What was Microsoft Whistler?

**Kirby** · March 15th, 2003

I read on my mouse box about a Windows OS called Whistler. Was it one of those things never released in the US, cause I think the mouse was made in Japan

Esturk · March 15th, 2003

Microsoft doesn't only release stuff in Japan like Squaresoft does. Whistler is the codename for Windows XP.

**Kirby** · March 15th, 2003

but it said Whistler and XP on the same box. But it could of been Whistler/XP too, making the whole question different.

Esturk · March 15th, 2003

Yes, but Whistler IS Windows XP. It's like the Pentium 4 is also known as the Northwood or Willamette. I believe Windows 98's codename is Chicago.

**Kirby** · March 15th, 2003

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Originally posted by Esturk
Yes, but Whistler IS Windows XP. It's like the Pentium 4 is also known as the Northwood or Willamette. I believe Windows 98's codename is Chicago.

hmm...chicago....home of the deep dish pizza

Now I know why the company went out of business. They thought Whistler and XP were 2 different things

**Betamax** · March 15th, 2003

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Originally posted by Esturk
Yes, but Whistler IS Windows XP. It's like the Pentium 4 is also known as the Northwood or Willamette. I believe Windows 98's codename is Chicago.

Erm IIRC win95 was Chicago, 98 was Nashville.

Esturk · March 15th, 2003

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Originally posted by Betamax

Erm IIRC win95 was Chicago, 98 was Nashville.

So be it.

Monkeybrains · March 16th, 2003

98 was Memphis.

Ipswitch · March 16th, 2003

ill settle this...

http://betatester.tin.it/en/microsoft_codenames.htm

**Razor Blade** · March 16th, 2003

Whistler XP is supposed to be either an upgrade to windows XP like a second edition or a whole new OS. But very similar to XP. It should be out in a couple Years. I got my info from PC Magazine.

Esturk · March 16th, 2003

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Originally posted by Razor Blade
Whistler XP is supposed to be either an upgrade to windows XP like a second edition or a whole new OS. But very similar to XP. It should be out in a couple Years. I got my info from PC Magazine.

Did you check that link that Ipswitch posted? Whistler IS Windows XP. I have said it numerous times already. Longhorn is the next Windows.

**Kane** · March 16th, 2003

The n PC magasine is lying. As said, it was the codename for XP.

Aleksei (St) · March 16th, 2003

what is longhorn?

Esturk · March 16th, 2003

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Originally posted by Aleksei (St)
what is longhorn?

I just said Longhorn is the codename for the next consumer version of Windows.

Ipswitch · March 16th, 2003

longhorn is indeed the next version of XP. they're going to put even more bloating features int it, including a 2.5d start menu....

**Kane** · March 16th, 2003

>longhorn is indeed the next version of XP. they're going to put even more bloating features int it, including a 2.5d start menu....

Uhh.... I think you are kinda wrong there.
Win2k was NT 5. XP (Whistler) is NT 5.1. Longhorn will be NT 6. It's more like the jump from between NT4 - 2k rather than 2k-XP, or 95-98).

ste · March 17th, 2003

isnt blackcomb to be NT6? :/
Would strike me as a little odd to jump a major version number with longhorn being more like "WinXP SE"

**Kane** · March 17th, 2003

>Would strike me as a little odd to jump a major version number with longhorn being more like "WinXP SE"

That's just the point. It's not. It's a completely new build of the kernel. On the face it may seem similar, just like NT4 and Win 95 seemed similar on the face, but were actualy vastly different. 10- minutes looking at screenies of a beta does not allow y to see under the bonnet.

Esturk · March 17th, 2003

Yeah Kane, and those shots of Longhorn are not even Beta yet. The Alpha build of Longhorn looks a lot like XP still. Longhorn isn't expected to come out for a couple years yet anyways. I'm sure it will be totally different and exciting when it finally comes out.

**Yeloazndevil** · March 17th, 2003

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Originally posted by ste
isnt blackcomb to be NT6? :/
Would strike me as a little odd to jump a major version number with longhorn being more like "WinXP SE"

Blackcomb is the next windows after longhorn

March 15th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
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Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	Microsoft doesn't only release stuff in Japan like Squaresoft does. Whistler is the codename for Windows XP. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

March 15th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Kirby Politically incorrect FTW Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,445	but it said Whistler and XP on the same box. But it could of been Whistler/XP too, making the whole question different. __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

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Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	Yes, but Whistler IS Windows XP. It's like the Pentium 4 is also known as the Northwood or Willamette. I believe Windows 98's codename is Chicago. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

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Monkeybrains ? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: England Posts: 409	98 was Memphis.

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Ipswitch /dev/user Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Internet Posts: 407	ill settle this... http://betatester.tin.it/en/microsoft_codenames.htm

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	The n PC magasine is lying. As said, it was the codename for XP. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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Ipswitch /dev/user Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Internet Posts: 407	longhorn is indeed the next version of XP. they're going to put even more bloating features int it, including a 2.5d start menu....

March 16th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	>longhorn is indeed the next version of XP. they're going to put even more bloating features int it, including a 2.5d start menu.... Uhh.... I think you are kinda wrong there. Win2k was NT 5. XP (Whistler) is NT 5.1. Longhorn will be NT 6. It's more like the jump from between NT4 - 2k rather than 2k-XP, or 95-98). __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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ste flim Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 222	isnt blackcomb to be NT6? :/ Would strike me as a little odd to jump a major version number with longhorn being more like "WinXP SE" __________________ not unix

March 17th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	>Would strike me as a little odd to jump a major version number with longhorn being more like "WinXP SE" That's just the point. It's not. It's a completely new build of the kernel. On the face it may seem similar, just like NT4 and Win 95 seemed similar on the face, but were actualy vastly different. 10- minutes looking at screenies of a beta does not allow y to see under the bonnet. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

March 17th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	Yeah Kane, and those shots of Longhorn are not even Beta yet. The Alpha build of Longhorn looks a lot like XP still. Longhorn isn't expected to come out for a couple years yet anyways. I'm sure it will be totally different and exciting when it finally comes out. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

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