Windows Blackcomb, what is that?
Windows Blackcomb is Microsoft’s codename for the successor to Microsoft Windows Vista and “Longhorn Server”, originally announced in February 2000, but since subject to major delays and rescheduling.
It has been suggested by Robert Scoble that Microsoft is renaming the Blackcomb project to “Vienna”[1], but this seems unlikely, given that “Vienna” was the code name for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005[2], and that as recently as January 9, 2006, the editor of MSDN Magazine posted about code names for upcoming Microsoft products, and referenced “Blackcomb” specifically.[3]
Blackcomb will be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, in order to ease the industry’s transition from 32-bit to 64-bit computing. Blackcomb was previously expected to support only 64-bit server systems. This will mean continued backwards compatibility with 32-bit applications, but 16-bit (MS-DOS) applications are unlikely to be supported. This is a notable break, as Windows line of products has been known throughout its history for backwards compatibility.
The announcement referred to above was made prior to the decision to push back production of Blackcomb and release Microsoft Windows Vista (Formerly code name Longhorn) as an intermediate product; it is now widely speculated the Blackcomb will not provide support for 32-bit computing although this has not been formally announced by Microsoft at this time.
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