Windows Neptune
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Version of the Windows NT operating system | |
Developer | Microsoft |
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Working state | Historic, never released |
Latest preview | 5.00.5111 (kernel reports) 5.50.5111 (version in many files) / December 27, 1999[1] |
Marketing target | Consumer |
Kernel type | Windows NT |
License | Non-disclosure agreement[2] |
Support status | |
Cancelled |
Neptune was the
History
Neptune largely resembled
Only one
In early 2000, Microsoft merged the team working on Neptune with that developing
Triton
Neptune was intended to have a successor named Triton, which was to be a minor update with very few user interface changes; service packs were additionally planned for it.
According to Paul Thurrott, the timeline of releases was Windows NT 5.0 (the codename for Windows 2000) for high-end workstations and Windows 98 for entry-level and mid-range PCs from 1998 to 1999; followed by Neptune in 2000 and 2001 for both workstations and consumer PCs; followed by Triton for the same target audience.[20] However, according to Charlie Kindel, Triton was to be a version of Neptune centered on home server usage.[22]
The project's codename refers to Neptune's largest moon, Triton.
Legacy
The touch-oriented Metro design language introduced as part of Windows 8, released in 2012, shared a large number of common goals with the Neptune project, including the unimplemented Activity Centers' focus on typography as well as dedicated full-screen applications for common tasks. In addition, Windows 8 introduced hybrid boot, a functionality that takes advantage of hibernation to capture the initial states of necessary system applications and boot drivers, largely similar in principle to the Boot Accelerator feature that would have been included as part of Neptune.
See also
References
- Penton Media. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Thurrott, Paul. "Windows XP: The Road to Gold". SuperSite for Windows. Archived from the original on 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ZDNet. July 5, 1999. Archivedfrom the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ "Platforms Group - Desktop Three-Year Outlook" (PDF). Microsoft Corporation. February 1998. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ "Activity Centers: A Windows Me Technology Showcase". winsupersite.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Activity Centers Preview". winsupersite.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Microsoft Cancels Neptune, Readies 'Whistler'". betanews. January 25, 2000. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ "SuperSite Flashback: Neptune". winsupersite.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013.
- ^ The Windows that Never Was… at theopenbracket.net
- ^ DigiBarn Screen Shots: Windows XP Neptune Build 5111 DigiBarn Computer Museum
- ^ "Windows Neptune/5.5.5111.1". betaarchive.com.
- ^ Rob Jansen. "Builds • The Collection Book". thecollectionbook.info.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "View topic - Neptune's Activity Center... - BetaArchive". betaarchive.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014.
- ^ Activity Center ACCORE.DLL Partial Fix. YouTube. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09.
- ^ "Microsoft combines Neptune, Odyssey into Whistler". CNN. January 27, 2000. Archived from the original on September 1, 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ ZDNet. January 25, 2000. Archivedfrom the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "Windows XP Preview". TweakTown. August 21, 2001. Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ Christopher Jones (April 2002). "Written Direct Testimony of Christopher Jones". State of New York v. Microsoft Corporation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 2006-01-07.
- ^ a b c Thurrott, Paul (August 22, 2019). "Programming Windows: More Roads Not Taken". Thurrott. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. (subscription required)
- ^ "Platforms Group-Desktop Three-Year Outlook February 1998" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Kindel, Charlie (August 8, 2011). "After 21 Years: Goodbye Microsoft". Kindel.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011.