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Operating system from NeXT Computer
NeXTSTEP is a discontinued object-oriented, multitasking operating system developed by NeXT, the technology company founded by Steve Jobs. Based on the
NeXTSTEP
Topics referred to by the same term
Next Step or Nextstep may refer to: NeXTSTEP, a UNIX-based computer operating system developed by NeXT in the 1980s and 1990s OpenStep, an open platform
Next_Step
History of Apple's current Mac operating system
object-oriented operating system, NeXTSTEP, had a more lasting legacy as it eventually became the basis for Mac OS X. NeXTSTEP was based on the Mach kernel
MacOS_version_history
Type of directory bundle
In NeXTSTEP, OPENSTEP, and their lineal descendants macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS, and in GNUstep, a bundle is a file directory with
Bundle_(macOS)
Character encoding used on NeXT workstations
character set (often aliased as NeXTSTEP encoding vector, WE8NEXTSTEP or next-multinational) was used by the NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP operating systems on
NeXT_character_set
American technology company (1985–1997)
Although its computers achieved limited commercial success, the company's NeXTSTEP operating system and its object-oriented software development environment
NeXT
Object-oriented application programming interface specification
NeXT and Sun Microsystems, separating the application frameworks from the NeXTSTEP operating system so they could be implemented on multiple platforms. OpenStep
OpenStep
Operating system for Apple computers
system from 1984 to 2001. Its underlying architecture came from NeXT's NeXTSTEP, as a result of Apple's acquisition of NeXT, which also brought Steve Jobs
MacOS
NASA commercial space initiative
Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) is a NASA program using a public-private partnership model that seeks commercial development
Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships
Next_Space_Technologies_for_Exploration_Partnerships
Family of personal computers made by Apple
system. He considered BeOS, Solaris, Windows NT, and NeXT's NeXTSTEP, eventually choosing NeXTSTEP. Announced on December 20, 1996, Apple acquired NeXT on
Mac_(computer)
Server operating system developed by Apple
was Apple's first commercially released operating system derived from NeXTSTEP following its acquisition of NeXT in 1997, and preceded the release of
Mac_OS_X_Server_1.0
American software engineer (born 1961)
chief software technology officer from 2003 to 2006. There, he redesigned NeXTSTEP to become macOS. Apple's macOS and iOS both incorporate the Mach Kernel
Avie_Tevanian
American multinational technology company
Apple instead acquired NeXT, the company founded by Steve Jobs, for its NeXTSTEP operating system. Apple purchased NeXT for $427 million in cash, stock
Apple_Inc.
American businessman and investor (1955–2011)
machines, NeXT transitioned fully to software development with the release of NeXTSTEP/Intel. The company reported its first yearly profit of $1.03 million in
Steve_Jobs
File format
In the macOS, iOS, NeXTSTEP, and GNUstep programming frameworks, property list files are files that store serialized objects. Property list files use the
Property_list
Open source widget toolkit and application development tools
the GNUstep application interface are the same as the roots of Cocoa: NeXTSTEP and OpenStep. GNUstep thus predates Cocoa, which emerged when Apple acquired
GNUstep
Country primarily in North America
Commercial Resupply Services, Commercial Lunar Payload Services, and NextSTEP have facilitated growing private-sector involvement in American spaceflight
United_States
Layers of the operating system
later renamed OS X and then macOS, with the acquisition of NeXT's NeXTSTEP in 1997. NeXTSTEP used a hybrid kernel that combined the Mach 2.5 kernel developed
Architecture_of_macOS
2001 operating system version
adopted a new Unix-like architecture derived from elements of BSD and NeXTSTEP, which are intended to improve the operating system's stability and multitasking
Mac_OS_X_10.0
Workstation computer by NeXT
magnesium enclosure, designed by frog design. The workstation runs the NeXTSTEP operating system and was launched with a $9,995 (equivalent to about $25
NeXTcube
a fork of GNOME Chess (formerly "glChess"). Its history dates back to NeXTSTEP 1.0 released in September 1989. It supports chess variants such as crazyhouse
List_of_built-in_macOS_apps
Unix operating system
DYNIX, NeXTSTEP, Ultrix and Tru64 UNIX. Apple’s operating systems trace is origins to NeXTSTEP. After Apple Inc. acquired NeXT in 1997, NeXTSTEP became
Berkeley Software Distribution
Berkeley_Software_Distribution
American software company
iOS, and watchOS platforms. The Omni Group was informally founded as a NEXTSTEP consulting company in 1989 by Wil Shipley, who immediately brought on Ken
The_Omni_Group
2026 operating system version
Sonoma 15 Sequoia 26 Tahoe 27 Golden Gate Predecessors Classic Mac OS NeXTSTEP Rhapsody Applications Core applications App Store Automator Calculator
MacOS_Golden_Gate
Combined executable file for multiple processor types or operating systems
binaries is not common in operating system software, except on NeXTSTEP and NeXTSTEP-derived Apple operating systems such as macOS and iOS (see below);
Fat_binary
English computer scientist (born 1955)
software also functioned as an editor (called WorldWideWeb, running on the NeXTSTEP operating system), and the first Web server, CERN httpd (Hypertext Transfer
Tim_Berners-Lee
Software development environment
development environment (IDE) originally developed by NeXT for version 3 of the NeXTSTEP operating system by separating out the code editing parts of Interface
Project_Builder
Open-source word processor and text editor
an open-source word processor and text editor, first featured in NeXT's NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP. It is now distributed with macOS since Apple's acquisition
TextEdit
Instant messaging software application
System Preferences System Information Terminal Universal Access VoiceOver Related operating systems Classic Mac OS Copland NeXTSTEP Rhapsody Darwin v t e
Messages_(Apple)
Computer operating system
first released by Apple in 2000. It is composed of code derived from NeXTSTEP, FreeBSD and other BSD operating systems, Mach, and other free software
Darwin_(operating_system)
Web browser by Apple
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Safari_(web_browser)
General-purpose, object-oriented programming language
1980s, it was selected by NeXT for its NeXTSTEP operating system. Due to Apple macOS’s direct lineage from NeXTSTEP, Objective-C was the standard language
Objective-C
Family of computer operating systems
DragonFly BSD Darwin macOS iOS audioOS iPadOS tvOS watchOS bridgeOS DYNIX NeXTSTEP SunOS Ultrix Linux Android Arch ChromeOS Debian Fedora Gentoo Red Hat Slackware
Unix
Graphical user interface feature by Apple
predecessor NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP operating systems. The earliest known implementations of a dock are found in operating systems such as RISC OS and NeXTSTEP. iOS
Dock_(macOS)
Cursor on macOS indicating that an application is busy
in Mac OS 8 and later, the Appearance Manager (SetAnimatedThemeCursor). NeXTStep 1.0 used a monochrome icon resembling a spinning magneto-optical disk.
Spinning_pinwheel
2024 operating system version
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MacOS_Sequoia
File holding settings for a computer program
is the standard configuration file format in macOS (as well as in iOS, NeXTSTEP, GNUstep and Cocoa applications). It uses the filename extension .plist
Configuration_file
Image and PDF viewer software by Apple
ImageIO and Core Image frameworks. Like macOS, Preview originated in the NeXTSTEP operating system by NeXT, where it was part of every release since 1989
Preview_(Apple)
Apple operating systems from 1984 to 2001
mid-1990s, however, contemporary operating systems such as Windows NT, OS/2, NeXTSTEP, BSD, and Linux had all brought pre-emptive multitasking, protected memory
Classic_Mac_OS
Topics referred to by the same term
memoir Open (process), a program launcher invoked from the command line in NeXTSTEP or Mac OS X Open (system call), standardized system call for opening files
Open
Environment in which a piece of software is executed
have to be built separately for each OS. Unix and Unix-like BSD SunOS NeXTSTEP Darwin macOS OpenDarwin 386BSD NetBSD OpenBSD FreeBSD DragonFly BSD System
Computing_platform
Graphical user interface toolkit
graphical user interface toolkit. It initially served as the UI framework for NeXTSTEP. Along with Foundation and Display PostScript, it became one of the core
AppKit
Cancelled lunar orbital space station
2015 under the NextSTEP program to study the requirements of deep space habitats. In February 2018, it was announced that the NextSTEP studies and other
Lunar_Gateway
Operating system by Apple
Among many choices, they selected NeXTSTEP and purchased NeXT in 1997 to obtain it. In the interim period, while NeXTSTEP was ported to the Mac, Apple released
Copland_(operating_system)
Mobile app distribution platform by Apple
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App_Store_(Apple)
Operating system component
Sonoma 15 Sequoia 26 Tahoe 27 Golden Gate Predecessors Classic Mac OS NeXTSTEP Rhapsody Applications Core applications App Store Automator Calculator
Rosetta_(software)
Default macOS terminal emulator
included in the macOS operating system by Apple. Terminal originated in NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, the predecessor operating systems of macOS. As a terminal
Terminal_(macOS)
High-end workstation computer by NeXT
developed, manufactured, and sold by NeXT from 1990 until 1993. It runs the NeXTSTEP operating system. The system was designed to be a lower-cost option compared
NeXTstation
Design language developed by Apple
Sonoma 15 Sequoia 26 Tahoe 27 Golden Gate Predecessors Classic Mac OS NeXTSTEP Rhapsody Applications Core applications App Store Automator Calculator
Liquid_Glass
Computer operating system kernel
watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS. XNU was originally developed by NeXT for the NeXTSTEP operating system. It was a hybrid kernel derived from version 2.5 of the
XNU
User interface design language used in Apple's operating systems
code-named Pink, Taligent, and Copland. Mac OS X was ultimately built on NeXTSTEP, after Apple purchased NeXT and its CEO, Steve Jobs, returned to Apple
Aqua_(user_interface)
Disk utility for macOS
Sonoma 15 Sequoia 26 Tahoe 27 Golden Gate Predecessors Classic Mac OS NeXTSTEP Rhapsody Applications Core applications App Store Automator Calculator
Disk_Utility
NextStepU was a magazine which was founded in the United States in 1995 by David Mammano to help students plan for college, careers and life. It is a national
NextStepU
Instant messaging service by Apple
Sonoma 15 Sequoia 26 Tahoe 27 Golden Gate Predecessors Classic Mac OS NeXTSTEP Rhapsody Applications Core applications App Store Automator Calculator
IMessage
Software company (1992–1998)
1993 to 1996, Taligent was seen as competing with Microsoft Cairo and NeXTSTEP, even though Taligent did not ship a product until 1995 and Cairo never
Taligent
Type of business industry usually conducted over the internet
2021. Tayler, Jesse (11 April 2016). "Jesse Tayler talks App Store and NeXTSTEP with AppStorey". AppStorey. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018
E-commerce
Series of Macintosh operating systems
Apple's purchase of NeXT. It brought an entirely new architecture based on NeXTSTEP, a Unix system, that eliminated many of the technical challenges that the
Mac_operating_systems
Alternative representations of the RGB color model
1996; Fractal Design Painter, c. 1993; Microsoft Windows 3.1, c. 1992; NeXTSTEP, c. 1995. These are undoubtedly based on earlier examples, stretching back
HSL_and_HSV
Open source browser engine
Sonoma 15 Sequoia 26 Tahoe 27 Golden Gate Predecessors Classic Mac OS NeXTSTEP Rhapsody Applications Core applications App Store Automator Calculator
WebKit
2020–2023 transition of Apple computers to using Apple-designed ARM-based processors
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Mac transition to Apple silicon
Mac_transition_to_Apple_silicon
Apple operating system
system that was developed at NeXT in the late 1980s, previously called NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP for Mach. Rhapsody was targeted to developers for a transition
Rhapsody_(operating_system)
Proprietary file sharing between Apple devices
Sonoma 15 Sequoia 26 Tahoe 27 Golden Gate Predecessors Classic Mac OS NeXTSTEP Rhapsody Applications Core applications App Store Automator Calculator
AirDrop
Lunar lander family for the Artemis program
lander procured under the Artemis HLS program, under Appendix P of the NextSTEP-2 contracting structure, also known as Sustaining Lunar Development. Blue
Blue_Moon_(spacecraft)
Graphical control element
the closed-Apple and open-Apple keys of later Apple II keyboards. The NeXTstep OS for the NeXT machines would display a "menu palette", by default at
Menu_bar
French computer scientist and programmer (1954–2019)
original Macintosh, NeXTSTEP and Mac OS X platforms. These include SOS Interface for the Mac, which later became Interface Builder for NeXTSTEP (1985), and later
Jean-Marie_Hullot
MacOS framework
several software frameworks (mainly the App Kit and Foundation Kit) from the NeXTSTEP and OpenStep programming environments developed by NeXT in the 1980s and
Cocoa_(API)
2023 operating system version
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MacOS_Sonoma
Platform for distributing application software
Retrieved 2015-08-01. Ruby, Dan (August 1993) Our First Annual Awards for NEXTSTEP Product Excellence Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. NeXTWORLD
App_store
Apple's media library and media player software
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ITunes
American particle physicist and software developer (1942–2018)
also the originator of the free/open source GNUstep implementation of the NeXTSTEP framework and also at the basis of the idea for objcX (objective-C for
Paul_Kunz
University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
derivatives exist within a number of commercial operating systems. These include NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, upon which macOS and iOS are based. Wi-Fi network – Alex
Carnegie_Mellon_University
built computers with futuristic designs and the UNIX-derived NEXTSTEP operating system. NeXTSTEP eventually developed into Mac OS X. While not a commercial
History_of_Apple_Inc.
proprietary versions of Unix, such as Sun's SunOS, Sequent's Dynix, NeXT's NeXTSTEP, DEC's Ultrix and OSF/1 AXP (now Tru64 UNIX). Parts of NeXT's software
History of the Berkeley Software Distribution
History_of_the_Berkeley_Software_Distribution
2022 operating system version
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MacOS_Ventura
Apple multi-architecture binary files
on both Intel 64-based and ARM64-based Macs. The format originated on NeXTStep as "Multi-Architecture Binaries", and the concept is more generally known
Universal_binary
Visualization of tree-type data structures
"Browser" view in iTunes. The columns in Finder descend directly from the NeXTSTEP File Viewer's use of Miller columns going back to 1986. The GNUstep project
Miller_columns
Lunar landers for the Artemis program
announced that it was issuing a formal request for proposals as Appendix E of NextSTEP-2 inviting American companies to submit bids for the design and development
Human_Landing_System
the chronic problem of link rot. The WorldWideWeb browser only ran on NeXTSTEP operating system. This shortcoming was discussed in January 1992, and alleviated
History_of_the_World_Wide_Web
operating system, multi-dimensional spreadsheet 1991, Lotus Improv for NeXTSTEP, a novel design that went beyond A1 notation. Comparison of spreadsheet
List_of_spreadsheet_software
Computer operating system
resolved its decade-long operating system debacle by adopting the XNU-based NeXTSTEP (codenamed Rhapsody) as the future of macOS. MkLinux adapts the Linux operating
MkLinux
Workstation computer
and 68882 floating-point coprocessor, with a clock speed of 25 MHz. Its NeXTSTEP operating system is based on the Mach microkernel and BSD-derived Unix
NeXT_Computer
2025 operating system version
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MacOS_Tahoe
2014 operating system version
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OS_X_Yosemite
First-person shooter game
elements in assembly language. The developers used NeXT computers running the NeXTSTEP operating system. The level and graphical data was stored in WAD files
Doom_(1993_video_game)
Software application for Apple platforms
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Notes_(Apple)
Email client by Apple
out of NeXTMail, which was originally developed by NeXT as part of its NeXTSTEP operating system, after Apple's acquisition of NeXT in 1997. The current
Apple_Mail
High-end workstation computer by NeXT
and is housed in the same cube-shaped magnesium enclosure. It runs the NeXTSTEP operating system. The NeXTcube Turbo is a development of the earlier NeXTcube
NeXTcube_Turbo
2007 operating system version
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Mac_OS_X_Leopard
NCR Century 8200 series minicomputers. VRX – Virtual Resource eXecutive. NeXTSTEP ES – a computer operating system developed originally by Nintendo and since
List_of_operating_systems
Early web server
software. CERN httpd was originally developed on a NeXT Computer running NeXTSTEP, and was later ported to other Unix-like operating systems, OpenVMS and
CERN_httpd
Password management software by Apple
Sonoma 15 Sequoia 26 Tahoe 27 Golden Gate Predecessors Classic Mac OS NeXTSTEP Rhapsody Applications Core applications App Store Automator Calculator
Passwords_(Apple)
Electrothermal thruster in development
July 24, 2021. "Ad Astra Rocket Company successfully completes all NASA NextStep Contract Milestones for year one, receives NASA approval to proceed with
Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
Variable_Specific_Impulse_Magnetoplasma_Rocket
2020 operating system version
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MacOS_Big_Sur
Developer Application for MacOS
recently, as an XML-based .xib file. Interface Builder is descended from the NeXTSTEP development software of the same name. A version of Interface Builder is
Interface_Builder
Table inside a master boot record
Expansion MBR Container OpenBSD OpenBSD OpenBSD slice A7h 386 File system NeXT NeXTSTEP [citation needed] A8h File system Apple Darwin, Mac OS X Apple Darwin,
Partition_type
American software company
to 1996. Lighthouse developed software for NeXT computers running the NeXTSTEP operating system. The company was founded in 1989 by Alan Chung, Roger
Lighthouse_Design
1998 television anime series
Serial Experiments Lain video game. NeXT was the company that produced NeXTSTEP, which later evolved into Mac OS X after Apple bought NeXT. Another example
Serial_Experiments_Lain
Apple disk encryption software
Sonoma 15 Sequoia 26 Tahoe 27 Golden Gate Predecessors Classic Mac OS NeXTSTEP Rhapsody Applications Core applications App Store Automator Calculator
FileVault
Topics referred to by the same term
illumination by natural light Shelf (computing), a user interface feature in the NeXTSTEP operating system "Shelf" (song), a 2008 song by the Jonas Brothers Shelf
Shelf
First web browser, later renamed Nexus
WorldWideWeb source code. Since WorldWideWeb was developed on and for the NeXTSTEP platform, the program uses many of NeXTSTEP's components – WorldWideWeb's
WorldWideWeb
travel, tourism, insurance
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