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Longhorn 4020 and 4032 are leaked with a few other builds by ReflectaX!
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Revision as of 20:38, 2 January 2019

This page is under construction and may be missing some information. If you have any questions or want to join PM Andy on the forum! Come back later to see it completed!

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

Welcome to BetaArchive Wiki!

A place to collect, learn, and preserve software from every category!
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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 there are 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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Longhorn 4020 and 4032 are leaked with a few other builds by ReflectaX!

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