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NeXTSTEP

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NeXTSTEP is a discontinued object oriented, multitasking operating system developed by NeXT, the computer company founded by Steve Jobs, built on the Mach kernel and the UNIX derived BSD and introduced in 1989 for computers made by NeXT before being ported to other architectures. After NeXT moved away from making hardware, its fourth version was released as OPENSTEP for Mach, named for the OpenStep application programming interface NeXT had developed. Although it sold in relatively small numbers, NeXTSTEP proved historically significant: Tim Berners-Lee built the first web browser and web server on a NeXTSTEP workstation, id Software used it to develop Doom and Quake, and after Apple acquired NeXT in 1996 its technology became the foundation of Mac OS X and, through Darwin, of macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS today. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year
1989 2
Significance
Tim Berners-Lee built the first web browser and web server on a NeXTSTEP workstation. 1
Status
Status
Discontinued 1
Classification
License
Proprietary (Closed Source) 2
FAQs

How did NeXTSTEP lead to macOS?

Apple Computer acquired NeXT in 1996 and used OPENSTEP for Mach, the NeXT release descended from NeXTSTEP, as the foundation for Mac OS X, later called macOS. Its technologies continue to form the basis of Darwin, the core operating system underlying macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and tvOS.
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Operating Systems, Fields
Source Wikipedia: NeXTSTEP

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Proprietary Software, Concepts

Long-Form Articles

NeXTSTEP as a stack of kits, and where the stack went, Articles
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NeXT

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: NeXTSTEP
  • Lead section
    Tim Berners-Lee developed the first web browser and web server on a NeXTSTEP workstation, while id Software used the operating system during development of Doom and Quake.
  • Lead section
    NeXTSTEP is a discontinued object-oriented, multitasking operating system developed by NeXT, the technology company founded by Steve Jobs. Based on the Mach kernel and the UNIX-derived BSD, it was introduced in 1989 for the company's computers before being ported to several other computer architectures.
  • In Field: Operating Systems, Lead paragraph
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2. Wikidata: NeXTSTEP
  • Wikidata Q831367, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q831367 P571 (inception)
  • Wikidata Q831367 P275 (license)
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