History of video games/Platforms/Windows 9x

__NOTOC__ History Like previous versions of Windows, Windows 95 and 98 were based on MS-DOS.What was the role of MS-DOS in Windows 95? https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20071224-00/?p=24063 The Old New Thing 28 November 2020 24 December 2007Speed Richard Happy birthday, you lumbering MS-DOS-based mess: Windows 98 turns 20 today https://www.theregister.com/2018/06/25/windows_98_at_20/ www.theregister.com 28 November 2020 enManes Stephen PERSONAL COMPUTERS; Personal Computers: What Is Windows 95 Really Like? (Published 1995) https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/01/science/personal-computers-personal-computers-what-is-windows-95-really-like.html The New York Times 28 November 2020 1 August 1995 However unlike previous versions, starting with Windows 95 DOS became integrated with MS-DOS, rather then a separate product running on top of it. Windows 95 also introduced DirectX, an API that allowed game developers to avoid direct access to hardware.The History of DirectX » CodingUnit Programming Tutorials https://www.codingunit.com/the-history-of-directx 28 November 2020 en Windows 98 offered improvements related to networking.Lewis Peter H. Windows 98, The Tuneup (Published 1998) https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/30/technology/windows-98-the-tuneup.html The New York Times 28 November 2020 30 April 1998 Notable games Wolfenstein 3D Doom Quake Duke Nukem 3D Myst Lionel Trains Presents Trans-Con! RollerCoaster Tycoon Gallery Computers Audio File:Ented, Nokturn a-moll - Jesienny.ogg - An example of MIDI music, a common choice for game music on Windows PCs at the time. Technology Computer components CPUs 32-bit Pentium - (1993-2000) 32-bit AMD K5 - (1996) 32-bit Pentium II - (1997-2003) 32-bit AMD K6 - (1997) 32-bit Athlon Classic - (1999) Expansion cards References Windows 9x Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows Me 2 100% __NOTOC__