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Windows 98
1998
The 1998 consumer release adding built-in Internet Explorer integration, USB support and the FAT32 file system.
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Reference & documentation
External technical references for programming Windows 98 and for writing emulators.
| Resource | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft PE Format Specification ↗ | Format | Canonical PE/COFF executable format used by ReactOS |
| Microsoft FAT File System Specification (fatgen103) ↗ | Format | Official Microsoft FAT12/16/32 filesystem spec |
| x86 and amd64 Instruction Set Reference ↗ | Instruction set | Per-opcode reference from Intel SDM |
| Ralf Brown's Interrupt List (RBIL) ↗ | Interrupt list | Definitive DOS/BIOS interrupt & I/O port reference |
| x86 Memory Map (OSDev Wiki) ↗ | Memory map | Real-mode conventional/upper memory, IVT, BDA |
| Building VxDs in Windows 95 (Dr Dobb's) ↗ | Programming | VMM messages, IRQ virtualization, dynamic VxD internals |
| Windows 98 Second Edition ISO (Internet Archive) ↗ | ROMs | Bootable Win98 SE install image with key |
| Programming Reference for the Win32 API ↗ | Reference | Official Win32 API index by header/technology |
| Install Windows 98 in QEMU (Computernewb) ↗ | Tool | QEMU device/CPU config for emulating Win98 |