Windows 98
Win 98

    Microsoft's 1998 update to Windows 95
   that adds:

   * Hardware support for Universal Serial Bus (USB).

   * Internet Connection Sharing (IGC) - multiple PCs share a
   single connection to the Internet.

   * Microsoft WebTV for Windows - watch TV on your PC.

   * Support for new graphic, sound, and multimedia formats.

   * Internet Explorer release 5.

   * Windows 98 Service Pack - year 2000 updates.

   Windows 98 was followed logically by Windows ME but
   chronologically by Windows 2000 Professional Edition.

   (http://microsoft.com/windows98).

   (2002-01-19)