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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...)
