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== Description ==
== Description ==
The bootleg is an infamous fake alpha build of Windows purported to have been in development sometime before Chicago. In reality, it is simply a modified build of Windows for Workgroups 3.11. It modifies strings and graphics in the OS, but remains almost entirely stock.
The bootleg is an infamous fake alpha build of Windows purported to have been in development sometime before the [https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_95 Chicago project]. In reality, it is simply a modified build of Windows for Workgroups 3.11. It modifies strings and graphics in the OS, but remains almost entirely stock.


== Changes from Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ==
== Changes from Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ==

Revision as of 00:30, 21 September 2024

Microsoft Cougar Build 028
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Microsoft Cougar Build 028
The desktop of Microsoft Cougar Build 028
Original OSWindows for Workgroups 3.11
Release dateDecember 16, 2008
AuthorOBrasilo of Euro-Asian Beta Group
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (16-bit)
File size10.8 MiB
Download linkMicrosoft Cougar.iso
Date addedSeptember 18, 2024

Microsoft Cougar Build 028 is a bootleg Windows for Workgroups 3.11 edition, which was created by OBrasilo (now known as Battler) of Euro-Asian Beta Group. It released on December 16, 2008, and was added to the archive on September 18, 2024.

Description

The bootleg is an infamous fake alpha build of Windows purported to have been in development sometime before the Chicago project. In reality, it is simply a modified build of Windows for Workgroups 3.11. It modifies strings and graphics in the OS, but remains almost entirely stock.

Changes from Windows for Workgroups 3.11

Minor changes

  • The setup OS text is changed to "Microsoft Cougar" and "Cougar". "The Setup program" line however, still says "Windows 3.1".

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

  • New boot screen

Look and feel

  • New default "Under Construction" wallpaper

Software

Notes

Bootleg quirks

  • The WINDOWS directory is now called "COUGAR".

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