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13/10/1995 Microsoft releases Windows 95

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Windows 95 The Bill Gates Introduced by Jay Leno (Funny)

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Windows 95 Introduction Video

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Start me up: Watch CNET's early coverage of Windows 95, back in 1995

Windows 95 is an operating system, which merged Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Windows products. Newly, it featured the graphical user interface. It moved from a mainly co-operatively multi-tasked 16-bit architecture to a 32-bit preemptive multitasking architecture.
    • Essentials 

    • Facts 

    • Development 

    • Beta 

    • Architecture 

    • Dependence on MS-DOS 

    • User interface 

    • Technical improvements 

    • 32-bit 

    • Core improvements in OEM Service Releases 

    • Accessibility features 

    • System requirements 

    • Upgradeability 

    • Internet Explorer 

    • Release and promotion 

    • Editions 

    • Legacy