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So langsam geht es auf den Winter zu und die Abende werden länger..da läßt sich bestimmt die eine oder andere Minute zum Daddeln finden 🙂 Als Retro-Gamer hat man in den Jahren schon so einiges gezockt und man freut sich immer über neue Leckerbissen..leider kann man nicht in der Zeit zurückreisen um neue, alte Spiele zu entwickeln 😉 Also muss man auf bestehende zurückgreifen: Auch ich finde ab und an noch einen Titel den ich noch nicht kenne und der mich an den Bildschirm fesselt. Ich habe eine Liste zusammengestellt, in der – nach Genre sortiert – spielenswerte PC-Spiele aufgeführt sind, also zum größten Teil Games für DOS, Win95 und Win98. Natürlich hat die Liste keinen Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit und ich bin dankbar für jeden weiteren Geheimtip, den ihr gerne als Kommentar hinterlassen könnt. Diese Liste führe ich auch im Nostalgie-Bereich vom Hardwareluxx-Forum. Nun aber zu der Liste, ich denke hier wird jeder Retro-Gamer genügend Futter bzw. Ideen für die kalte Jahreszeit finden 🙂
Action/Arcade/Jump and Run
Another World (1991, Interplay)
Bio Menace (1993, Apogee)
Commander Keen (ab 1990, id Software)
Crusader: No Remorse (1995, EA/Origin)
Descent (1995, Interplay)
Descent 2 (1996, Interplay)
Earthworm Jim (1995, Activision)
Epic Pinball (1994, Epic Megagames)
Freespace – The Great War (1998, interplay)
GTA – Grand Theft Auto (1997, Take-Two/BMG)
GODS (1991, The Bitmap Brothers/Renegade)
Golden Axe (1991, Blitz/Tronix)
Jazz Jackrabbit (1994, Epic)
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns (1994, Sierra)
Magic Carpet (1994, Bullfrog, Electronic Arts)
Magic Carpet 2 (1995, Bullfrog, Electronic Arts)
MDK (1997, Shiny Entertainment)
Paperboy (1988, Mindscape)
Pang (1992, Amwa)
Pinball Dreams (1994, Spidersoft)
Pinball Fantasies (1992, Digital Illusions CE)
Prince of Persia (1989, Boderbund)
Prince of Persia 2 (1994, Boderbund)
Pro Pinball: Timeshock! (1997, Cunning Developments)
Psycho Pinball (1995, Codemasters)
Raptor (1994, Apogee)
Star Wars – Rebel Assault (1993, LucasArts)
Star Wars – Rebel Assault 2 (1995, LucasArts)
Syndicate (1993, Bullfrog/EA)
The Lost Vikings (1992, Blizzard)
Thief: The Dark Project (1998, Looking Glass Studios, Eidos)
Tomb Raider (1996, Eidos)
Tomb Raider 2 (1997, Eidos)
Worms (1995, Team 17)
Adventure
Blade Runner (1997, Westwood/Virgin)
Dragonsphere (1994, Microprose)
Flight of the Amazon Queen (1995, Interactive Binary Illusions/Renegade Software)
Grim Fandango (1998, LucasArts)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, LucasArts)
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992, LucasArts)
Maniac Mansion (1988, LucasArts)
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (1993, LucasArts)
Lands of Lore (1993, Westwood Studios)
Leisure Suit Larry 1-6 (1987-1993, Sierra)
Little Big Adventure (1994, Adeline)
Little Big Adventure II (1997, Adeline)
Loom (1990, LucasArts)
Lost Eden (1995, Cryo/Virgin)
Monkey Island (1990, LucasArts)
Monkey Island II (1991, LucasArts)
Sam & Max – hit the road (1993, LucasArts)
Simon the Sorcerer (1993, Adventure Soft)
Simon the Sorcerer II (1995, Adventure Soft)
Vollgas – Full Throttle (1995, LucasArts)
Zak McKracken (1988, LucasArts)
Zork (ab 1980, Infocom, Activision)
Beat ´em up
Battle Arena Toshinden (1995, Tamsoft)
Mortal Kombat (1992, Midway)
Mortal Kombat II (1993, Midway/Acclaim)
Mortal Kombat III (1995, Midway/Acclaim)
One Must Fall: 2097 (1994, Epic)
Street Fighter 2 (1993, Capcom/Eidos)
Virtua Fighter 2 (1997, SEGA)
Simulationen
Comanche (1992, NovaLogic)
Dawn Patrol (1994, Empire)
Elite (1987, Firebird)
(Super) Eurofighter 2000 (1995, DID/Ocean)
F22 Air Dominance Fighter (1997, DID/Ocean)
Falcon 3.
0 (1991, Spectrum Holobyte/Microprose)
Falcon 4.0 (1998, Microprose)
Gunship 2000 (1991, Microprose)
iM1A2 Abrams (1997, Charybdis/Interactive Magic)
Red Baron (1991, Dynamix)
Schleichfahrt (1996, Massive Development/Blue Byte)
Strike Commander (1992, Origin/EA)
TFX: Tactical Fighter Experiment (1993, DID/Ocean)
Top Gun: Fire at Will! (1996, Spectrum Holobyte/Microprose)
Wing Commander I (1990, Origin/Ocean)
Wing Commander II (1991, Origin/EA )
Wind Commander III (1994, Origin/EA )
Wing Commander IV (1995, Origin/EA )
Wing Commmander Prophecy (1997, Origin/EA )
Rollenspiele
Albion (1995, Blue Byte)
Amberstar (1992, Thalion/Softgold)
Baldur’s Gate (1998, BioWare)
Betrayal at Krondor (1993, Dynamix/Sierra)
Burntime (1993, Max Design)
Darklands (1992, Microprose)
Diablo (1997, Blizzard)
DSA – Die Schicksalsklinge (1992, Attic)
DSA 2 – Sternenschweif (1994, Attic)
DSA 3 – Schatten über Riva (1996, Attic)
Eye of the Beholder I – III (1990-93, SSI)
Fallout (1997, Interplay)
Fallout 2 (1998, Interplay)
Final Fantasy VII (1998, Square, Sony/Eidos)
Ishar I-III (1992-94, Silmarils)
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos (1993, Westwood Studios, Virgin Games)
Might & Magic I-VI (ab 1986-98, New World Computing)
Pool of Radiance (1988, SSI)
Ultima 0 – 8 (1980-1994, Origin)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992, Origin, Mindscape)
Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993, Looking Glass Studios, Origin)
Wizardry 6 – Bane of the cosmic forge (1990, Sir-Tech)
Wizardry 7 – Crusaders of the Dark Savant (1992, Sir-Tech)
Shooter
Alien Trilogy (1996, Acclaim)
Blood (1997, Monolith/Eidos)
Dark Forces (1995, LucasArts)
Doom (1993, id Software)
Doom II (1994, id Software)
Duke Nukem 3D (1996, 3D Realms)
Half-Life (1998, Valve/Sierra)
Heretic (1994, Raven/id Software)
Hexen (1995, id Software)
Hexen 2 (1997, id Software)
Quake (1996, id Software)
Quake II (1997, id Software)
Shadow Warrior (1997, 3D Realms)
System Shock (1994, Looking Glass Studios)
Turok – Dinosaur Hunter (1997, Acclaim)
Turok 2 – Seeds of Evil (1998, Acclaim)
Unreal (1998, Epic/GT Interactive)
Sport/Rennspiele
Bleifuss (1995, Milestone/Virgin)
Bleifuss 2 (1996, Milestone/Virgin)
California Games (1987, Epyx)
Destruction Derby (1995, Psynosis)
Fifa 98 (1997, EA Sports)
Grand Prix / Microprose Formula One Grand Prix (1994, Microprose)
Grand Prix 2 (1996, Microprose)
Have a N.
I.C.E. Day (1997, Synetic, Magic Bytes)
Hi-Octane (1995, Bullfrog)
Interstate ’76 (1997, Activision)
Interstate ’76 – Nitro Riders (1998, Activision)
Lotus III- The Ultimate Challenge (1992, Gremlin/EA)
Megarace (1994, Cryo/Software Toolworks)
Megarace 2 (1996, Cryo/Mindscape)
Need For Speed I (1994, EA)
Need for Speed II (1997, EA)
Need for Speed III (1998, EA)
NHL 96 (1995, EA Sports)
N.I.C.E. 2 (Synetic/Magic Bytes)
POD – Planet of Death (1997, Ubi Soft)
Race Mania (1995, Flair)
Stunts (1990, Distinctive/Mindscape)
Summer Challenge (1992, Accolade)
Viper Racing (1999, Sierra)
Wacky Wheels (1994, 3D Realms/Apogee)
Winter Challenge (1991, Accolade)
Strategie
Age of Empires (1997, Ensemble Studios)
Anno 1602 (1998, Sunflowers)
Battle Isle (1991, Blue Byte)
Battle Isle 3 (1994, Blue Byte)
Battle Isle 3 (1995, BlueByte)
Caesar (1992, Impressions Software, Sierra)
Caesar 2 (1995, Impressions Software, Sierra)
Command & Conquer – Der Tiberiumkonflikt (1995, Westwood Studios)
Command & Conquer 2 – Alarmstufe Rot (1996, Westwood Studios)
Dark Legions (1994, SSI)
Dark Reign – the Future of War (1997, Activision)
Der Clou (1994, NEO)
Die Siedler (1993, Blue Byte)
Die Siedler 2 (1996, Blue Byte)
Die Siedler 3 (1998, Blue Byte)
Dune (1992, Cryo)
Dune II (1992 Westwood Studios)
Dungeon Keeper (1997, Bullfrog/EA)
Earth 2140 (1997, Interplay, TopWare)
Fallen Haven (1997, Micomeq/Interactive Magic)
Fragile Allegiance (1996, Gremlin)
History Line 1914-1918 (1992, Blue Byte)
Imperialismus (Imperialism) (1997, Frog City, Mindscape/SSI)
Jagged Alliance (1994, Sir-Tech)
Lemmings (1991, Psygnosis)
Magic of Endoria (1994, Sunflowers)
Master of Magic (1993, Microprose)
Master of Orion (1993, Microprose)
Master of Orion II (1996, Microprose)
M.
A.X. – Mechanized Assault & Exploration (1996, Virgin/Interplay)
Populous (1989, Bullfrog)
Powermonger (1992, Bullfrog)
Sid Meier’s Civilization (1991, Microprose)
Sid Meier’s Civilization 2 (1996, Microprose)
Sid Meier’s Colonization (1994, Microprose)
Sid Meier´s Pirates! Gold (1993, Microprose)
Starcaft (1998, Blizzard)
Syndicate (1993, Bullfrog)
UFO – Enemy Unknown (1993, Microprose)
Warcraft – Orcs & Humans (1994, Blizzard)
Warcraft II (1995, Blizzard)
X-Com – Apocalypse (1997, Microprose)
X-Com – Terror from the Deep (1995, Microprose)
Z (1996, Bitmap Brothers)
Wirtschaftssimulation
1869: Hart am Wind (1992, Max Design)
Anstoss (1993, Ascon)
Anstoss World Cup Edition (1994, Ascon)
Biing! (1995, reLine Software)
Bundesliga Manager (1989, Software 2000)
Bundesliga Manager Professional (1991, Software 2000)
Bundesliga Manager Hattrick (1994, Software 2000)
Der Patrizier (1992, Ascon)
Die Fugger II (1996, Bomico/Sunflowers)
Eishockey Manager (1993, Software 2000)
F1 Manager Professional (1997, Software 2000)
Grand Prix Manager (1995, Microprose)
Grand Prix Manager 2 (1996, Microprose)
Hanse – Die Expedition (1994, Ascon)
Holiday Island (1997, Sunflowers)
Hollywood Pictures (1995, Starbyte)
Mad News (1994, ikarion)
Mad TV (1991, Rainbow Arts)
Oil Imperium (1989, reLine)
Oldtimer (1994, Max Design)
Pizza Connection (1994, Software 2000)
Pole-Position: Formel 1 Teamchef (1995, Ascon)
Ports of Call (1990, Aegis Interactive)
Privateer (1993, Origin)
Privateer 2 – the darkening (1996, Origin/EA)
RollerCoaster Tycoon (1999, Hasbro)
Sid Meier’s Railroad Tycoon Deluxe (1993, Microprose)
Sim City (1989, Maxis)
Sim City 2000 (1993, Maxis)
Sim Tower (1995, Maxis)
Theme Hospital (1997, Bullfrog)
Theme Park (1994, Bullfrog/EA)
Transport Tycoon (1994, Microprose)
Transport Tycoon Deluxe (1995, Microprose)
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Spieleklassiker von 1995 bis 1999
Viele Spieleklassiker aus den Jahren von 1995 bis 1999 erfreuen sich so großer Beliebtheit, dass sie später neu aufgelegt werden, hier am Beispiel der Definitive Edition von Age of Empires zu sehen.
Unsere Reise durch die Geschichte der Computerspiele geht weiter und diesmal betrachten wir die Jahre 1995 bis 1999. Welche Titel sind uns angenehm in Erinnerung geblieben, welche haben uns besonders beeindruckt? Die letzten fünf Jahre des letzten Jahrtausends brachten besonders viele große Namen hervor und legten den Grundstein für Spieleserien, die heute noch hochgehalten oder sogar fortgesetzt werden.
Zudem machte die 3D-Grafik große Fortschritte und die Diskette stirbt aus.
Auch die Zeit der verschiedenen Heimrechner geht zu Ende, denn Microsoft gelang mit Windows 95 und Windows 98 ein durchschlagender Erfolg.
Das Betriebssystem mauserte sich zum Standard. Für Entwickler wurde die Arbeit so einfacher, aber so eine monopolistische Entwicklung bringt auch Nachteile mit sich. Wer wollte, dass sein Spiel erfolgreich wird, der musste darauf achten, dass es auf Windows und innerhalb des technischen Rahmens funktionierte, den Windows ermöglichte.
Bevor wir loslegen wie immer noch ein Hinweis: Unsere Liste erhebt nicht den Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit, daher gilt die Bitte: Wir haben etwas vergessen? Dann hinterlasst uns einen Kommentar – am besten mit einer kurzen Begründung!
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20 Jahre GameStar: Retro-PC — Wir bauen einen High-End-Spiele-PC von 1997 zusammen.
Was brauchte der gut gerüstete Spieler in den Jahren 1995 bis 1999? Bevor wir mit den Spielen selbst loslegen, folgt zunächst ein kleiner Einblick in den Spielerechner jener Jahre.
Auf der Software-Seite starb die Vielfalt der Heimrechner aus und Microsoft erlangte mit Windows eine Vormachtstellung. DOS und Mac hielten noch für einige Zeit dagegen, aber mit dem Erfolg von Windows 98 wurde deutlich, welches System das Rennen machen wird.
Außerdem kündigte Microsoft ab 1995 die Schnittstelle DirectX an, die es zum Standard machen wollte. Im Laufe der Jahre hat sich DirectX durchgesetzt – unter anderem mit dem Dauerbrenner DirectX 9.0 ab Dezember 2002, der sich in verschiedenen Versionen über viele Jahre hielt.
Grafikkarte bedeutete in den Jahren 1995 bis 1999: Nvidia, ATI, Matrox oder 3dfx. Damals war es außerdem noch nicht üblich, dass eine Grafikkarte 2D-, 3D- und Direct-3D-Beschleuniger gleichzeitig war. Die Voodoo 2 von 3dfx war beispielsweise eine reine 3D-Karte, aber eine der besten ihrer Zeit, mit 90 MHz Chiptakt und 90 MHz Speichertakt.
Fertigung in 350 Nanometern
Windows-Historie — Von Windows 1.
0 bis Windows 10 ansehen
Die ATI 3D Rage startete ab 1995 mit 40 MHz und erreichte bis 1999 als Rage 128 Pro eine Leistung von 125 MHz. Die Nvidia TNT dagegen lieferte im Jahr 1998 eine Leistung von 90 MHz, gefertigt im neuen 350 Nanometer Prozess.
Zum Vergleich: Die aktuellen RTX-Grafikkarten von Nvidia werden in 12 Nanometern gefertigt und erreichen Taktraten im Bereich von 2.000 MHz.
Bei den Prozessoren erlebten die Spieler die Geburt des Pentium-Prozessors und des Nachfolgers Pentium 2, deren Leistung eine starke Entwicklung nahm: von 60 MHz im Jahr 1995 bis zu 300 MHz am Ende des Jahrtausends.
Als Arbeitsspeicher reichten 1995 noch 8,0 MByte RAM, doch schon 1998 waren 24,0 MByte RAM von großem Vorteil. Im gleichen Zeitraum hat sich der benötigte Festplattenspeicher sogar teilweise verzehnfacht: Vom ersten Command & Conquer mit 40 MByte bis zu Half-Life mit 400 MByte Speicherplatz.
Windows 95 — frwiki.wiki
Windows 95 is an operating system with a graphical environment for individuals. The first version was released is sold by Microsoft. This is a significant improvement over previous versions of Windows. During its development, it was identified as Windows 4.0 , or codenamed from Chicago .
Windows 95 is designed to integrate previous products from MS-DOS and Windows. Windows 95 has many new features compared to its predecessor, Windows 3.1: 32-bit programming, preemptive multitasking, new graphical environment.
Windows 95 is a real hit on the market, and within a year of its release, it has become the most popular operating system ever. Three years later, Windows 95 was superseded by Windows 98, the first Internet-oriented operating system that supported USB.
Summary
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1 Technical elements
- 1.
1 User interface - 1.2 Windows and DOS
- 1.3 Windows and OS/2
- 1.4 Introduction 32 bit
- 1.5 File system
- 1.6 Internet Explorer
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- 2 Advertising
- 3 Development and versions
- 4 Succession
- 5 Minimum system requirements
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6OSR2
- 6.1 History of
- 6.2 Faults
- 7 Notes and references
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8 Applications
- 8.1 Bibliography
- 8.2 External link
Technical elements
User interface
The advent of Windows 95 brought improvements to the user interface and ended competition between desktop operating systems. Windows 95 was a huge success; Two years after its release, in 1997, it was the world’s best-selling operating system with 100 million copies sold, which is 69.4% of the market versus 2.4% for Linux and 4.6% for Mac OS. Building on its success, Microsoft announced that it would stop selling copies of Windows 3.
11 in 1997.
This system introduces the use of the start button and taskbar in Microsoft products. Similar functions have been used by Arthur (en) or RISC OS for several years.
His opening jingle The Microsoft Sound was written by Brian Eno.
Windows and DOS
Windows 95 runs with the included MS-DOS 7.0. This is the first Microsoft product to be sold tied to a specific full version of DOS.
Because Windows 95 runs from DOS, Windows 95 has a reputation for being just a DOS overlay. However, Windows 95 accesses all hardware directly, without relying on DOS. On the other hand, various elements of DOS are repeated for compatibility and are so deeply embedded in the system that they even create loopholes in the stability and security of Windows 95.
Windows and OS/2
In 1991, Microsoft ended the alliance formed in 1987 with IBM to develop OS/2.
OS/2 had the ability to emulate an instance of Windows 3.11, which persuaded Microsoft to retain ownership of the former common interface.
It is known by the codename «Chicago»: Windows 95.
So the interface is very similar to that of OS/2, but the TrueType font support agreed with Adobe gives it a more finished look.
In OS/2, the shortcut automatically follows the document if it was moved to the file system, which was no longer the case in Windows 95, partly accepting the symlink/hard link distinction of the standard *nix filesystem type that served as a template for Internet HTML links.
Windows 95 was primarily a user interface, 98 its complex adaptation to the web, but Microsoft will restart with OS / 2 — Windows NT for their future operating system: Windows XP
Implementation of 32-bit
This is the first version intended for the general public and is no longer compatible with older 16-bit processors. Indeed, it requires at least an Intel 80386 processor that can run in Protected Mode.
File system
Windows 95 architecture (click to enlarge).
Windows 95 supports longer filenames: the limit is increased from 8 to 255 characters when using VFAT and then applied in Windows 98 and Windows 2000 .
Despite this progress, it was not possible to distinguish between upper/lower case in filenames, and to grant user/group rights in the vfat system.
The first version of Windows 95 (4.00.950) does indeed use the same file system as the latest versions of MS-DOS: FAT16. However, Windows 95 OSR2 (4.00.1111) and later offer a choice between FAT16 and FAT32.
The introduction of 32-bit file access, introduced in Windows 3.11, means that 16-bit MS-DOS mode is no longer used to manage files while running Windows, and the introduction of 32-bit disk access has made the BIOS unnecessary to access disks. This reduces MS-DOS to a simple launcher for protected mode. DOS could still be used to run older drivers to maintain compatibility, but Microsoft strongly discouraged doing so, arguing that they could compromise system stability.
The Control Panel allows the user to see which MS-DOS components are still in use by the system. The Windows kernel still uses an MS-DOS-style interface for its safe mode, which only loads its own drivers to reduce conflicts.
The use of long names was available for both Windows and MS DOS programs running under Windows. However, they had to adapt significantly because accessing files with long filenames required a longer path and different procedures. Other DOS-compatible operating systems also had to be adapted to be able to see these names, and using older versions of DOS to manage these files caused the files to lose their long names.
During an automatic upgrade from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95, the installation recognized utilities that could destroy long filenames and made them inoperable. For those who still made the mistake and wanted to recover their long filenames, the utility is (probably) available on the Windows 95 CD (in the \ADMIN\APPTOOLS\LFNBACK directory of the CD).
Internet Explorer
The original versions of Windows 95 are not sold with Internet Explorer, and TCP/IP is not installed by default by the operating system. Internet Explorer 1.0, available at the time of release, is only included in the Plus version! . However, the first version of Windows 95 (OEM Service Release 1) includes Internet Explorer 2.0. OEM Service Release 2, released in 1996, includes Internet Explorer 3.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0 2.5. The latest version of Internet Explorer compatible with Windows 95 is version 5.5, released in 2000. Windows 95 is sold with the Microsoft Network (an ancestor of MSN), which operates with dial-up access.
Publicity
Windows 95 was launched with a large advertising campaign, including an advertisement illustrated by song Start Me Up the Rolling Stones referring to the «Start» button («Start» in English). The Microsoft campaign featured people lining up in front of stores to get their copy.
When Windows 95 was released, rival Apple ran a full-page ad that simply said «C:\ONGRTLNS.
W95″ (congratulations, Windows 95) to joke about limiting DOS names to 11 characters (filenames 8.3 (en ) ), which Microsoft just “got rid of” and reminded that Microsoft is not the only company on the market.
Development and versions
Development of Windows 95 begins at , shortly before the release of Windows 3.1.
With the release of OS/2 2.0 from IBM, Microsoft understands that a new version of Windows is needed to support 32-bit applications and enable preemptive multitasking, while still being able to run on low-end machines. Initially, Microsoft planned not to change the graphical environment and release its OS at the end of 1993.
At , Microsoft publishes the very first beta version of Windows Chicago, which will be called Windows 95 a few months later (in September). -licenses). At , Microsoft announces that the source code for their new OS (15 million lines of code) is «golden», meaning that it will not be changed until it is commercialized.
Windows 95 saw several major changes, the most important of which was version 4.00.1111 (OSR 2), codenamed Nashville . This version was the most important because MS-DOS 7.1 introduced many new features, the most important being FAT32 support, which now allows users to create partitions up to 32 GB .
| Surname | Version | Dated | Internet Explorer | USB | MS-DOS | FAT32 | DMA | AGP | IR port | IEEE 1393 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 95 retail | 4.00 950 | no | no | 7. 0
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no | no | no | no | no | |
| Windows 95 Retail SP1 | 4.00.950A | no | no | 7.0 | no | no | no | yes | no | |
| OEM Service Release 1 (OSR 1) | 4.00.950A | 2.0 | no | 7.0 | no | no | no | yes | no | |
| OEM Service Release 2 (OSR 2) | 4.00.1111 (4.00.950V) | 3.0 | yes (with update) | 7.1 | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
OEM Service Release 2. 1 (OSR 2.1)
|
4.03.1212-1214 (4.00.950B) | 3.0 | yes | 7.1 | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| OEM Service Release 2.5 (OSR 2.5) | 4.03.1214 (4.00.950°C) | 4.0 | yes | 7.1 | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Inheritance
In Microsoft’s publicly available range of operating systems, Windows 95 was followed by Windows 98, then Windows Me before being replaced by the Windows NT branch through Windows XP.
Versions from Windows 95 to Windows Me gradually became obsolete, and , Microsoft ended support for Windows 95.
Despite the release of Windows 98, most desktop computers worldwide continued to be sold with Windows 95 until 2001 (market share 57.4% at 1998).
minimum system requirements
Official minimum configuration required:
- Processor: Intel 80386
- Hard disk space : 50 MB to 55 MB
- RAM: 4 MB RAM
- VGA monitor or higher resolution (640×480 pixels).
This was proposed by Microsoft to maximize the number of upgrades from Windows 3.11 to Windows 95. In fact, this configuration is not optimal: on the one hand, you need at least 75 MB of disk space to be able to perform a full installation of all components (e-mail client, Microsoft Fax, etc.
), and, with on the other hand, the machine may refuse to start (boot) if network components or similar components are installed with only 4 MB RAM.
So, the minimum recommended configuration is as follows:
- Processor: Intel 80486
- Hard disk space: 420 MB
- RAM: 8 MB RAM
- VGA monitor or higher resolution (640×480 pixels, SVGA-256 colors recommended).
Physical memory limit: Windows 95 is not designed to handle more than 480 MB MB of RAM, this capacity causes system instability.
OSR2
Windows 95 OSR2 OSR for « OEM Service Release 2 » is a version of the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system released in 1996, available only as an OEM (requires purchase of a new computer or hard drive).
Historical
Between the official launch of Windows 95 And what’s in Windows 98 Two major updates for Windows 95 were released. Microsoft first releases Service Pack 1, which mainly contains new device drivers and several bug fixes. This version of Windows 95 has the number 4.00.950 A.
As of , manufacturers and distributors selling new PCs may ship version 4.00.950 B, in other words, Windows 95 OSR2, the last version before Windows 98 OSR2. There are versions 2.1, 2.5, the latter is recognized as version 4.00 .950 C, which comes with Internet Explorer. 4 and DirectX5.
Default
The French, Italian, German and Spanish versions have a rather annoying bug for users of DOS applications. Indeed, incorrect writing of the IO.
SYS file leads to an increase in the amount of memory occupied by the HIMEM.SYS file. When using OSR version 2, users lose 40 KB of memory.
This explains why DOS applications and games refuse to start. This bug is fixed by OSR version 2.1 (also known as «4.00.950 B») which also includes USB support.
Notes and links
- ↑ (in) David Segal, « With the debut of Windows 95, Microsoft gains popularity «, Washington Post , (read online consultation Sep 6, 2009)
- ↑ (in) Top 5 Microsoft Successes
- ↑ (in) Microsoft’s Biggest and Biggest Failures Successes
- ↑ (en) Timeline of Microsoft Windows operating systems (1997-1999), Timeline of PC
- ↑ (in) The Strange Story of How Brian Eno Composed the Windows 95 Startup Sound, The Industry Observer , 2018
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↑ (in) Windows 9 architecture5 details how Windows 95 is limited and weakened by elements of DOS.
- ↑ (en) Timeline of Microsoft Windows operating systems (1994–1996), Timeline of PC
- ↑ (in) Windows 95 Turns 15: Is Microsoft’s OS Peaking? , CNet, August 25, 2010
- ↑ (in) Windows 95 remains the most popular operating system, CNET News, July 20, 1999
- ↑ (en) Requirements for installing Windows 95, Microsoft
Applications
Bibliography
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Michael Freihof and Ingrid Kürten ( trans.
From German), MS-DOS for Windows 95/98 , Paris, Micro Application, col. «Pocket PCs», , 447 p. (ISBN 2-7429-1321-1) .
External link
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Authoritative records :
- National Library of France (data)
- Gemeinsame Normdatei
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Windows 95 — is it worth switching to Windows 98 Or better on Windows NT?
Does the prospect of changing your operating system terrify your heart? Would you instead be stuck in an elevator full of weight loss advertisers and White Brotherhood cultists? What if something goes wrong? And only the keyboard will be determined from the devices? I understand, I understand. Despite the promises of one very-big-software-company-I-don’t-say-what, updating an OS is never quick, cheap, or painless. And it’s not just that the software will cost you a pretty penny (given our realities, this is the cheapest part of the cost), but you will inevitably have to deal with hardware stuttering and new system outbursts. Therefore, even a simple upgrade can significantly reduce your productivity at work and your playability in new toys at home, while your baby thinks kind of faster, and you continue to act in the old ways.
Of course, we all need to improve our operating systems sometimes. I remember that I had serious problems with changing from MS DOS 4.1 — Alfa DOS to MS DOS 5.0. And if your system is Windows 95 — it’s time for you to decide.
Since the astonishing rise of this operating system three years ago, a new class of hardware has emerged, new programs that are directly oriented to work on the Internet. Should I upgrade to Windows 9?eight? Or is it better to switch immediately to the now fashionable Windows NT 4.0? Or keep patching Windows 95 and wait until summer to upgrade to the latest Windows NT 5.0?
The reasons are quite serious — the OS will run faster, with more stability, and in general, it will become easier to use. But it cannot be denied that all of the above are the main goals of the OS update, and not necessarily its result.
In addition, there are risks of instability in the transition period, lost recovery time and no guarantees that you will like what you see.
What is your next operating system? If you do not suffer from a pronounced form of MicroSoft’phobia — you should limit the list to upgrade Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0, with the possibility of upgrading the latter to version 5.0 sometime this summer.
So let’s start from the beginning. Windows 98 is the most straightforward and unobtrusive answer. When you choose between two versions of Corel — 4.0 and 8.0 — which will you choose? In addition, in Win 98, all the bugs of Win 95 were finally collected in a single heap (not that in Windows 98 there are fewer of them), the OS itself is firmly connected with IE (without comments on the very essence of this phenomenon), and through it — tight integration with the Internet, and in addition, Win 98 replaces the terrifying SetUp with a softer and smoother a «hands-free» process (i.e. you don’t have to keep your hands on the keyboard all the time — the installer does most of the work for you).
In Win 98, thousands of thousands of new drivers for old and, most importantly, for new devices, support for USB devices is better implemented.
NT 4.0, on the other hand, makes you think more seriously. Of course, you can buy it on Zhdanovichi, but then technical support will not shine for you. And without it, everything is more difficult. And although someone can certainly afford to go broke at 320 USD. e. — the costs will only increase.
Although NT shares its interface with Win 95, it lacks some useful «little things» like Plug-and-Play support. In addition, there is no direct way to install NT on Win 95 — you will have to start from the beginning, that is, reformat the disk, partition it again, and install drivers for all devices manually.
NT, among other things, requires more system resources — a powerful processor, more memory and disk space — but in return you will get a rock-solid OS that will run almost all your applications under the Win API and, in addition, will never collapse.
The next version of NT, scheduled for release this summer, fixes many of these shortcomings — improving support for FAT32, PnP, and creating an upgrade path from Win 95 and Win 98.
While Win NT 5.0 is currently in beta testing, it will be in our hands not earlier than the summer, and maybe later.
Past experience suggests that it will take another six to eight months for patches and major bugs to be worked out in the most ambitious upgrade of all time.
Actually, you can toss a coin, consult your favorite astrologer or expensive psychoanalyst about when you should upgrade. As in the RONDO advertisement — «there is a better way.» So the PC Computing Laboratory turned to a group of users of different levels of training and different professions with a request to install on Win 95 both of these systems. Lab observers recorded the time and facial expressions of the testers (which is surprising enough in itself). The tasks assigned to the testers were about the same — install the OS itself, add new hardware to the system, and perform several tasks typifying the average working day. Among other things, the testers were asked to install new equipment — a network card, a modem — to configure them, establish a Dial-Up connection and MS OFFICE 97.
The tests were carried out on machines with the following configuration — 333 MHz Pentium II, 64MB RAM.
If you are still in doubt about whether to upgrade, you are doing the right thing. Just installing a new OS will take the best half of the day and even with the best outcome will bring a microscopic performance improvement — at least in the first month.
Installation. Surely reinstalling the OS is on the list of what needs to be done approximately between a visit to the dental surgeon and general cleaning in the barn in the country. But is it really all that painful?
The Laboratory decided to do not only the above actions, but to record every word of the testers (whatever comes out when you install Windu), their every trick, move and actions performed were observed.
In addition, the laboratory technicians were not allowed to give any advice during installation. Instead, when testers ran into problems, they were encouraged to use online help, built-in documentation, and, if desired, call the Microsoft technical center.
Each of the testers did the installation in random order — someone installed Win 9 first8, someone — Win NT.
When all the testers worked out the scenarios given to them, they were asked how difficult (or simple) each of the actions was — and the answer was required as detailed as possible.
As expected, Win 98 was easier to install. The installation went without problems and with hands raised from the keyboard — its first advantage.
In contrast, NT started with some stuttering that progressed to a chronic cough. Win 95 was offered in OSR 2 state with a FAT 32 formatted hard drive. NT turned out to be incompatible with this disk format, ie. The disk had to be repartitioned and formatted. Similar sneezes happened when it was required to establish a network on NT.
It is an undeniable fact that a successful upgrade requires the latest drivers for all devices present in the system.
From this point of view, Win 98 has all the advantages. And since Win 98 is quite modern, compared to the Win NT driver database, which will soon be three years old, it contains support for almost all devices that have appeared since then.
Lab’s testers all used the word simple when they talked about installing Win 98. The installation process itself received top marks, although one of the testers (it was something overseas) noted that a 25-bit key is too many numbers and it was not easy to enter.
Another tester noted that the whole process took place with little participation from him, and only once Setup required some file, which happily ended up in the WIN/SYSTEM directory.
Testers appreciated Microsoft’s commitment to sticking with and continuing to develop the Win 95 interface, while noting that significant improvements have been made to make it easier to work with. In general, all the refinement and final sanding made a big impression on all the testers. In addition, they highly appreciated the on-screen prompts during the initial installation of the OS — none of the testers used help.
Upgrade and installation of new hardware went pretty smoothly in Win 98. The almost absolute Plug-n-Play support was reflected in the fact that every device was detected and almost every one was correctly identified.
The only thing the system failed on was the STB Velocity 128 Video Card, and although the drivers themselves were on the compact, it took extra time to install them. Several testers experienced a lack of information support when looking for a video driver, and one had a slight problem installing a network card.
Terrible power. When the testers began to describe their experience of upgrading to NT, the words difficult and difficult were repeated with enviable constancy. There is no easy way to switch to NT (and this is already poetry), so the testers had to start literally from scratch and clean. Moreover, the process of updating the OS itself required solving technical problems and performing numerous non-obvious steps that are simply not available in Win 98.
And forget about the documentation — not that every question has an answer, just some topics are not even covered there. In addition, the testers were struck by the lack of reaction from the computer and the weakness of the explanation of what is currently happening, that is, the question was like this: «The system is still working? Or already hanging? Or still working .
.. Who knows …»
After a long battle with the dense NT Setup interface, one tester said that there is nothing better than the Add/Remove Hardware option in the Win 95/98 Control Panel. Another swore that there was nothing better than Plug-n-Play.
The biggest nightmare was setting up the network — even for testers who network more than once a month in Doom. The original installation offered the wrong driver, with the result that only a complete masochist could enjoy changing it — it is obvious that the creators of NT are misanthropes of the highest order.
One of the testers complained about the cryptographic messages and explained that by installing the wrong driver, NT reported every time it started up that there was a bug, but it didn’t say what the bug was.
Purity selection. Based on PC Computing tests, each of the testers chose Win 98 as an example of an easy and unobtrusive OS installation. In addition, the satisfaction derived from the process itself was also in the first place.
On a five-point scale, Win 98 received a strict 4.5 compared to NT’s miserable 3.1. In addition, the process itself took 46% less time than NT, which is one and a half times less.
Plug-and-Play support and the Device Manager tab, which gives direct access to drivers and device configuration, were named the biggest pluses.
Without this kind of information and accessibility, the testers lost too much time even looking for all this in the Control Panel. This time, blood pressure was not measured, but the observers said that all the testers felt extremely insecure.
The general consensus was that Win 98 was easier to work with. Some spoke in the sense that they were not sure — they are installing a new OS or patch’at the old one.
Several testers, having returned home, installed Win 98 on their computers — fortunately the OS got for free.
In turn, NT got all the cuffs. One of the testers, a woman, complained that «it all started with problems, and then it got worse.
And if I had to do an upgrade at my work, changing the good old Win 95, I would hang myself.» Another commented that it was «not worth it if you’re a regular user».
Although, to NT’s credit, testers were able to compare between the two upgrades. In general, it is indicative that the whole group was able to complete the NT installation successfully, although it took a lot of work (given NT’s monstrous demands on user knowledge). In general, the observers came to the conclusion that the best help to testers was personal experience — those who had problems while working with Win 95, — coped faster than others.
Of course, upgrade itself plays a very important role in the transition from one OS to another. But then you work in the system. Which one is faster? Better and more convenient to use? Easier? Less prone to freezing?
Imagine an average computer day at work. The To-Do List (TOL) is an arm-length. And in the breaks, you also need to play around. Now add some pressure and you’ll get a full picture of what the PC Computing Lab testers had to do after the upgrade was over.
The following questions were asked: Has productivity increased? Did changes in the environment make more work possible? How did this new interface affect the overall experience?
Both tasks offered the proverbial multitasking, database management, «boot and foreground» software, a graphics suite, and a web browser. The testers were asked to run the above programs, and then run through the list of regular actions — two hundred items.
Needless to say, all the testers found the OS interfaces to be familiar, at least at first glance. The impression was slightly spoiled by the default browser in NT — IE 2.0. Testers at first generally took it as a joke, because even in Win 95 OSR 2.0 ships with IE 3.0.
Thanks to common interface elements such as START and TASK PANEL, testers had no problems launching and switching between programs. Differences were found between the OS in the critical difference in the functioning of programs and requirements for system resources.
And this is the key to determining the productivity of the system.
Win 95 and Win 98 flew through the multitasking process like wings — all testers completed tasks in both operating systems. After one day of testing, some testers said that the speed and performance are about the same in Win 95 and Win 98.
In turn, all the testers had problems when switching NT. After the testers tried to run MS WORD after Adobe Photoshop, the system complained about the lack of resources (see above about resources). However, it is strange that after running these programs in reverse order, such a message did not appear. By all accounts, this problem was attributed to the increased requirements of the OS itself and the dynamic allocation of memory.
The Windows 98 interface does not get in the way (hands?), easily switches from one task to another, makes some tasks easier, and most importantly — allows you to quickly deploy large amounts of work.
According to testers, when it came to Win NT, the system was much more thoughtful — and this despite constant praise in its direction as the winner of all tests and an example of performance.
There were constant complaints about speed and the fact that the system was forced to swap to disk, which significantly slowed down the work and the process of switching between tasks.
Is it worth it or not? Calculating the productivity (only a day and a half per year or an hour per month), what will you get by switching to Win 98 can’t even be compared to the almost four hours you’ll lose each month by moving from NT without updating your PC system itself.
Win 98 will run faster than Win 95 mainly due to new technologies, more economical use of system resources. On the other hand, NT’s increased system requirements mean that you have to run faster just to stay in the same place.
And if the idea of switching to NT tempts you, first make sure you have more memory and maybe a faster processor.
It looks like it’s best to install Win 98 and calmly wait for better times — there is no doubt that this OS is the leader of the study. Bye. The fact is that we have not considered such an important component of the OS as stability.
In theory, switching to NT should provide you with unearthly star stability, a system that is safe from operational failures. If you can avoid relapses two or three times a month, then you will gain enough time compared to what you lose on the thoughtfulness of the OS. And if your task is to secure data in every sense (in terms of both stability and access), then you should think about WinNT. In this case, it is better to install NT on the computer of the chief accountant, who is poorly versed in such things, but appreciates care (anyway, they are used to the fact that accounting programs do not work quickly).
Testers complained a lot about the NT interface — will anything change in NT 5.0? Looking at the first beta versions, the difference is not just noticeable — it’s amazing. And while some of the enhancements are specifically designed to make things easier for LAN administrators, most of them are just for regular users. And if you are going to switch to NT5.0 from Win 95/98 — no problem, they promise that not only the settings of everything will be saved, but even the configuration of additional devices.
And even though NT 5.0 won’t support all Plug-and-Play hardware, the OS itself will already contain a Device Wizard for installing/uninstalling and configuring new hardware. Of course, all drivers will be supplied, not a bitten set of NT 4.0.
And Win NT 5.0 will have one more characteristic feature: during a standard installation, the OS will be installed in a minimal configuration so as not to waste precious disk space (this is wild gigabytes in our times), but programs will be installed as needed — in the first time you try to run them, so make sure the compact is always around.
It remains only to gather together all the tips that were born in the bright minds of the PC Computing Laboratory.
Let old systems work with old programs (like old jokes about Win 95 that it was launched on P166-16 RAM — that’s not enough!). If Win 95 runs well and the computer does not solve more than two or three tasks at the same time — let it work further. Stick with the old OS and save money to upgrade the «technical park».
If you are trying to build a Dream PC, in terms of scalability and ability to support the latest devices in large numbers, including USB and PCI devices, choose Win 98.
Or, on the other hand, if your resources are new, but not powerful enough, of course, your choice is also Win 98 (it was created for such systems, oddly enough). In general, Win 98 is made for lazy users — and at the same time it communicates better with all the «hard» on the PC.
By the way, if you can afford to stock up on expensive hard, then you probably don’t care anyway.
If you can’t afford to lose important data, Win NT is your choice. Just make sure you have all the Service Packs, and there are already three of them. For those who are concerned about data security and, in particular, network security (say, for those who have created a corporate multi-peer network), the choice is also obvious.
And if it is possible to use Win 98 in a peer-to-peer network, then the OS for the server is only Win NT.
