Windows 5

Windows 5 (codenamed Five) is a personal computer operating system for personal computers and laptops developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows x.xx family. It is based on Windows 98 SE.

History
Windows 5 began development in 1998 as Microsoft Five. This time, Microsoft wanted expand it's processor compatibility lineup by supporting a a platform that Apple has adopted since 1984, supporting both Motorola and the PowerPC processor. This version of Windows later became Microsoft Five Embedded which is one of the first ever embedded based OS created through Windows X.XX's series which is released in 1998. Later on Microsoft, would actually realized that: "theres another platform that we need to focus on mainly, on the desktop and laptop platform which Windows 4 has adopted the since 1995." So, it happened a new version of Windows was released to the public on June 29, 1999 called Windows 5. But, based on Microsoft Five Embedded from 1998.

New Features

 * It included a version of Office, Office 99 Lite
 * Major and critical bug fixes
 * Color Theme was introduced with 4 colors:
 * Red
 * Yellow
 * Green
 * Blue
 * Came with Internet Explorer 5
 * Most of the features from Windows 97 and Windows 98

Also known as

 * Microsoft Windows 5
 * Windows 5.0
 * Microsoft Windows 5.0
 * Microsoft Five
 * Windows Five