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WinInfo Daily Update: Windows news and information
On January 21, 2000, I broke the news that Microsoft had canceled its "Odyssey" and "Neptune" projects and would instead create a next-generation version of Windows 2000 code-named "Whistler". Since then, it's been hard not to smile when every Microsoft executive from Bill Gates on down uttered the word "Whistler" at a trade show or speech; this product, of course, became known as Windows XP over a year later.

Since introducing the term Whistler into the public perception, I've written hundreds of daily news articles about this product in WinInfo, my daily news and information newsletter, which is published through Windows 2000 Magazine. Here are some pertinent links:

WinInfo home page
Subscribe to WinInfo (it's free!)
Previous issues (text format)
Search WinInfo for Windows XP news

SuperSite for Windows
My SuperSite for Windows focuses on future versions of Windows, giving you the advance information you need to plot your buying decisions. This Web site provides continuous updates about Windows XP, Windows .NET Server, and other upcoming Windows Engine products, while offering FAQs, extensive reviews, and behind-the-scenes technology showcases. The SuperSite has a wealth of information about Windows XP, of course, and is the number one site for Windows XP on the Internet.

SuperSite for Windows home page
SuperSite Windows XP FAQ
SuperSite Windows XP RC1 review
SuperSite Windows XP technology showcases

Windows & .NET Magazine
As the News Editor for Windows & .NET Magazine, I write a number of articles in addition to WinInfo and the SuperSite. These include a bi-monthly editorial in the print magazine (125,000 paid subscribers); the editorial for Windows 2000 Magazine UPDATE, a weekly email newsletter with over 200,000 subscribers; the editorial for .NET UPDATE, a bi-weekly email newsletter, and the News and Analysis column in the print magazine. The third link below displays all of the articles I've written for the magazine.

Windows & .NET Magazine home page
Windows & .NET Magazine Network
Paul's articles for Windows 2000 Magazine 

Connected Home Magazine
Connected Home Magazine will debut in print form in May 2002, featuring groundbreaking, how-to articles, forums, and other resources to help you get a little bit closer to that wired world you've always dreamed of. I'm the News Editor of Connected Home Magazine, and the Editor of the Digital Music section. In the meantime, you can join Connected Home Express, a bi-weekly email newsletter, where I write the How-To column, focusing on digital music, digital video, and digital photography (go figure)!

Connected Home Magazine home page
Connected Home Express email newsletter

Paul's articles for Connected Home Express and CH Magazine


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WinInfo Daily news
January 21, 2000

MICROSOFT HAS CANCELLED the previously separate "Neptune" and "Odyssey" projects, melding the two into a cohesive strategy for the future of Windows 2000. "Neptune," as you may know, was to be the next consumer version of Windows after Millennium, and the first to be based on Windows 2000. And "Odyssey" was the previous codename for the next version of Windows 2000 for businesses. My sources tell me that the consumer version of Neptune became a black hole when all the features that were cut from Millennium (due this summer) were simply re-tagged as Neptune features. And since Neptune and Odyssey would be based on the same code-base anyway, it made sense to combine them into a single project, in the same way that Windows 2000 Professional and Server were tested together. So what's the code name for this revamped next-generation version of Windows 2000 that will come in business and consumer flavors, you ask? It's called "Whistler." You heard it here first.

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