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- ...that versions of Microsoft Windows for DEC Alpha and ARMv7 platforms continued to be maintained internally even after official end of support, as the systems proved valuable for specific projects?
- ...that the special actors in Microsoft Bob generally still have existing code that allows them to be used as normal actors outside of their apps?
- ...that the WarpCenter shell included in OS/2 Warp 4 build 9.012 refers itself to as Lotus SmartCenter?
- ...that Windows Server 2003 has been renamed four times during development, before settling on its final name?
- ...that the Neptune project was a cancelled version of Windows that ought to bring a new user interface reminiscent of the Metro elements later introduced in Windows 8?
- ...that Windows Vista build 5000 (vbl_core.040803-2000) was compiled earlier than the official development reset build?
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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.