The Early Windows 95 Builds Microsoft DIDN’T Want Us To See

The Early Windows 95 Builds Microsoft DIDN’T Want Us To See

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Windows 95 began development in earnest in mid-1992 under the codename /”Chicago/”. A combination of a few other internal projects at Microsoft, 95 would create the template that Windows would follow for years to come. So, let’s chart its development process with the help of some leaked Chicago builds!

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Betawiki Chicago Builds: https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_95
Featured Builds Downloaded From Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/chicago-collection
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Chapters:
00:00 The Chicago Story & Windows 95 Launch
03:56 1992-07-20: Build 07200022
08:47 1993-08-09: Build 58s
14:22 1993-11-23: Build 73f
19:41 1994-03-17: Build 89e
21:45 1994-06-10: Build 122 [Beta 1]
24:24 1994-09-21: Build 189 [Beta 1.4]
29:22 Final Conclusions & Summary

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