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Remember the days when computers had character? When every click had that satisfying sound, and the blue screen of death was just part of the experience? Windows 98 was truly a revolutionary operating system that changed how we interacted with our computers.

From the iconic Start button to the revolutionary Active Desktop, Windows 98 introduced features that we still use today. The stability improvements over Windows 95 made it the go-to choice for millions of users worldwide.

Let's take a nostalgic journey back to 1998 and explore what made this OS so special...

*BEEP BOOP SCREECH* - Ah, the sweet symphony of a 56k modem connecting to the internet. Those were the days when loading a single image took minutes, and we appreciated every byte of data.

The handshake protocol between modems was like a digital dance, negotiating the best possible connection speed. Sometimes you'd get lucky with a 52k connection, other times you'd be stuck at 28.8k.

Despite the limitations, there was something magical about that era of the internet...

"It looks like you're writing a letter. Would you like help?" These words haunted office workers around the world. Clippy, the well-meaning but often annoying paper clip assistant, became an icon of the early computing era.

While many users found Clippy intrusive, there's no denying that Microsoft was ahead of its time in trying to create an intelligent assistant. The concept would later evolve into Cortana, Siri, and other modern AI assistants.