I'm pretty sure it was Vista that was codenamed 'Longhorn', wasn't it? 4chan leaked a bunch of code to 2000/XP with a spattering of NT 3.5 (rumour goes)[1]. Then Microsoft apparently painted themselves into a corner making Vista and reset the whole thing based on 2003's code base.
[1] https://www.tomshardware.com/news/working-windows-xp-source-code-posted-to-4chan-update [2] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/testers-dig-up-an-early-2003-era-version-of-windows-vistas-aero-theme/ On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 12:32 PM Wayne S via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Was 2000 called “Longhorn” internally? If so, the source code for it > escaped out onto the internet. You can still find it out there. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 1, 2024, at 13:28, John Herron via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > > Amazing detail and story (feel bad snipping out). > > > > I remember some rumor about either NT or 2000 and a claim that Microsoft > > lost the source code, hence no more versions (maybe it was win 2000 since > > only 2 service packs?). Does anyone know if that was just Internet rumor > of > > the times or was that factual? > > > > I felt that was part of the change of the OS going forward and being more > > of a hybrid of 98/NT which as others said, was a win for gaming and > > graphics support. > > > > A friend used to try to play games on NT 4.0, mostly either Warcraft and > I > > think panzer general but I recall getting sound drivers to work was a > > chore. My friend base and i stuck with 98se for a long time but > eventually > > migrated to either 2000 or XP but I honestly can't remember which we used > > longer. I know (before windows 2000), we all uninstalled windows ME and > > went back to 98se but that was due to performance issues with ME. > > > > > >> On Tue, Jul 30, 2024, 8:53 AM cz via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > >> > >> Pretty much, though Windows2000 was a significant redesign over NT4. > >> > >> > >> >
