Windows Odyssey

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Windows Odyssey is a codename for a cancelled version of the Microsoft Windows operating system intended to succeed Windows 2000. It was later combined with Windows Neptune to form Windows XP.[1]

Windows Odyssey
Version of the Microsoft Windows operating system
File:Windows Odyssey Logo.png
Logo for Windows Odyssey
DeveloperMicrosoft
Working stateNever released
Kernel typeWindows NT
LicenseNon-disclosure agreement[2]
Support status
Never released

Development

Windows Odyssey was intended to replace the business-oriented Windows 2000. Development began in the 1990s and was based on Windows 2000.[1] The version number of Windows Odyssey is still unknown and unverified sources claim it as Windows NT "5.5" or "6.0".[3] Features found in Windows Odyssey was the new Activity Center and the new user interface.[1][4][5] However, due to high hardware requirements and because Windows Odyssey and the consumer-based Windows Neptune were based on the same codebase, Microsoft combined them to form codename "Whistler" which would later be Windows XP for efficiency.[1][6] No version of Windows Odyssey was officially released.[7]

Confidential documents from the Comes vs. Microsoft case do state that Windows Odyssey was indeed under development.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "A (very) brief history of Windows XP". Neowin. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  2. ^ Thurrott, Paul. "Windows XP: The Road to Gold". SuperSite for Windows. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  3. ^ "Windows:Odyssey - BetaArchive Wiki". www.betaarchive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  4. ^ "The Road to Gold: The development of Windows XP Reviewed". m.winsupersite.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  5. ^ "Microsoft Windows Odyssey". Fantendo - Nintendo Fanon Wiki. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  6. ^ "Development Of Windows XP: An Introduction & Overview". McAkins Online. 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  7. ^ "Windows:Odyssey - BetaArchive Wiki". www.betaarchive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  8. ^ "Windows:Odyssey - BetaArchive Wiki". www.betaarchive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
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