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, code named Rhapsody, as Apple's next operating system.[2] iOS and macOS 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 Apple Wiki
- OpenStep at Wikipedia
