Windows 98
operating system
Microsoft’s 1998 update to Windows 95 that adds:
* Hardware support for Universal Serial Bus (USB).
* Internet Connection Sharing (IGC) – multiple PCs share a single connection to the Internet.
* Microsoft WebTV for Windows – watch TV on your PC.
* Support for new graphic, sound, and multimedia formats.
* Internet Explorer release 5.
* Windows 98 Service Pack – year 2000 updates.
Windows 98 was followed logically by Windows ME but chronologically by Windows 2000 Professional Edition.
(http://microsoft.com/windows98).
(2002-01-19)
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