Windows 95 OEM Service Releases
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Windows 95 OEM Service Releases are incremental, OEM-only updates to Microsoft’s Windows 95 operating system that bundled bug fixes, hardware support enhancements, and Internet-related components between the original release and Windows 98.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Windows 95 OEM Service Release line | 1 |
| Windows 95 OSR2 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
operating system release series
ⓘ
software update ⓘ |
| aimedAt | PC original equipment manufacturers ⓘ |
| basedOn | Windows 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cannotBeInstalledOn | retail Windows 95 as standalone boxed update ⓘ |
| category |
Microsoft operating system updates
ⓘ
Windows 9x NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Dial-Up Networking updates
ⓘ
FAT32 file system support (in later releases) ⓘ Internet Explorer integration (in later releases) NERFINISHED ⓘ Internet-related components ⓘ bug fixes ⓘ hardware support enhancements ⓘ support for AGP (in later releases) ⓘ support for USB (limited, in later releases) ⓘ support for larger hard disks ⓘ support for new chipsets ⓘ support for new network adapters ⓘ support for newer CPUs ⓘ updated device drivers ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| distributionModel | OEM-only ⓘ |
| licensing | proprietary software ⓘ |
| market | consumer desktop operating systems ⓘ |
| notDistributedAs | retail upgrade package ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystemKernel | Windows 9x NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Windows 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | IBM PC compatible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Windows 95 original retail release NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
add Internet functionality
ⓘ
bridge gap between Windows 95 and Windows 98 ⓘ extend lifecycle of Windows 95 ⓘ improve hardware compatibility ⓘ improve system stability ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Windows 95 OSR1
NERFINISHED
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Windows 95 OSR2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 95 OSR2.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 95 OSR2.5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseForm | preinstalled on new PCs ⓘ |
| successor | Windows 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
16-bit Windows applications
ⓘ
32-bit applications ⓘ MS-DOS applications ⓘ |
| targetPlatform | IA-32 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| updateMechanism | full OS image for OEM preinstallation ⓘ |
| updateType | service release ⓘ |
| userInterface | Windows 95 shell ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Windows 95 OEM Service Release line
this entity surface form:
Windows 95 OSR2