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History of video games/Platforms/Windows 9x

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History

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Like previous versions of Windows, Windows 95 and 98 were based on MS-DOS.[1][2][3] However unlike previous versions, starting with Windows 95 DOS became integrated with MS-DOS, rather then a separate product running on top of it.[3] Windows 95 also introduced DirectX, an API that allowed game developers to avoid direct access to hardware.[4] Windows 98 offered improvements related to networking.[5]

Notable games

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  • Wolfenstein 3D
  • Doom
  • Quake
  • Duke Nukem 3D
  • Myst
  • Lionel Trains Presents Trans-Con!
  • RollerCoaster Tycoon
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Computers

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    The ThinkPad 365XD with a floppy drive attached, a laptop from 1995.
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    An IBM Aptiva personal computer from the mid 1990s
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    A Compaq Deskpro from the late 1990's.
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    The Olivetti Envision, an Italian Windows 95 computer designed to be easy to use.

Audio

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- An example of MIDI music, a common choice for game music on Windows PCs at the time.

Technology

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Computer components

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CPUs

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    Pentium 60 SX948
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    AMD 386DX
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    UMC Intel compatible 40MHz Green CPU.
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    CPU Cyrix 486DRx²

Expansion cards

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    Diamond Monster3D Voodoo 1 Graphics Card
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    A GeForce 256
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    SoundBlaster Pro, a common sound card of the era.

References

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Wikipedia has related information at Windows 9x, Windows 95, Windows 98  and Windows Me

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Microsoft Windows 95

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Microsoft Windows 98

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Microsoft Windows Me

  1. ↑ "What was the role of MS-DOS in Windows 95?". The Old New Thing. 24 December 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Speed, Richard. "Happy birthday, you lumbering MS-DOS-based mess: Windows 98 turns 20 today". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ↑ a b Manes, Stephen (1 August 1995). "PERSONAL COMPUTERS; Personal Computers: What Is Windows 95 Really Like? (Published 1995)". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "The History of DirectX » CodingUnit Programming Tutorials". Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Peter H. (30 April 1998). "Windows 98, The Tuneup (Published 1998)". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2020.


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