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'''Cairo''' was the codename for a project at [[Microsoft]] from 1991 to 1996 (Cairo was the codename of [[Windows NT 4.0]]). Its charter was to build technologies for a next generation operating system that would fulfill Bill Gates' vision of "information at your fingertips." Cairo never shipped, although portions of its technologies have since appeared in other products.


==SKUs==
==SKUs==
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*'''Cairo Development Environment'''  
*'''Cairo Development Environment'''  
==Builds==
==Builds==
*[[Microsoft Cairo build 3.1.297.1|3.1.297.1]]
*[[Windows Cairo build 3.1.297.1|3.1.297.1]]
*'''''[[Microsoft Cairo build 4.0.1175.1|4.0.1175.1]]'''''
*'''''[[Windows Cairo build 4.0.1175.1|4.0.1175.1]]'''''

Revision as of 20:45, 2 April 2019

Version of Microsoft Windows
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Codename
Preliminary name
Cairo
Release date N/A
Never released
Support end N/A
Never released

Cairo was the codename for a project at Microsoft from 1991 to 1996 (Cairo was the codename of Windows NT 4.0). Its charter was to build technologies for a next generation operating system that would fulfill Bill Gates' vision of "information at your fingertips." Cairo never shipped, although portions of its technologies have since appeared in other products.

SKUs

  • Cairo Advanced Desktop was designed as the Client for Cairo servers. It would have included the core OS, new user interface, and networked storage/printer sharing.
  • Cairo Advanced Server was designed
  • Cairo Development Environment

Builds