Windows 98

Development and History[]

Windows 98 was originally codenamed Memphis, and was later renamed to Windows 97.... Only it was changed to Windows 98, when Microsoft realised they were going to miss their intended 1997 release date.

System Requirements[]

66MHz 486 Processor, or Equivalent.
16MB RAM for the First Edition, 24MB RAM for the Second Edition.
VGA Graphics System
FAT16 or FAT32 Boot Drive, NTFS and HPFS are not supported.

Hard Drive Space Requirements[]

An Upgrade from Windows 95 required approximately 195MB of free hard drive space. Disk Space needs range from 120MB to 295MB
A Full Install of Windows 98 on a FAT16 Partition requires 225MB Free Space, but may range between 165MB and 355MB.
A Full Install of Windows 98 on a FAT32 Partition requires 175MB Free Space, but may range between 140MB and 255MB.

Features[]

First Edition[]

Active Desktop - Enables Web related detail on your desktop. Such as an animated .GIF file playing in your corner, or a Web based desktop background.
Native Support for the FAT32 File System
DriveSpace 3 is preinstalled
Native USB 1.1 Support
DVD Drive Support
ACPI Support
Internet Explorer 4.0
DirectX 6.0
WebTV

Second Edition[]

All Features of the First Edition
Improved Windows Driver Model with better USB, audio and modem support and added WMI support
Full USB device class support for most hardware except printers and mass storage devices and added FireWire DV camcorder and SBP-2 protocol support
Adds MDAC 2.1, Web Folders, Wake-On-LAN and Internet Connection Sharing and improves Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Replaces RealPlayer 4.0 and the classic 95/3.x media player with Windows Media Player 6.1
Windows 98 Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 5
DirectX 6.1 with improved Direct Sound
NetMeeting 3.0
WebTV & Active Channels were removed
WinG is no longer installed by default