Longhorn is an interesting "code name" and this site's article explains the reason "why" all things Canadian are popular at Redmond and why "Longhorn" is the code name: http://tinyurl.com/76qsy A brief quote from that site to satisfy the curious: "The Longhorn Saloon is a bar between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, so Longhorn became the codename," said Leblond. "There've been dozens of other Canadian codenames like Toronto, Vancouver and Halifax. I think this happens because we're the loudest group here." And as this site shows, it really does exist :-) - http://www.longhornsaloon.ca/index.php?page=home Lance On 6/7/05, JYoung6180@aol.com <JYoung6180@aol.com> wrote: > > In a message dated 6/6/2005 3:39:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, > mamat@gvtel.com writes: > > (where on earth did they come up with a name like "Longhorn"?.....sounds > like some > Texas Steer!) > > > > > That is not going to be the final name of the ext Windows--it is the > "testing" name. It comes from the same place they got all the other names for the > previous test versions of windows. I know I've read the source of the "code > names" and I've forgotten as quickly as I learned--but I am thinking the names > are for places in Canada. > > Joan > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > The focus of this list is on helping Seniors to learn to use computers and the Internet. Tolerance and patience are the watchwords. For help in genealogical research methods and procedures, join ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS. Click and send: > mailto:ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > -- P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=52583ii