The "Win95" Shell Preview: Windows NT 3.51's new clothes

Development on Windows 95's new UI started as early as 1993. And while it was not ready yet to ship for 1995's Windows NT 3.51 release, Microsoft still brought the so-called Shell Technology Preview for NT. So what was it all about NT 3.51's new clothes? And is it true, that it could run Office 95? 00:00 Intro 00:30 About NT's Shell Technology Preview 02:39 Installing the Shell Technology Preview 04:44 NT 3.51, Office 95 and the New Shell 06:02 The "Add/Remove programs" control panel 07:33 Conclusion 08:02 Next on TPC / Outro Links: The "Alternate OS Shell" Series by TPC:    • Alternate OS Shells   Windows NT, and the OS/2 Presentation Manager:    • Inside the OS/2 personality of Window...   General Technical Information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT_3.51 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT_4.0 betawiki.net/wiki/Microsoft_Cairo en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_(operating_system) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry The NT 3.51 Shell Technology Preview: winworldpc.com/product/newshell/beta Background Information on Win95 & NT usability testing: betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_95_Usability_Testing_Bui… web.archive.org/web/20211030210529/https://channel… web.archive.org/web/20191224103816/https://blogs.m…    • Windows 3.x Focus Group & Win95 Usabi...   Computer Chronicles on Windows 95:    • The Computer Chronicles - Windows 95 ...      • The Computer Chronicles - Windows 95 ...   Visit also THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR website at www.thephintagecollector.ch/ for insights into my retro computer collection. Copyright @ 2024 THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR, Gianpaolo Del Matto. All rights reserved. Theme Music composed by Abdallah El-Ghannam. www.fiverr.com/abdallahghannam

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