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Windows Redwood

6/21/15 7:36 PM Posted by winworldguy

Hey guys, I'm starting this blog because I am investigating Microsoft Windows Redwood, the abandoned operating system that Microsoft started developing in 1999 before abandoning the project and starting Windows XP.

How do I know about the recently-discovered Redwood? My dad used to work at Microsoft from 1997 to his death in 2010. He always used to tell me about all of his projects that he helped make. I now remember that he told me about a "world-changing" project he was making around 1999-2000. I remember he showed me some pictures of the OS, and told me some of the new features it had over 98 and ME (he also apologized about the failure ME was, don't forget that).

I have a faint memory of him coming home one night in early 2000 looking pale and somewhat traumatized. I remember he flipped out about how stupid Bill Gates was about canceling the Redwood project and making all of his work go to waste. I don't remember anything else about it, but I do remember him coming home the next night with an orange box filled with CD cases.

Anyway, with the release of Windows 10 earlier in May, it reminded me of Redwood, so I created this blog about an investigation I'm carrying out on the abandoned OS. Anyway, I'm going to do some research on it tonight and put some info in my next post.

Cheers, winworldguy



As I said before, this is a WIP pasta, and I need your guy's opinions before I work on it some more. 