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Development of Windows 98

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Development of Windows 98 was done by Microsoft in the 1990s, initially using the codename "Memphis" to refer to the product. Many builds were released or leaked, starting with build 1351 on 15 December 1996 and ending with Windows 98 Second Edition.

Build Number Date Description Released as
669 Unknown First build of codename "Memphis"
1351 15 December 1996 Referred to as Windows 97
1387 7 February 1997 First beta Windows Memphis Beta
1602 3 October 1997 The first build to be able to upgrade from Windows 3.1x. Windows 98 Beta
1691 16 February 1998 Expired on 31 December 1998 Windows 98 Release Candidate
1998 25 June 1998 Final version Windows 98
2222a 5 May 1999 Windows 98 Second Edition

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