Windows Neptun, is that same as Longhorn ?

[seba79]

What actually Windows Neptun is ?

[akaladis Veteran]

i think (i may be wrong!) Neptune was supposed to be the merge of Win9x world and WinNT world... or something like that

[cpu killer]

http://air101.soft-welt.de/Neptune.html

Theres some screens :).

[trix]

yh thats what i though somethign like windows 2000

[BMac]

Sounds like the code name for Windows 2000.

[J.A.X]

It's a beta of win 2000 that finally turned int whistler.

[AquaFX]

It's a beta of win 2000 that finally turned int whistler.

yup

[seba79]

I found "Windows Neptune Build 5111" in torrent network, and I don't know what is this...

thx for anserws, MS still works under this project ?

[Zetter]

http://bink.nu/Default.aspx?tabindex=4&tabid=8

I think it was based on the 9x kernel and not the nt one that 2000/XP is built on

It was cancelled a long time ago and MS went on to make XP/ME

[FlishFun Veteran]

Here's some better info (found here: Cache of TargetPC

Windows neptune:

Neptune will be the first release using the NT kernel in a "Consumer Windows" OS as opposed to Windows 2000 being branded "Business Windows". Much like Millennium, Neptune will be a true 32bit OS, though using the NT kernel it will be better equipped to handle multitasking. Another quiet similar feature between Millennium and Neptune is the idea of a self-healing OS, except with Neptune it will be known as Wintone, which includes a self-updating feature. Active Desktop will be playing a very large roll in the GUI. It seems Bill believes we all wish to surf our computers like they where a webpage. Neptune is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2001.

Microsoft are really trying to keep there strangle hold on the home market. Offering stability improvements, a much-revised first time user experience and a totally new GUI with Neptune. Also taking bounds in the multimedia world with all new releases. Microsoft now finds themselves in a war on their home turf. No longer the difference of hardware platforms will decide the Operating System the user chooses.

So, in fact, Windows Neptune is in fact what ended up becoming Windows Whistler... which became Windows XP. Here's some other screenies:

Also, there's another article that you can find here: WinntMag That says the following:

Microsoft has confirmed that it will combine its efforts on Neptune, the consumer version of Windows 2000 (Win2K), with Odyssey, a professional version of Win2K, to create a single version for the next release of Win2K. In my view, this move amounts to Microsoft's cancellation of Neptune. Microsoft has also planned a consumer-oriented revision of Windows 98, code-named Millennium. So although Microsoft was planning to produce two Windows-branded OSs aimed at consumers?one based on the Windows NT kernel and one based on the Win9x kernel?it seems the company has rethought this decision.

Paul Thurrott's WinInfo Web site broke this story. According to Thurrott, Microsoft is abandoning Neptune and Odyssey and replacing them with a single Win2K revision effort code-named Whistler. Thurrott said his information came from access to Microsoft documents marked Extreme Microsoft Internal.

Thurrott wrote, "I'm not sure what forces were involved in bringing these two projects together. The recent reorganization might have had something to do with it. Some have argued that the rise of Steve Ballmer to the CEO role might have played a part. No matter: The decision was made to combine Neptune and Odyssey into Whistler. Sources tell me that Microsoft wants to provide a great computing experience for the business end user, building on Windows 2000 Professional, while providing a similar experience for home users along with improved compatibility, user interface enhancements, and other improvements by moving them to the Windows 2000 code base."

I spoke to Thurrott on Monday, January 24. He said that he hadn?t received official confirmation from Microsoft, but ?people have called me up from Microsoft. They can?t confirm, but they?ve asked me how I know this. They were surprised. It was extremely privileged information.? When I called Microsoft about the story, Microsoft public relations claimed no knowledge of the matter yesterday, but contacted me today to confirm.

According to Microsoft, ?Neptune is not being cancelled,? but the company is combining and streamlining Neptune and Odyssey. This process will result in one product that will likely be a professional, not a consumer, product. When I asked the company spokesperson why combining Neptune and Odyssey into one professional, business-oriented product was not the same as cancelling Neptune, the spokesperson said that Microsoft would get back to me.

Later today, I received the following statement from Microsoft. "Neptune is a code-name associated with future NT-based operating system technologies specifically designed for the consumer. In an effort to streamline our Windows development efforts, the work being done on Neptune and Odyssey was combined into a singular effort now known as Whistler. We are unable to provide an interview as it's too early to discuss product specifics. Let me know if you have any further questions."

That was pretty much the turning point when it went from Nept(Y) to Whistler. (Y)

See! Now don't ever say I never taught yo;)guys anything. ;)

[nuka_t]

lol, it looks cooler than xp. i hope longhorn dosent turn into vaporware like this.

[Hurmoth]

lol, it looks cooler than xp. i hope longhorn dosent turn into vaporware like this.

Agreed.

[Osiris]

FlishFun those images are not images of neptune. They are interface prototypes MS sent to the Dvorack Institute of Ergonomics (something like that) to test the usability of new interfaces and user interactions that it was looking into to. Paul Thurott actually mentioned this in an article around the time of the neptune/early whislter leaks, however as we can see from what we have, the interfaces in the prototypes aka. the screenshots never transpired into an actual OS interface.