The rumoured next Microsoft Operating systems to follow Windows XP (originally known as ‘Whistler’), utilising the Windows .NET technology are Codenamed “Longhorn” and “Blackcomb 2002”. Blackcomb is believed to be the first .NET Operating System. ::: [1] www.msblackcomb.com, [2] http://pub51.ezboard.com/fwinbetafrm3.showMessage?topicID=2.topic and [3] www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2797222,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp