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Windows 98 was the first MSFT OS with native USB support

Windows 95 OSR2 supported USB (and FAT32) and IIRC was released in 1997, before the iMac. Another popular historical tale about the iMac is how it did away with floppy drives - however few people remember that the number one selling iMac accessory for the first few three years, with a huge attach rate, was the external floppy drove.




Yes, USB support was only available in OEM versions of Windows 95 -- starting with OEM Release 2.1 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/253756).

Windows 98 was the first with native USB support.




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