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- ...that Windows Server 2003 has been renamed four times during development, before settling on its final name?
- ...that the Gizmo theme that was present in Mac OS 8.5b6 originates from Copland as "Z Theme" and was intended for testing the theming service for both versions?
- ...that Windows XP build 2223 had commented out code in its Business theme file that would allow the user to configure different colors based on its settings?
- ...that the Windows XP team created a decoy theme in order to prevent any leaks about Luna?
- ...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 Apple has officially released several developer releases of what would later become Mac OS X for the x86 architecture as a part of its NeXT legacy, and secretly continued to maintain the port until Tiger?
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Windows/386 2.01 is an early release of Windows 2.x for Compaq i386-based computers. It predates the earliest known retail release of Windows 2.0 by about three months, as this release was rushed likely to coincide with the launch of the Compaq Portable 386 in October 1987.This is the first release of the Windows/386 series, which uses the virtual 8086 mode of the i386 to provide better compatibility for MS-DOS applications. Compaq was heavily involved in the development of Windows/386, having introduced the first i386-based IBM PC compatible machine in 1986, almost a year before IBM itself.