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Development of Windows 98 was done by Microsoft in the 1990s, initially using the codename "Memphis" to refer to the product. Many builds were released or leaked, starting with build 1351 on 15 December 1996 and ending with Windows 98 Second Edition.
Development
Build Number
Date
Description
Released as
669
Unknown
First build of codename "Memphis"
1351
15 December 1996
Referred to as Windows 97
1387
7 February 1997
First beta
Windows Memphis Beta
1400
25 February 1997
1423
8 April 1997
Developer's release
1488
26 April 1997
1511
30 May 1997
1525
26 June 1997
1532
26 June 1997
1546
31 July 1997
Second beta. Expired 31 January 1998
1602
3 October 1997
the first build to be able to upgrade from Windows 3.1x. Expired on 31 March 1998
Windows 98 Beta
1629
12 December 1997
Expired on 24 August 1998
1691
16 February 1998
Expired on 31 December 1998
Windows 98 Release Candidate
1723.4
10 April 1998
Expired on 1 April 2001
1900.6
28 April 1998
Expired on 1 April 2001
1998
25 June 1998
Final version
Windows 98
2183
7 April 1999
Expired 30 January 2000
2222a
5 May 1999
Sold more copies than Windows 98, and offered improved reliability and compatibility with newer devices.
