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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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Start screen in Windows 10 Mobile build 16241
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...)
