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  2. List of Microsoft codenames - Wikipedia

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    Named after Whistler Blackcomb, where design retreats were held. Mantis — Windows XP Embedded: Named after the Mantis shrimp. [24] Freestyle — Windows XP Media Center Edition — [28] [29] Harmony — Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 — [30] Symphony — Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 — [31] Slalom Longhorn Media Center Edition ...

  3. List of Microsoft Windows versions - Wikipedia

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    Windows 98 Second Edition — June 10, 1999 Windows 98 Second Edition; 2222A Windows 2000: Windows NT 5.0: February 17, 2000 NT 5.0 Windows 2000 Professional; 2195 IA-32: July 13, 2010 Windows Me: Millennium: September 14, 2000 4.90 Windows Me; 3000 IA-32: July 11, 2006 Windows XP: Whistler: October 25, 2001 NT 5.1 Windows XP Starter; Windows ...

  4. Thomas Midgley Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Midgley Jr. (May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944) was an American mechanical and chemical engineer.He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline (tetraethyl lead) and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), better known in the United States by the brand name Freon; both products were later banned from common use due to their harmful impact on human health and the environment.

  5. Microsoft Windows version history - Wikipedia

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    Windows 1.0, the first independent version of Microsoft Windows, released on November 20, 1985, achieved little popularity. The project was briefly codenamed "Interface Manager" before the windowing system was implemented—contrary to popular belief that it was the original name for Windows and Rowland Hanson, the head of marketing at Microsoft, convinced the company that the name Windows ...

  6. Windows 10 editions - Wikipedia

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    At the time of launch, Microsoft deemed Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1) and Windows 8.1 users eligible to upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge, so long as the upgrade took place within one year of Windows 10's initial release date. Windows RT and the respective Enterprise editions of Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 were excluded from this offer.

  7. List of computer technology code names - Wikipedia

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    Mercury — Microsoft Windows CE 2.0, Handheld PC 2.0; Mercury — Sega Game Gear; Mercury — Sun encryption card; Merl — Merlin — Adobe Photoshop 2.5 for Mac; Merlin — IBM OS/2 Warp 4.0; Merlin — Hewlett-Packard HP-75D; Merlin — Microsoft Windows CE 3.0, Pocket PC 2002; Merlin — Sun 18.1" flat panel; Merom — Intel Core 2 Duo ...

  8. Bromochlorodifluoromethane - Wikipedia

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    Bromochlorodifluoromethane (BCF), also referred to by the code numbers Halon 1211 and Freon 12B1, is a haloalkane with the chemical formula C F 2 Cl Br. It is used for fire suppression, especially for expensive equipment or items that could be damaged by the residue from other types of extinguishers. [ 1 ]

  9. Microsoft Home - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Home is a discontinued line of software applications and personal hardware products published by Microsoft. The Microsoft Home brand was first announced by Bill Gates in a presentation on October 4, 1993. [1] These applications were designed to bring multimedia to Microsoft Windows and Macintosh personal computers. With more than 60 ...