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- ...that an updated version of Reversi (normally not preinstalled) is included in the Windows 3.1 Driver Library?
- ...that some builds of Windows 98 and Windows 2000 contained a Show Desktop button on the taskbar, which would be scrapped later until Windows 7 build 6568?
- ...that the boot animation used in Windows 11 2022 Update builds first appeared in Windows 10X and Windows 10 build 19587?
- ...that early builds of Windows Me replaced the safe to shutdown screen with a blue screen due to the removal of real-mode MS-DOS?
- ...that Reversi in the Windows NT 3.1 April 1991 build displays square pieces, because the code for drawing circles wasn't implemented yet?
- ...that a series of terrorist attacks caused a major sudden change to Windows XP's advertising campaign?
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The build notably includes support for various device drivers such as joystick-to-mouse input translation, Sound Blaster 1.x/2.0 support, and extended display capabilities. It also emphasizes strongly on audiovisual content, as support for the MIDI and Waveform specifications were implemented alongside a dedicated media player application. Certain applications included as part of Windows 3.00a were also overhauled to take advantage of the new multimedia capabilities, and applications now support emitting sound based on specific system events. A new Control Panel application design was also introduced, and screen savers were added to help prevent screen burn-in on CRT monitors.
The build comes with development tooling and code samples that allow developers to work on Multimedia PC-compatible applications. (Full article...)
