There are many drawbacks to Windows 98, some of which can be overcome and some of which can't. You need to be way more specific in what problem it is you are trying to overcome.
Windows 98 home publishing is for Windows 98. Windows 98 programs don't work well on Windows XP sometimes.
There are no unique features of Windows 98, nothing is unique about Windows 98.
Windows 98 does not include a firewall.
What is the difference between windows 3.11 and and windows 98
Yes.
"Windows 9x" is the collective term for all operating systems in the 16/32-bit hybrid family. These are Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows ME. Windows 98 refers to a specific member or two members of this family.
There is no specific printer that you "need" for Windows 98. Any printer with a Windows 98 driver should work.
No - after Windows 98 came Windows Me & Windows 2000 - then Windows 7.
Windows 98 came out in the year of 1998 that's why it's windows 98.
Most games written for Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 will run on Windows 98. Games that were only written with Windows 2000 or later in mind will usually not run on Windows 98.
No. The BIOS is a part of the motherboard, and operates independently of Windows 98.
The last version of Windows Media Player that will run on Windows 98 is WMP9. WinAmp 5.35 is the last version of WinAmp to support Windows 98. The last version of VLC to support Windows 98 (officially) is 0.8.6. The latest version of Media Player Classic still supports Windows 98.