Windows 98 is a graphical operating system by Microsoft. It is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems and the successor to Windows 95. It was released to manufacturing on May 15, 1998 and to retail on June 25, 1998.
Like its predecessor, Windows 98 is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit monolithic product with an MS-DOS based boot stage.Windows 98 was succeeded by Windows 98 Second Edition on May 5, 1999,which in turn was succeeded by Windows ME on June 19, 2000.[7] Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 98 and 98 SE on June 30, 2002, and extended support on July 11, 2006.
Like its predecessor, Windows 98 is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit monolithic product with an MS-DOS based boot stage.Windows 98 was succeeded by Windows 98 Second Edition on May 5, 1999,which in turn was succeeded by Windows ME on June 19, 2000.[7] Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 98 and 98 SE on June 30, 2002, and extended support on July 11, 2006.
The following list describes the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 98:
Optional components:
- A personal computer with a 486DX 66 megahertz (MHz) or faster processor (Pentium central processing unit recommended).
- 16 megabytes (MB) of memory (24 MB recommended).
- A typical upgrade from Windows 95 requires approximately 195 MB of free hard disk space, but the hard disk space may range from between 120 MB and 295 MB, depending on your computer configuration and the options that you choose to install.
- A full install of Windows 98 on a FAT16 drive requires 225 MB of free hard disk space, but may range from between 165 MB and 355 MB, depending on your computer configuration and that options that you choose to install.
- A full install of Windows 98 on a FAT32 drive requires 175 MB of free hard disk space, but may range from between 140 MB and 255 MB, depending on your computer configuration and the options that you choose to install.
- One 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk drive.
- VGA or higher resolution (16-bit or 24-bit color SVGA recommended).
Optional components:
- Network adapter
- DVD-ROM drive and decoder adapter
- Audio card and speakers for sound
- Scanner or digital camera
- Second monitor and second video adapter
- IEEE 1394 bus (Firewire)
- Universal Serial Bus (USB) bus and HID hardware
- ATI All-in-Wonder graphics card
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