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|Microsoft Agent Beta 2.0

|June 18th, 1997<ref>https://news.microsoft.com/1997/06/18/new-microsoft-agent-beta-2-0-allows-creation-of-interactive-characters-for-internet-and-activex-based-applications/</ref>

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|Microsoft Agent 1.0

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|Microsoft Agent 1.5

|September 8th, 1997

|September 8th, 1997<ref>https://news.microsoft.com/1997/09/08/microsoft-agent-released-to-the-web-for-free-download/<ref>

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|Microsoft Agent 2.0

|October 12th, 1998

|October 12th, 1998<ref>https://news.microsoft.com/1998/10/12/microsoft-agent-2-0-adds-a-more-human-touch-to-computing/</ref>

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* Microsoft released a hotfix for Microsoft Agent compatibility on Windows 7 following announcing the discontinuation of Microsoft Agent.

* Genie, Merlin, Peedy, and Robby were the original four assistants developed by Microsoft.

* The release date of Microsoft Agent 2.0 is disputed. The 2nd Microsoft Agent Community had documented Microsoft Agent 2.0 releasing on October 12th, 1998, while the build date of "AgentSvr.exe" stating October 2nd, 1998. However, ~~it is suspected~~ that the 2nd Microsoft Agent Community is right, and that there tends to be small gaps between build dates and release dates in Microsoft products.

* The release date of Microsoft Agent 2.0 is disputed. The 2nd Microsoft Agent Community had documented Microsoft Agent 2.0 releasing on October 12th, 1998, while the build date of "AgentSvr.exe" stating October 2nd, 1998. However, a Microsoft news article confirmed that the 2nd Microsoft Agent Community is right, and that there tends to be small gaps between build dates and release dates in Microsoft products.

* The "AgentSvr.exe" program is strangely compiled in Visual C++ debug mode rather than in Visual C++ release mode.

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