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The Operating System

Windows 95, released to manufacturing by Microsoft on July 14, 1995, is a notable operating system that succeeded Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups. It introduced significant features and a redesigned user interface, contributing to the widespread adoption of graphical user interfaces in personal computing. The inclusion of the Start menu, taskbar, and Plug and Play functionality aimed to improve user experience and system management.

The Web Browser

Emissary 2.0 was a web browser developed by Attachmate, released in the mid-1990s. It offered standard internet browsing functionality, supporting protocols such as HTML and HTTP, while integrating additional features like email, file management, and group collaboration tools. Emissary 2.0 was positioned as a business-oriented browser, focusing on streamlining communication and document handling within organizations. Despite its features, it remained a niche product and did not achieve widespread adoption in the broader web browser market.

Browser User Agent

When contacting webservers ‘Windows 95 RTM x86 with Emissary 2.0’ will identify itself as ‘Mozilla/2.01Gold (Win16; Emissary Beta; Aug 26 1996)’.

Run Period

For ‘Windows 95 RTM x86 with Emissary 2.0’ Period Sites in Period Browsers is currently searching for pages archived between 1996-08-28 and 1997-02-28.

Emulation Platform

Hardware emulation for this platform is currently provided by the QEMU Project.

Windows 95 RTM can be found as part of the WinWorld OS Archive. Attachmate’s Emissary 2.0 can be downloaded from Academic Computer Club at Umeå University

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Windows 95 RTM x86 with Emissary 2.0

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