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=== Pre-beta ===
* '''''[[Windows:Nashville:999|Nashville Build 999]]''''' - the only leaked build
* '''''[[Windows:Nashville:999|Nashville Build 999]]''''' - the only leaked build
* ''[[Windows:Nashville:1265|Nashville Build 1265]]''
* ''[[Windows:Nashville:1265|Nashville Build 1265]]''

Revision as of 15:14, 19 April 2013

Windows Nashville
Nashville desktop.png
Microsoft Windows codename Nashville
Codename
Preliminary name
Nashville
Kernel version 16/32 bit hybrid, ver. 4.10
CPU architecture x86
Release date Unreleased
Support end None
Preceded by 95
Succeeded by 98


Nashville (previously codenamed "Cleveland") was the codename for a cancelled release of Microsoft Windows. It was scheduled to be released in 1996, between "Chicago" (Windows 95) and "Memphis" (Windows 98 (at the time scheduled for release 1997), causing it to be referred to as Windows 96 by the public. The release intended to focus on a tighter integration between Windows and Internet Explorer, in order to better compete with Netscape Navigator. The Antitrust documents indicate Nashville was intended to be released along with Cairo and was also suppose to include some of it's features.

Builds

  • No information available
  • Existence doubtful
  • Information or pictures available
  • Leaked or released


Pre-beta

Cancellation

The operating system development was discontinued due to working on better support for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. However, the Internet Explorer integration features of Windows Nashville was later added into Internet Explorer 4 which shipped Windows Desktop Update. The codename was re-used as well.