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Plus! 98 to be in stores on June 25 with Windows 98
Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday that Plus! 98, a companion product forWindows 98, will be on store shelves June 25th along with Windows 98. Plus!98 extends the functionality of Windows 98 with a virus checker and othersystem tools while adding fun
Paul Thurrott
April 28, 1998
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Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday that Plus! 98, a companion product forWindows 98, will be on store shelves June 25th along with Windows 98. Plus!98 extends the functionality of Windows 98 with a virus checker and othersystem tools while adding fun features like game demos and more Themes.
"Microsoft Plus! 98 is a natural choice for anyone looking to get the mostout of their Windows 98-based PC," said Yusuf Mehdi, director of Windows marketing, personal business systems group at Microsoft. "With a bevy of new Windows utilities and entertaining desktop themes, Microsoft Plus! 98is the ideal companion to Windows 98."
Plus! 98 includes the following components:
McAfee VirusScan with 6 months of free updates.
File Cleaner--an addition to the Windows 98 Disk Cleanup tool that suggests files to be deleted.
Start Menu Cleaner--an addition to the Windows 98 Maintenance Wizard that removes or fixes broken shortcuts in the Start Menu.
Compressed Folders--A ZIP archive tool that integrates with the Shell.
New Themes, including such popular cartoon themes as Cathy, Doonesbury, FoxTrot, Garfield and Peanuts as well as Corbis Photography, Architecture, Cityscape, Geometry, Fashion, Science Fiction, Jazz, Photodisc, Rock-n-Roll, World Traveler, Falling Leaves, Windows 98 and Universal's Horror Channel.
Direct3D-enhanced Organic Art screen savers.
Deluxe CD Player, which automatically downloads CD information from the Internet if desired.
Picture It! Express--A basic version of Microsoft's personal imaging software.
Game demos, such as Microsoft Golf 1998 Lite, Spider Solitaire, and Lose Your Marbles, from SegaSoft.
Plus! 98 will retail for $44.95, according to Microsoft
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