Windows Triton
| A version of the Windows NT operating system | |
| File:Windows Triton Logo.png (unofficial logo) | |
 Service Pack Calendar of various planned Windows versions from around the year 2000 (note that Windows Triton has separate service packs than Neptune). | |
| Developer | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Working state | Historic, never released |
| Latest preview | Unknown / March 2001[1] |
| Marketing target | Consumers |
| Kernel type | Windows NT |
| License | Unknown |
| Official website | {{ |
| Support status | |
| Cancelled | |
Triton is the Codename given to a cancelled minor release of Microsoft Windows that started development in March of 2001.[2][1] It was developed with the goal of being the successor to Windows Neptune as opposed to the prior idea of it being a Service pack of Neptune.[1]
History
Triton was originally thought of as being a service pack for Neptune rather than a standalone Operating System. Triton was released through leaked United States v. Microsoft Corp. documents against Microsoft.[2] Even though Triton was supposed to be a service pack, it was later confirmed in the documents that it was a standalone release with 4 service packs (service pack 1 was meant to release in May of 2001, service pack 2 in fall of 2001, service pack 3 at the start of 2002 and service pack 4 in July 2002[1]) planned to be released. Microsoft wanted to make 64-bit versions of both Neptune and Triton but still treated Triton as a minor release/update to the Neptune (then shortened to NT) userbase and date-drove Triton so it could be able to support new hardware.
In early 2000, the Neptune and Odyssey projects both merged development and the new project was codenamed "Whistler".[3][4] "Whistler" was the codename given to Windows XP which released on 24 August, 2001 to manufacturing.[5] This did not affect Triton because it is believed it was in the planning stages[1] although it is unknown if any betas were compiled for it.
Fake build
Triton was most likely never compiled or had any beta releases handed to the team as it was most likely cancelled during planning, although user Brandon Sky on the forums of the Beta Archive Wiki is/was trying to re-create what Triton might have looked like if it were to have been compiled and/or released.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Windows Triton - BetaArchive Wiki". Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Platforms Group-Desktop Three-Year Outlook February 1998" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ↑ "Microsoft combines Neptune, Odyssey into Whistler". CNN. January 27, 2000. Archived from the original on September 1, 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-06. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Microsoft consolidates Windows development efforts". ZDNet. January 25, 2000. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-06. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "An Inside Look at the Months-long Process of Getting Windows XP Ready for Release to Manufacturing | Stories". Microsoft Stories. Microsoft. August 24, 2001. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Windows NT 5.6 Codename Triton - BetaArchive". Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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