OpenStep, also stylized as OPENSTEP, is an open source API derived from the NeXTSTEP operating system that was developed by NeXT.
After Apple Computer announced in December 1996 that it would acquire NeXT,[1] OpenStep was used to develop Mac OS X, codenamed Rhapsody, as Apple's next operating system.[2] iOS and macOS (formerly Mac OS X) can trace their developmental roots to NeXTSTEP as their APIs are prefixed with NS (NSObject, NSString, etc.).[3]
References[]
- ↑ Apple Computer, Inc. agrees to acquire NeXT Software Inc., Next Software. 1996-12-20. Archived 1997-04-12.
- ↑ NeXT: Apple’s Right Choice by Jonathan Ploudre, Low End Mac. 2001-05-07.
- ↑ Apple and NeXT announce merger (1996) by mattl, Y Combinator Hacker News. 2017-12-20.
External links[]
- OPENSTEP at NeXT (archived 1997-04-12)
- NEXTSTEP Products (archived 1997-04-13)
- OPENSTEP at NeXTanswers (archived 1997-04-12)
- OPENSTEP Software archive at NeXTComputers.org
- OPENSTEP at Itoda / Object Factory
- OpenStep and Solaris White Paper by Kevin Ford at The Best of NeXT Collection
- NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP resource page at Shaw Computing
- OpenStep at the NeXT Wiki
- OpenStep at Wikipedia
