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...that Windows XP has been supported in various forms for almost 18 years, which is the longest compared to any other version of Microsoft Windows?
...that the IA-64 compile of Windows Server 2003 build 2462 includes login banners for a Personal edition of Windows 2000?
...that in 1985, Microsoft produced a multitasking MS-DOS that natively supported preemptive multitasking and would later become the base for OS/2?
...that the Windows XP team created a decoy theme in order to prevent any leaks about Luna?
...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 an updated version of Reversi (normally not preinstalled) is included in the Windows 3.1 Driver Library?
...that while the first shipping 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows was for the Itanium, the 64-bit port was actually developed on DEC Alpha systems?
...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 there were multiple Shell Technology Previews that backported the Windows Explorer to a stock installation of Windows NT 3.5x?
...that a series of terrorist attacks caused major sudden changes to Windows XP's advertising campaign?
...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 United States government once filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft over its decision to bundle the Internet Explorer web browser with the Windows operating system?
...that Windows Vista build 5000 (vbl_core.040803-2000) was compiled earlier than the official development reset build?
...that there was an E variant planned for Windows 7 in addition to K, N and KN, which didn't include Internet Explorer?
...that the Start button in Windows 95 build 302 says "Ship It!", as a developer temporarily renamed the button in December 1994 for a joke?
...that Paint was once on the second disk of Windows 1.0 Alpha Release but later deleted by either Microsoft or the owner for unknown reasons?
...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 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 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?
...that Windows NT 3.5 build 612 has a debug flag for winnt.exe, /I_am_TedM, in order to bypass the error to run the DOS-based setup in NTVDM?
...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 supposed Longhorn sound scheme wasn't included in any Windows build, and in fact actually originated from a Samsung OEM theme for Windows XP?
...that Windows 1.0 and Windows 2.x have a hidden Easter egg with a list of members of the Windows team?
...that Windows Server 2003 has been renamed four times during development, before settling on its final name?
...that the boot animation used in Windows 11 2022 Update builds first appeared in Windows 10X and Windows 10 build 19587?
...that Windows Longhorn build 4088 includes an early version of the .NET Managed rewrite of Desktop Window Manager that is not installed by default?
...that Windows 98 build 1387 has a hidden button in display properties to enable title bar gradients, and is also the first build of Windows to support this feature?
...that the WarpCenter shell included in OS/2 Warp 4 build 9.012 refers itself to as Lotus SmartCenter?
...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 every Classic Mac OS version since Mac OS 7 renames the "Special" menu to a unique word beginning with S in beta builds for easy identification?
...that Windows 95 build 58s includes a hidden tabbed mode in the Cabinet?
...that Windows Longhorn build 4015 (main) includes an early iteration of transparent window borders?
...that Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition is the only released version of Windows to use the login screen originating from beta 2 builds of Windows 2000?
...that Windows XP build 2257 supports the ability to render the newly animated boot screen used in later builds?
...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 Nashville Plus Pack build of Internet Explorer 4 included a humorous banner of the Internet Explorer logo kicking the Mozilla mascot as its page loading animation, meant as a jab towards its competition against Netscape?
...that executives responsible for managing the initial Longhorn project referred to it as a literal "pig"?

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