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Windows 98: Power Software Or Political Soundbite?
News Yet last summer, when Microsoft officially dubbed the software "Windows 98," company executives immediately downplayed it, saying it would be a minor upgrade to the much-anticipated revamp of Windows 95.
[June 25, 1998, 15:16]
Windows 98 Lifeline 'prompted By Linux Threat'
Talkback i use windows 98 for games AND work based activites i also tried win 2k and mandrake linux win 2k runs all my office based applications 100% fine but try an make it run a game is virtually impossible u have to turn off any advanced features or it...
[April 30, 2004, 17:39]
Windows 98: Customers Complain Early And Often
News Difficulties are going beyond the inability of the upgrade version of Windows 98 to recognise a number of common PC modem and PC LAN cards, as first reported last week. Users are reporting troubles that run the gamut, from Microsoft and third-party...
[July 2, 1998, 7:40]
Windows 98 Support Shifts To CD
Talkback In view of the large amount of Windows 98 users, myself included. But due to the amount of software that is STILL being used out there by Industry and home users, which is NOT compatible with later versions of windows, ie: ME, and XP.
[January 13, 2004, 22:26]
Windows 98 Lifeline 'prompted By Linux Threat'
News The growing threat from Linux is responsible for Microsoft's last-minute decision to extend the life of Windows 98. Various research indicates that Windows 98 is still installed on about a quarter of all PCs, meaning that if Microsoft had stopped...
[January 13, 2004, 14:10]
Windows 98 Lifeline 'prompted By Linux Threat'
Talkback I still use Windows 98 SE because I've felt no need to upgrade. Great news. I don't use games etc.and 98SE is perfectly satisfactory for broadband internet and MS Office.
[February 10, 2004, 15:48]
A Year Ago: Windows 98 - Power Software Or Political Soundbite
News Yet last summer, when Microsoft officially dubbed the software "Windows 98," company executives immediately downplayed it, saying it would be a minor upgrade to the much-anticipated revamp of Windows 95.
[June 25, 1999, 6:59]
Windows 98 Second Edition?
News The Service Release -- which has evolved into a combination of Microsoft's planned Windows 98 Service Pack, plus its expected Windows 98 OEM Service Release -- is now being called Windows 98 Second Edition, sources said.
[March 16, 1999, 12:09]
Windows 98 Support Shifts To CD
News When Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows 98 support next Friday, the company will make available a free CD designed to help users "make the most of " the ageing operating system without any further assistance from the software giant.
[January 9, 2004, 12:15]
Windows 98: Customers Complain Early And Often
Talkback i have windows 98 and i try and download msn 6.1 and 6.2 it says i have to have a windows 98 and i do, i am very angry about thins as i should have privaligers the same as the others
[May 7, 2004, 18:18]
Windows 98 Bug Poses Negligible Threat
News Reports of a date related bug in Windows 98 have been confirmed by both Microsoft and the millennium specialist Prove It 2000. The "bug", which Microsoft opts to call an "issue", appears when Windows 98 is rebooted at a time between 23:59 and 00:00...
[August 14, 1998, 11:36]
Windows 98 Gets Support Reprieve
News Microsoft has extended support for Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows ME. Support for the Windows 98 family of operating systems was scheduled to end on Friday, with support for Windows ME due to expire in December this year.
[January 12, 2004, 9:45]
Windows 98 Support Shifts To CD
Talkback when I posted "windows 98 sucks" it was because Bill Gates wants us to go to the windows registry to solve problems. I am a senior also who is trying to reenter the job market by having an marketable knowledge of windows and it is becoming totally...
[June 19, 2004, 6:52]
Gates: Windows 98 Delay Would Be A Disaster
News So said Microsoft Chairman and CEO Bill Gates yesterday at a New York pep rally for Windows 98. Department of Justice from preventing Microsoft's release of Windows 98 with the Internet Explorer browser.
[May 6, 1998, 9:17]
Windows 98 Can Still Be A Good Choice
News At the same time, consider the Windows 98 minimum recommendations: a 486 processor with 24MB of RAM and 400MB of free hard drive space. Beyond the mere cost of the software, leaving Windows 98 behind will probably force you to make some hefty...
[January 28, 2004, 15:05]
Windows 98: The Morning After
News New York Times reviewer writes of the Windows 95 upgrade: "Windows 98 adds duct tape, caulk and pesticide. All those column inches dedicated to 'Big Bad Bill versus the US Government' has raised the profile of, and interest in Windows 98 beyond the...
[June 26, 1998, 11:20]
Windows 98 Lifeline 'prompted By Linux Threat'
Talkback This means that by the time MS does drop support for Windows 98, Linux-on-the-desktop will be an better option than it is today. The desktop Linux experience has been steadily improving over the last few years, and you can expect the improvments...
[January 14, 2004, 15:07]
Telephone Survey: Windows 98 - Does Anyone Care?
News Dan Kusnetsky, program director for operating environments including Windows 98 - IDC We've done extensive research into Windows 98 and basically we've seen that large organisations are ready to wait up to two years before moving to what is a...
[May 15, 1998, 6:00]
Windows '98: ZyWeb Offers Web Pages For All
News Hottest ticket on the show floor on the first day of the Windows '98 show in Olympia in London today was Zyris's ZyWeb service for building and hosting Web sites. The service can be seen in beta form from the firm's Web site tomorrow
[March 10, 1998, 16:04]
A Year Ago: Windows 98, 10 Days Early But Court In September
News Also today, Microsoft's Bill Neukom, senior VP for law and corporate affairs, stated that PC makers can begin selling systems with Windows 98 as early as June 15. A UK spokeswoman explained: "As was the case with Windows 95, some vendors released...
[May 25, 1999, 7:25]
