Windows NT 6.0 was the term Microsoft used to describe the successor of Windows 2000 in 1997, during the latter's development as NT 5.0.
In September 1997, Jim Allchin announced during the Professional Developers Conference the following:
- First full 64-bit version of NT
- Will ship on Intel and Digital Alphas
- "Simplicity"
- Distributed computing
- More intuitive, information rich, maintenance free
- Seamless communication features ("No networking!" Allchin declared) along with a speech interface.[1]
By August 1998, NT 6.0 was codenamed Neptune, and would ship "at least three years away". It would have a consumer version to replace the Windows 9x line. Allchin, by that time Senior VP, said that post-NT 5.0 would have a simpler user interface that was maintenance free.[2] It is not known if Allchin was referring to Activity Centers.
References
- ↑ Thurrott, Paul (22 September 1997). Windows NT 5 details emerge. IT Pro Today. Retrieved on 18 November 2023.
- ↑ Thurrott, Paul (19 August 1998). Microsoft working on NT 5.1 and 6.0. IT Pro Today. Retrieved on 18 November 2023.
