Windows 98
E35038
Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented Microsoft operating system from the late 1990s that built on Windows 95 with improved hardware support, a more integrated graphical interface, and bundled web technologies.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Windows 98 canonical | 40 |
| Windows 98 Second Edition | 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 98 | 3 |
| Microsoft Windows 98 operating system | 1 |
| Windows 98 (32-bit hybrid) | 1 |
| Windows 98 DOS box | 1 |
| Windows 98 SE | 1 |
| Windows 98 codebase | 1 |
| Windows 98 operating system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T264939 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Windows 98 Context triple: [Internet Explorer, operatingSystem, Windows 98]
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A.
Windows 95 Plus! Pack
Windows 95 Plus! Pack is an add-on software package for Microsoft Windows 95 that provided additional system utilities, desktop enhancements, and early internet-related features.
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B.
DOS
DOS is the commonly used acronym for the United States Department of State, the federal executive department responsible for U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
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C.
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is a command-line operating system that became the foundational software platform for early IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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D.
Windows
Windows is a widely used family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for personal computers, servers, and other devices.
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E.
Micros Systems
Micros Systems was a leading provider of point-of-sale and hospitality management software and hardware solutions for restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Windows 98 Target entity description: Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented Microsoft operating system from the late 1990s that built on Windows 95 with improved hardware support, a more integrated graphical interface, and bundled web technologies.
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A.
Windows 95 Plus! Pack
Windows 95 Plus! Pack is an add-on software package for Microsoft Windows 95 that provided additional system utilities, desktop enhancements, and early internet-related features.
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B.
DOS
DOS is the commonly used acronym for the United States Department of State, the federal executive department responsible for U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
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C.
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is a command-line operating system that became the foundational software platform for early IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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D.
Windows
Windows is a widely used family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for personal computers, servers, and other devices.
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E.
Micros Systems
Micros Systems was a leading provider of point-of-sale and hospitality management software and hardware solutions for restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Microsoft Windows operating system
ⓘ
consumer operating system ⓘ operating system ⓘ operating system ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Windows 98
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows 98 SE
|
| basedOn | Windows 95 codebase ⓘ |
| bootLoader | MS-DOS ⓘ |
| codename | Memphis ⓘ |
| defaultFileSystem | FAT32 ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| edition |
Windows 98
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows 98 Second Edition
|
| endOfExtendedSupport | 2006-07-11 ⓘ |
| endOfMainstreamSupport | 2002-06-30 ⓘ |
| family |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| feature |
ACPI power management support
ⓘ
DVD support ⓘ FAT32 file system support ⓘ WDM driver model support ⓘ enhanced Plug and Play ⓘ improved AGP support ⓘ improved USB support ⓘ integrated web browser in shell ⓘ multiple monitor support ⓘ |
| includedComponent |
Active Desktop
ⓘ
Disk Cleanup ⓘ Internet Explorer ⓘ
surface form:
Internet Explorer 4
Microsoft Chat ⓘ NetMeeting ⓘ Outlook Express ⓘ System File Checker ⓘ WebTV for Windows ⓘ Windows Media Player ⓘ Windows Update client ⓘ |
| isEditionOf | Windows 98 self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| kernelType | monolithic kernel with MS‑DOS-based boot ⓘ |
| latestReleaseVersion |
Windows 98
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows 98 Second Edition
|
| license |
commercial software
ⓘ
proprietary software ⓘ |
| marketingSlogan | Works better. Plays better. ⓘ |
| maxFAT32PartitionSize | 2 TB (theoretical) ⓘ |
| maxPhysicalMemory | approximately 1 GB (practically ~512 MB stable) ⓘ |
| platform | IA-32 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Windows 95 ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
1998-06-25
ⓘ
1999-05-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| sourceModel | closed source ⓘ |
| successor |
Windows 2000
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows 2000 (for business users)
Windows ME ⓘ
surface form:
Windows Me
|
| supportedCpuArchitecture | x86 ⓘ |
| supportsApi |
Win32 API
ⓘ
surface form:
Win32
|
| supportsDirectXVersion |
DirectX
ⓘ
surface form:
DirectX 9.0c (with updates)
|
| supportsFileSystem |
FAT16
ⓘ
FAT32 ⓘ |
| supportsNetworkingProtocol |
IPX/SPX
ⓘ
NetBEUI ⓘ TCP/IP ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
consumer market
ⓘ
home users ⓘ |
| userInterface |
Windows Shell
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows shell
graphical user interface ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Windows 98 Description of subject: Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented Microsoft operating system from the late 1990s that built on Windows 95 with improved hardware support, a more integrated graphical interface, and bundled web technologies.
Referenced by (56)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Microsoft Windows 98 operating system