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* ...that Bill Gates wanted '''[[Windows]]''' to be called Interface Manager?
*[[Microsoft Windows]]
* ...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?
*[[Mac OS]]
* ...that the team that created '''[[Windows NT]]''' was first called the "Portable Systems" team?
*[[Mac OS X]]
* ...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'?
*[[MS-DOS]]
* ...that Microsoft's first Press Kit contained a Squeegee (Window washer) and a wash cloth to announce Windows 1.0?
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*[[Unix]]
*[[:Category:Operating Systems|More...]]
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*[[:Category:PC Games|PC]]
*[[:Category:Gamecube|Gamecube]]
*[[:Category:Nintendo_64|Nintendo 64]]
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*[[:Category:Cancelled Projects|Cancelled Projects]]
*[[:Category:Fakes|Fakes]]
*[[:Category:Community Projects|Community Projects]]
*[[:Category:Corporations|Corporations]]
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==== Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ====
*[[Windows for Workgroups 3.11 build 100]]
==== Windows 98 Second Edition ====
*[[Windows 98 build 2170a]]
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Revision as of 19:52, 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.

NOTE: You need to be a member of the forum for a month, and have at least 25 posts, to get a wiki account.


2,261
articles

434,589
edits

18,980
files

20
active users

Categories

Operating Systems
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?
Featured article


Latest Leaked Build

Latest Leaked build:

Windows for Workgroups 3.11

Windows 98 Second Edition
Helpful Hints for Editors
  • To assign an article to a category put at the beginning of the code [[Category:<yourcategory>]]. This ensures that our wiki will be organized.
  • Make Pages for recently leaked builds!
  • Help us to organize by placing pages in their right category. Example: Windows 1.0 should go in the category "Microsoft Windows"
  • Search for articles that can be improved. The stub category is a nice place to start
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