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Did you know...

  • ...that the WarpCenter shell included in OS/2 Warp 4 build 9.012 refers itself to as Lotus SmartCenter?
  • ...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 the September 11 attacks caused major sudden changes to the "Prepare to Fly" advertising campaign for Windows XP?
  • ...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 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 Windows 1.0 and Windows 2.x have a hidden Easter egg with a list of members of the Windows team?

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A version of Windows 10 Mobile based on the Redstone 3 codebase was initially planned to be released following the Creators Update. It would have included drastic overhauls to the Continuum feature set in an attempt to provide feature parity with desktop releases of Windows 10, such as overlapped windowing support, independent per-mode Start menu layouts, system tray and Action Center functionality in the taskbar, and further general improvements to the overall user experience.

Problems encountered during development led to the creation and release of a stopgap release based on a direct fork of the Creators Update. It was eventually cancelled due to a reallocation of resources towards the Windows Core OS project. (Full article...)

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