Windows Nashville
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| 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
NOTE: The following list is unconfirmed and therefore cannot be taken as a reliable source of information.
- Nashville Build 960
- Nashville Build 999 - the only leaked build
- Nashville Build 1000
- Nashville Build 1050
- Nashville Build 1265
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.
