Windows 98 build 1998

4.10.1998
	Build of Windows 98
Release name	Release to Manufacturing
OS family	Windows 9x
Version number	4.10
Build number	1998
Architecture	x86
Compiled on	1998-05-11
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Windows 98 build 1998 is the official RTM build of Windows 98, internally known as RC6/1998.6.^[1] It was released to manufacturing on 15 May 1998 and was released to the public one month later on 25 June 1998.

This release of Windows 98 is generally perceived as unstable and buggy, such as the 49.7-day limit bug still being present since Windows 95, and a lack of Year 2000 compliance, which was fixed with two Year 2000 updates released in 1999. These updates would be included in the Service Pack 1 release, while other issues would later be addressed in the Second Edition release.

The build's version number "1998" refers to Windows 98's release date.

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║ [ Windows '98 Final - Retail Full Setup ]                    May 17, 1998 ║
╟───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Supplier .....: PWA Gods             │ Type .....: Operating System       ║
║ Cracker ......: N/A                  │ Video ....:                        ║
║ Packager .....: Murmillius           │ Audio ....:                        ║
║ Protection ...: Serial Number        │ # Disks ..: 1                      ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

        Here it is: Windows '98 Final release - Retail Full Install!

        While every other group will be bringing you so many good programs
        for this operating system, it's PWA that brings you the OS itself. 
	It is fortunately for the user community that this is the case or 
	you would probably have ended up with a ripped down release
	from some other lame group missing important system files like 
	KRNL386.exe, because disklimits are more important nowadays to these
	people than a working release.

        People that still believe in quality have only one option :
        Pirates with Attitudes.

        Greets fly out to all Hardworking people in PWA.


	Note to other groups:

	This *IS* final.  When you get your CD's, it's very likely the file
	dates will differ as the dates get time stamped on the CD at pressing 
	time, however if you CRC check the CD with this release, you'll see the 
	files are all identical (make sure you use the FULL RETAIL CD to check, 
	not an upgrade or OEM version).  We're just going to wait to release 
	tnis to see if MS decides to make any last minute changes because 
	of the stuff going on with the US Dept. of Justice.


	Retail FULL Install Key: K4HVD-Q9TJ9-6CRX9-C9G68-RQ2D3


	Install Notes: 

	The way this has been zipped up is as follows:

	1 ZIP file labeled RETAIL FULL SETUP
	21 ZIP files labeled Win98 CABs
	Several ZIP files labelled online service clients (only necessary for AOL,
	MSN, Compuserve, etc).

	You need to download the CABS and the RETAIL SETUP and unzip/unrar
	everything into one directory.  The reason for this is that as soon
	as I get install keys, I can release RETAIL UPGRADE, OEM FULL and
	OEM UPGRADE versions and they will only take 4 meg each (the CAB zips
	are generic thruout all these versions, I can just package up the 
	differences in seperate zips to save everyone space and time).  You just
	unzip whichever one you want into the same directory as the generic
	CAB zips.

  			            -/ This is PWA \-
                                     < 16 May 1998 >

┌──────────────────┬─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Council .........│ Code3, Dark Lord, Dream Weaver, Murmillius, Rambone,
│                  │ Shiffie
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Senior Members ..│ Akasha, Gumby, Mercy, Oyl Patch, Stoned, The Technic 
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Members .........│ Acidman, Aironz, Angelface, BadBrad, Bunter, Chowdery,
│                  │ Codebreaker, Corv8, DaPhantm, Disc Killer, Disk Killer, 
│                  │ DJpaul, El Cid, EzD, Frost, Guip, Ico, IceB, Ivan, 
│                  │ The Judge, Kewe, Lost Soul, Magellan, Marduk, Muadib, Nagumo,   
│                  │ Ofd, Patriarch, Prozac, Ryu, Shadowman, SilverB, Skylark,  
│                  │ neTyx, Single Minded, SpyNut, Sugar, The Jerk, Vampyre,  
│                  │ Virtual Power, Voltan, Warlock
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Senior Couriers .│ Bass, Diamond Dog, Gizmo, Mario Lemieux, Skitch
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Couriers ........│ Bandito, Cabdriver, Darkforce, Jono, Kang6902, Mavian, 
│                  │ Mindreader, Psyber, Satan, Scuzi, Trix, Vorteqz, X-Frog
└──────────────────┴─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
			     
			      PWA Boards/Sites

┌──────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────┐
│ FTP Site Names       │ Status ···················· │ SiteOP ············· │
├──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Sentinel ··········  │ Inet World HQ ············· │ Xxxx/Xxxxxxxx ······ │
│ Boners Domain ·····  │ Inet U.S. HQ ·············· │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ Reflection ········  │ Inet Euro HQ ·············· │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ Vampyres Lair ·····  │ Inet World Courier HQ ····· │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ United Central ····  │ Inet US Courier HQ ········ │ Xxxx ··············· │
│ Digital Corruption   │ Inet EURO Courier HQ ······ │ Xxx ················ │
│ Snowland ··········  │ Inet Release World HQ ····· │ Xxxxx ·············· │
│ The Rock ··········  │ Inet Release US HQ ········ │ Xxxxxxxx ··········· │
│ Manhattan Project ·  │ Inet Member HQ ············ │ Xxx ················ │
└──────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────┘
	     If you are going to do it ... Do it with an ATTITUDE!

                PWA..... a juggernaut that rolls on thru 1998


  *  Please note that PWA is NOT accepting pay sites of any nature.. We're *
  *  in this for fun and entertainment, not to try to make ourselves rich. *

  *  PWA also does not accept new BBS', FTP sites, net couriers, graphics  *
  *  artists or programmers (including PPE's... PCB, may it rest in peace) *

┌───────────────────────────────┤ Final Note ├─────────────────────────────┐
│ Support the software companies! If you enjoy using a program or using a  │
│ Util, consider buying it! Someone has to make it worth the programmer's  │
│ effort to keep up the high standards.. They made it, so they DESERVE it! │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘