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by reaperducer
1216 days ago
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IE came bundled with Windows since 95 OSR1, IE wasn't built-in to Windows 95, it was part of the Plus Pack — an optional add-on.¹ I'm pretty sure 95 had built-in tcp/ip stack since launch. Winsock was an add-on. It wasn't included with Windows until Windows 98². Apples early web-browser forays (Cyberdog) were notably short-lived. Apple's Cyberdog is irrelevant. There's a lot more to the internet than web browsers, and people on Macs were there. ¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer ² https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winsock |
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> Windows 95 OEM Service Release 1 was the first release of Windows to include Internet Explorer (version 2.0) with the OS. While there was no uninstaller, it could be deleted easily if desired. OEM Service Release 2 included Internet Explorer 3. The installation of Internet Explorer 4 on Windows 95 (or the OSR2.5 version preinstalled on a computer) gave Windows 95 Active Desktop and browser integration into Windows Explorer, known as the Windows Desktop Update. The CD version of the last release of Windows 95, OEM Service Release 2.5 (version 4.00.950C), includes Internet Explorer 4, and installs it after Windows 95's initial setup and first boot are complete.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_95#Internet_Explorer
> Version 1.1 of Winsock was supplied in an add-on package (called Wolverine) for Windows for Workgroups (code named Snowball). It was an integral component of Windows 95 and Windows NT from versions 3.5 and onwards
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winsock#Microsoft_implementati...