Windows Quezee XP

Windows Quezee XP is a personal computer operating system produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows Quezee NT family of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 1991, and broadly released for retail sale on October 25, 1991.
In Arsen54800's WNR series it was seen for the first time in WNR 54.
== Development ==
=== Part 1: Nepbar and Odysseus ===
In the late 1980s, initial development of what would become Windows Queeze XP was focused on two individual projects; "Odysseus", which was reportedly intended to succeed the future Windows Queeze 1990, and "Nepbar", which was reportedly a consumer-oriented operating system using the Windows Queeze NT architecture, succeeding the MS-DOS based Windows Quezee 88. Based on the QNT 5.0 kernel in Windows Queeze 1990, Nepbar primarily focused on offering a simplified, task-based interface based on a concept known internally as "activity centers", originally planned to be implemented in Windows Queeze 88. A number of activity centers were planned, serving as hubs for email communications, playing music, managing or viewing photos, searching the Internet, and viewing recently used content. A single build of Nepbar, 5111 (which still carried the branding of Windows Queeze 1990 in places), revealed early work on the activity center concept, with an updated user account interface and graphical login screen, common functions (such as recently used programs) being accessible from a customizable "Starting Places" page (which could be used as either a separate window, or a full-screen desktop replacement). It was later confirmed that Microsoft were planning a successor to Nepbar known as Trion, although it was originally thought to be a service pack to Nepbar. 
However, the project proved to be too ambitious. Microsoft discussed a plan to delay Nepbar in favor of an interim OS known as "Combat", which would have been an update to Windows Queeze 1990 (Windows Queeze NT 5.0) and have a consumer-oriented version. At the MSPlans '89 conference, an unknown employee announced an updated version of Windows Queeze 88 known as Windows Queeze Millennial, breaking a promise made by Microsoft CEOs in 1988 that Windows Queeze 88 would be the final consumer-oriented version of Windows Queeze to use the MS-DOS based architecture that had been used since Windows Queeze 3.1x. Concepts introduced by Nepbar would influence future Windows products from the Queeze series to the actual brand; in Windows Queeze 90's, the activity center concept was used for Restore and MS Tech Support. (Which both combined Win16 code with an interface rendered using WorldWideWeb's layout engine). In 2012, the hub concept would be expanded on Windows Phone, and Windows 8 which would similarly use a simplified user interface running atop the existing Windows shell.
=== Part 2: Whisper ===
In January 1990, shortly prior to the official release of Windows Quezee 1990, a technology writer reported that Microsoft had shelved both Nepbar and Odysseus in favor of a new product codenamed "Whisper", after the lowest volume of talking, as many people at Microsoft decided to keep Whispering about random projects in development. The goal of Whisper was to unify both the consumer and business-oriented Windows lines under a single, Windows Queeze NT: the writer stated that Nepbar had become "a black hole when all the features that were cut from Windows Queeze 90's were simply re-tagged as Nepbar features. And since Nepbar and Odysseus would be based on the same codebase anyway, it made sense to combine them into a single project". At MSPlans '90, Microsoft officially announced and presented an early build of Whisper, focusing on a new modularized architecture, built-in CD burning, fast user switching, and updated versions of the digital media introduced by 90's. The Windows general manager of 1990 stated that Whisper would be released in both consumer-oriented and business-oriented versions built atop the same architecture, and that there were plans to update the Windows interface to make it "warmer and more friendly".
In February 1990, Microsoft began the technical beta testing process. Whisper was expected to be made available in "Personal", "Professional", "Server", "Advanced Server", and "Datacenter" editions. At MS Plans on July 13, 1990, Microsoft announced that Whisper would be released during the second half of 1991, and also released the first preview build, 2250. The build notably introduced an early version of a new visual styles system along with an interim theme known as "Pro" (later renamed "Gouache") and contained a hidden "Start page" (a full-screen page similar to Nepbar's "Starting Places") and a hidden, early version of a two-column menu design. Gouache was never meant to be the final theme for Whisper; in fact, it has been stated that Microsoft used it as a decoy until they were ready to show Selena. Build 2257 featured further refinements to the Watercolor theme, along with the official introduction of the two-column Start menu, and the addition of an early version of Windows Firewall.
=== Part 3: The Builds ===
The builds would be compiled between December 1989 and August 1991. Some of the more notable builds include 2211, 2250, 2267, 2428, and 2481. There were other builds, yes, but they were mostly similar to the build that came after it.
==== Beta 1 Phase ====
* 2196.1
* 2197.1. main.000106-2102
* 2197.1. main.000107-1856
* 2200.1
* 2202.1. ntvbl06.000202-1835
* 2204.1
* 2211.1. main.000309-1512
* 2217.1
* 2222.1. Lab06_N.000407-1900
* 2223.1. main.000411-2307
* 2224.1
* 2225.1. Lab06_N
* 2242.1. Lab06_N.000608-2223
* 2250.1. main.000628-2110
* 2254.1
* 2257.1. idx01.000810-2103
* 2260.0. Lab06_N.000815-1904
* 2267.1. idx01.000909-1503
* 2267.1. idx01.000910-1316
* 2276.1. Lab02_N.000928-2023
* 2287.1. beta1.001012-1643
* 2296.1. beta1.001024-1157
* 2400.1. Lab01_N.001022-2228
==== Beta 2 Phase ====
* 2405
* 2406
* 2410.main.001208-1937
* 2410.1. idx02.001212-1507
* 2411.Lab06_N.001214-1954
* 2415.main.001222-1745
* 2415.Lab06_N.010102-1932
* 2416.idx01.010104-1958
* 2419.idx02.010113-1154
* 2419.idx02.010115-1412
* 2423.Lab06_N.010121-1807
* 2426.main.010124-2315
* 2428.idx01.010129-1827
* 2430.main.010130-1821
* 2432.main.010203-1757
* 2433.main.010206-1822
* 2435.Lab06_N.010208-1730
* 2437.main.010210-1820
* 2438.main.010212-1914
* 2438.Lab06_N.010213-1700
* 2440.Lab06_N.010215-1724
* 2441.main.010216-1859
* 2442.main.010217-1630
* 2446.main.010224-2228
* 2454.main.010306-1653
* 2457.main.010309-1904
* 2458.main.010310-1552
* 2458.Lab01_N.010311-2200
* 2459.main.010312-1811
* 2462.main.010315-1739
==== Release Candidate 1 Phase ====
* 2463.main.010328-1824
* 2465.main
* 2465.idx01.010412-2007
* 2468.main.010423-2034
* 2469.idx02.010508-1228
* 2472
* 2474.Lab06_N
* 2474.main.010508-1907
* 2475.idx01.010514-2023
* 2476
* 2480
* 2481.main.010523-1905
* 2481.idx01.010524-1743
* 2485.main.010531-2130
* 2486.main.010602-1927
* 2490.main.010607-1817
* 2494.main.010613-1739
* 2495.main.010614-1724
* 2496.main
* 2498.main.010618-1744
* 2499.main.010619-1834
* 2502.main.010622-1750
* 2504.main.010625-1923
* 2505.main.010626-1514
==== Release Candidate 2 Phase ====
* 2505.0. Lab01_N(daven).010701-1017
* 2509.main.010702-1146
* 2517.main.010713-1717
* 2520.main.010717-1624
* 2522
* 2525.xpclient.010723-1719
* 2526.xpclient.010724-1758
==== Pre-RTM Phase ====
* 2531.xpclient.010730-1640
* 2532.xpclient.010731-1658
* 2535.xpclient.010803-1621
* 2536
* 2537
* 2538
* 2542.xpclient.010811-1534
=== Part 4: Release Phase ===
Build 2600 would be compiled in August 1991 and released for manufacturing on August 24, 1991. Some people started using it on pre ordered machines on September 24th the same year. The Advertising campaign of the "Yes You Can, and You Will" began on August 24, 1991, and would end on September 24, 1991. By the time of the launch event on October 25, 1991, it was a big success. Support for the system was one of the longest being given a total of 18 years, ending support on August 31, 2009.
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