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Windows Whistler (also known as Whistler) is the codename for the beta versions of Windows XP

History

In January 2000, Microsoft merged Windows Neptune and Windows Odyssey to make Windows Whistler, the first consumer version of Windows to be based on the Windows NT kernel.

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 ==History==
-In January 2000, Microsoft merged ''[[Windows Neptune]]'' and ''[[Windows Odyssey]]'' to the first version of Windows to run on the [[Windows NT]] kernel.
+In January 2000, Microsoft merged ''[[Windows Neptune]]'' and ''[[Windows Odyssey]]'' to make Windows Whistler, the first consumer version of Windows to be based on the [[Windows NT]] kernel.
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