Windows 92 (1992)

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Windows 92, codenamed Augustus, was intended to be an Update to Windows 3.1. The OS was released on May 10, 1992, and ended support on October 23, 2001.
== Development ==
Windows 92 started development on August 17, 1987, and after a very successful Milestone 1 build, development continued. However, during its development, a lot of new and ambitious features, without proper testing or stabilization, made Project Augustus a buggy mess. Windows 92's development was reset on August 28, 1989, with a greater focus on system stability. But when Windows 92 was released to the public, it was plagued with issues. These issues include compatibility issues, a lack of support from PC manufacturers, and very high system requirements that many people don't have or can't afford. Therefore, most people stuck with Windows 3.1 despite the appeal of new features in the OS. And while it did stabilize following the release of the 2nd edition in August 1993 and the 3rd edition in May 1994, to most...well, let's just say that the damage was already done and Windows 92 never got off the ground, so much so that by July 1992, all Windows 92 copies were taken off store shelves in favor of Windows 3.1 copies. As we all know, by October 2001, Windows XP was on the horizon for release. Just 2 days before Windows XP officially launched, Microsoft cut off support for Windows 92 on October 23, 2001. However, there is something interesting to note, as Windows 92's seeming eternity of the development process is eerily similar to that of Windows Vista's, meaning that Microsoft must have accidentally followed the dreaded cycle again with Vista.
== List of known builds ==
=== Pre-Reset Builds ===
==== Pre-Milestone 3 ====
* Windows Augustus Milestone 1 (08/17/87)
* Windows Augustus Milestone 2 (08/24/87)
==== Milestone 3 ====
* Ver. 36.7 (08/25/87)
* Ver. 37.18 (11/28/87)
==== Milestone 5 ====
* Ver. 40.15 (03/14/88)
==== Milestone 6 ====
* Ver. 40.39 (08/27/88)
==== Milestone 7 ====
* Ver. 40.42 (09/30/88)
* Ver. 40.74 (04/02/89)
=== Post-Reset Builds ===
==== Development Reset (Omega-3) ====
* Ver. 37.9 (08/28/89)
* Ver. 50.01 (09/23/89)
==== Beta 1 ====
* Ver. 50.48 (04/16/90)
* Ver. 51.12 (07/18/90)
==== Beta 2 ====
* Ver. 52.7 (12/31/90)
==== RTM ====
* Ver. 60 (11/16/91)
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