Windows Odyssey
Version of the Windows NT operating system | |
Developer | Microsoft |
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Working state | Historic, never released |
Marketing target | Business |
Kernel type | Windows NT |
License | Non-disclosure agreement[1] |
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Cancelled |
Odyssey (also known as NT6) was the codename for a version of Microsoft Windows that was intended to succeed Windows 2000. The project was cancelled in early 2000 and later merged with Neptune to create Windows XP.[2]
Development
[edit]Development of Odyssey began alongside the consumer-based Neptune in 1999 and was based on the Windows 2000 codebase.[2] Features planned for Odyssey were the new Activity Centers as well as a new user interface.[2][1] The version number of Odyssey is unknown, with some unverified sources claiming it as NT 6.0 or NT 5.5.[3]
Due to high hardware requirements and because Odyssey and Neptune would be based on the same codebase anyway, Microsoft combined them to form codename Whistler, for efficiency.[2] No builds or versions of Odyssey were ever leaked or released by Microsoft as the product never left the planning stage.[3]
Confidential documents from the Comes vs. Microsoft case do state that Odyssey was indeed under development.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Road to Gold: The development of Windows XP Reviewed". itprotoday.com. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ^ a b c d "A (very) brief history of Windows XP". Neowin. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- ^ a b c "Windows Odyssey - BetaArchive Wiki". www.betaarchive.com. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
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