of Windows 3.1x, Windows 3.1 and designed to be the successor to both Windows 3.1 and Microsoft's text-based MS-DOS. At this time, Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and Windows NT 3.1 were still in development at Microsoft. Windows 95 was eventually Software release life cycle#RTM, released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995, and generally to retail on August 24, 1995. Background During the initial design and planning of Windows 95 in 1992, Microsoft's strategy was to have a next generation, high-end OS based on Windows NT, namely, Cairo (operating system), Cairo, and a low-end, consumer-focused one as an evolution of Windows 3.1. The latter strategy was to develop a 32-bit underlying kernel and filesystem with 32-bit protected mode device drivers in Windows for Workgroups 3.11, to be used as the basis for the next version of Windows, code named "Chicago". Cairo would be Microsoft's next-ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |