Neptune (cancelled consumer NT project)
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Neptune was a cancelled Microsoft Windows consumer operating system project based on the NT kernel that was intended to succeed Windows 98 but was ultimately merged into what became Windows XP.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neptune | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Microsoft Windows project
ⓘ
cancelled operating system project ⓘ |
| architecture | 32-bit ⓘ |
| basedOn | Windows 2000 codebase ⓘ |
| cancelledIn | around 2000 ⓘ |
| cancelledReason | strategy shift to unify consumer and business Windows lines ⓘ |
| codebaseMergedInto | Windows XP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codename | Neptune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| developmentBranch | Windows NT 5.x line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | late 1990s ⓘ |
| influenced | Windows XP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedFeature |
Luna visual style in Windows XP
ⓘ
Welcome screen in Windows XP ⓘ user accounts in Windows XP ⓘ |
| intendedCompatibility | backward compatibility with Windows 9x applications ⓘ |
| intendedPredecessorOf | Windows XP Home Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedSuccessorOf | Windows 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kernelType | Windows NT kernel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| mergedWith | Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBuildNumber | 5111 ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedEditionType | home edition ⓘ |
| plannedFeature |
activity-based user interface
ⓘ
enhanced home networking ⓘ improved user account management ⓘ |
| plannedSuccessorOf |
Windows 98 Second Edition
NERFINISHED
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Windows Me (conceptually superseded) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedTargetMarket | consumer ⓘ |
| platform | IA-32 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preReleaseBuildsLeaked | yes ⓘ |
| projectGoal | move home users from DOS-based Windows to NT-based Windows ⓘ |
| projectType | consumer edition of Windows NT ⓘ |
| relatedProject | Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceModel | closed source ⓘ |
| status | cancelled ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Windows XP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| userInterface | Luna (early concepts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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