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The idea of shipping a web browser with Windows 95 was reportedly first suggested on August 15, 1994 โ€” 29 years ago โ€” by Microsoft engineer Benjamin Slivka, who floated the idea of indexing the content of the entire internet in Project Cairo, the codename for an initiative headed by CEO Bill Gates from 1991 to 1996. Although Cairo never shipped in its completed state, its elements made their way to Windows 95 (codename "Chicago") when the operating system shipped in August 1995.

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