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About Windows 98 SE x86 with Internet Explorer 5.0

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The Operating System

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) is an operating system released by Microsoft in 1999 as an update to the original Windows 98. It aimed to address several issues and provide enhancements to the user experience. Windows 98 SE included improvements such as better support for USB devices, improved stability and performance, updated drivers, and additional features for internet connectivity. Despite being considered a significant improvement over its predecessor, Windows 98 SE was ultimately superseded by newer versions of the Windows operating system, and support for it was discontinued in 2006.

The Web Browser

Internet Explorer 5.0 was a web browser released by Microsoft in March 1999. It was part of the Internet Explorer series and was included as the default browser in Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, and later versions of the Windows operating system. The browser was also available for macOS and Solaris.

This version introduced several new features, including improved support for web standards such as HTML 4.0, CSS Level 1, and ECMAScript. It also incorporated features such as offline browsing, AutoComplete enhancements, and support for bi-directional text. Internet Explorer 5.0 included integration with Microsoft’s technologies, such as ActiveX and Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript), allowing for dynamic web content.

Internet Explorer 5.0 played a role in the browser competition of its time, with its updates addressing evolving web development needs. It was succeeded by Internet Explorer 5.5 and later versions in the Internet Explorer series.

Browser User Agent

When contacting webservers ‘Windows 98 SE x86 with Internet Explorer 5.0’ will identify itself as ‘Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows 98; DigExt)’.

Search Period

For ‘Windows 98 SE x86 with Internet Explorer 5.0’ Period Sites in Period Browsers is currently searching for pages archived between 1999-05-05 and 1999-11-05.

Emulation Platform

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

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Windows 98 SE x86 with Internet Explorer 5.0

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