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m (We need to keep macOS to it's official and current name to stay up to date. I'm not sure why we wouldn't want to since it's likely going to be like that for the next decade.)
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* ...that you can't create a folder called CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. anywhere on any Windows computer?
* ...that you can't create a folder called CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. anywhere on any Windows computer?
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* ...that the team that created '''[[Windows NT]]''' was first called the "Portable Systems" team?
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* ...that Microsoft's first Press Kit contained a Squeegee (Window washer) and a wash cloth to announce Windows 1.0?  
* ...that Microsoft's first Press Kit contained a Squeegee (Window washer) and a wash cloth to announce Windows 1.0?  
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Revision as of 18:52, 20 January 2019

Welcome to the BetaArchive Wiki!

A place to collect, learn, and preserve software from every category!
• Back to the homepage • Discord • Wanted Pages • Wiki Guidelines • The Defnitive Guide to BetaArchive • Incomplete Pages

Page under construction. Expect some stuff not working.

If you have any questions or want to join, PM Andy on the forum.

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Did you know...
  • ...that Bill Gates wanted Windows to be called Interface Manager?
  • ...that you can't create a folder called CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. anywhere on any Windows computer?
  • ...that the team that created Windows NT was first called the "Portable Systems" team?
  • ...that in Windows:Longhorn:4042.main.030905-1800 folders exist with names from both the XP-style 'My' name and the Vista-style name which dropped the 'My'?
  • ...that Microsoft's first Press Kit contained a Squeegee (Window washer) and a wash cloth to announce Windows 1.0?
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Latest Leaked Build

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Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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Helpful Hints for Editors
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  • Search for articles that can be improved. The stub category is a nice place to start