Wasn’t Vista “Mojave”?
> On Aug 1, 2024, at 16:07, Michael Huff via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>
