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	* [[iD]]'s [[DooM]] was written on NeXTSTEP, and then ported to the PC.		* [[iD]]'s [[DooM]] was written on NeXTSTEP, and then ported to the PC.
	* Tim Berners-Lee developed [[cern httpd]] on the NeXT, giving us the HTTP protocol, and the ~~web~~ as we know it.		* Tim Berners-Lee developed [[cern httpd]] on the NeXT, giving us the HTTP protocol, and the [[World Wide Web\|Web]] as we know it.

	== Ports ==		== Ports ==

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Architecture: dab Sun

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	NeXTSTEP uses the [[Mach]] [[microkernel]] 2.5 as a library into a custom [[BSD]] [[kernel]] that is based on [[4.3 BSD]]. [[Source code]] to the descendant of NeXTSTEP can be found on Apple's site in the XNU project sources.		NeXTSTEP uses the [[Mach]] [[microkernel]] 2.5 as a library into a custom [[BSD]] [[kernel]] that is based on [[4.3 BSD]]. [[Source code]] to the descendant of NeXTSTEP can be found on Apple's site in the XNU project sources.

	The direct descendant of NeXTSTEP was [[OPENSTEP]], an effort that was helped by [[~~SUN~~]] into making the NeXT object technology a [[portable]] framework. ~~SUN~~ dropped the effort just before launch in favour of [[Java]].		The direct descendant of NeXTSTEP was [[OPENSTEP]], an effort that was helped by [[Sun Microsystems\|Sun]] into making the NeXT object technology a [[portable]] framework. Sun dropped the effort just before launch in favour of [[Java]].

	NeXTSTEP developed into a niche as a RAD tool, and a data modeling tool. It was also envisioned as a middleware tool, however it would have required NeXT hardware on the client & middle tiers, with the EOF (Enterprise Object Framework) packages. Later this would morph into an OPENSTEP offering to run on Sun, HP & Microsoft Windows, and then a Java/Web solution.		NeXTSTEP developed into a niche as a RAD tool, and a data modeling tool. It was also envisioned as a middleware tool, however it would have required NeXT hardware on the client & middle tiers, with the EOF (Enterprise Object Framework) packages. Later this would morph into an OPENSTEP offering to run on Sun, HP & Microsoft Windows, and then a Java/Web solution.

	NeXTSTEP was later transitioned into OPENSTEP as part of a collaborative work with ~~[[SUN]]~~ which was later abandoned by ~~SUN~~ in favour of Java. When NeXT was later bought out by [[Apple]] the then shelved OPENSTEP was brought back to life as the base OS for Rhapsody, then OS X. It also has been opened up via the [[Darwin]] project.		NeXTSTEP was later transitioned into OPENSTEP as part of a collaborative work with Sun which was later abandoned by Sun in favour of Java. When NeXT was later bought out by [[Apple]] the then shelved OPENSTEP was brought back to life as the base OS for Rhapsody, then OS X. It also has been opened up via the [[Darwin]] project.

	== Interesting features ==		== Interesting features ==

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	\| architecture = [[m68k]], portable to big & little endian ([[i386]],[[sparc]],[[hppa]]).		\| architecture = [[m68k]], portable to big & little endian ([[i386]],[[sparc]],[[hppa]]).
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	NeXTSTEP was the ~~Operating System~~ popularized by [[~~NeXT_Computer~~,~~_Inc~~\|NeXT]], and is commonly thought of with the NeXT hardware.
			NeXTSTEP was the [[operating system]] popularized by [[NeXT Computer, Inc\|NeXT]], and is commonly thought of with the NeXT [[hardware]].

	== Architecture ==		== Architecture ==

	NeXTSTEP uses the [[Mach]] microkernel 2.5 as a library into a custom [[BSD]] kernel that is based on [[4.3 BSD]]. ~~Sourcecode~~ to the descendant of NeXTSTEP can be found on Apple's site in the XNU project sources. The direct descendant of NeXTSTEP was [[OPENSTEP]], an effort that was helped by [[SUN]] into making the NeXT object technology a portable framework. SUN dropped the effort just before launch in favour of [[Java]].		NeXTSTEP uses the [[Mach]] [[microkernel]] 2.5 as a library into a custom [[BSD]] [[kernel]] that is based on [[4.3 BSD]]. [[Source code]] to the descendant of NeXTSTEP can be found on Apple's site in the XNU project sources.

			The direct descendant of NeXTSTEP was [[OPENSTEP]], an effort that was helped by [[SUN]] into making the NeXT object technology a [[portable]] framework. SUN dropped the effort just before launch in favour of [[Java]].

			NeXTSTEP developed into a niche as a RAD tool, and a data modeling tool. It was also envisioned as a middleware tool, however it would have required NeXT hardware on the client & middle tiers, with the EOF (Enterprise Object Framework) packages. Later this would morph into an OPENSTEP offering to run on Sun, HP & Microsoft Windows, and then a Java/Web solution.

	NeXTSTEP developed into a niche as a RAD tool, and a data modeling tool. It was also envisioned as a middleware tool, however it would have required NeXT hardware on the client & middle tiers, with the EOF (Enterprise Object Framework) packages. Later this would morph into an OPENSTEP offering to run on Sun, HP & Microsoft Windows, and then a Java/Web solution. NeXTSTEP was later transitioned into OPENSTEP as part of a collaborative work with [[SUN]] which was later abandoned by SUN in favour of Java. When NeXT was later bought out by [[Apple]] the then shelved OPENSTEP was brought back to life as the base OS for Rhapsody, then OS X. It also has been opened up via the [[Darwin]] project.		NeXTSTEP was later transitioned into OPENSTEP as part of a collaborative work with [[SUN]] which was later abandoned by SUN in favour of Java. When NeXT was later bought out by [[Apple]] the then shelved OPENSTEP was brought back to life as the base OS for Rhapsody, then OS X. It also has been opened up via the [[Darwin]] project.

	== Interesting features ==		== Interesting features ==

	NeXTSTEP 3.0 was the first OS to ship on CD-ROM, a welcome change from floppies & tapes of the past.		NeXTSTEP 3.0 was the first OS to ship on CD-ROM, a welcome change from floppies & tapes of the past.

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	== Notable Software ==		== Notable Software ==

	* [[iD]]'s [[DooM]] was written on NeXTSTEP, and then ported to the PC.		* [[iD]]'s [[DooM]] was written on NeXTSTEP, and then ported to the PC.
	* Tim Berners-Lee developed [[cern httpd]] on the NeXT, giving us the HTTP protocol, and the web as we know it.		* Tim Berners-Lee developed [[cern httpd]] on the NeXT, giving us the HTTP protocol, and the web as we know it.
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	== Emulation ==		== Emulation ==

	There are currently 2 platforms you can choose from to run NeXTSTEP		There are currently 2 platforms you can choose from to run NeXTSTEP

	=== m68k ===		=== m68k ===

	The excellent emulator [[Previous]] is capable of emulating a NeXT Computer, NeXT Cube, and NeXT Station. With this combination you can run every version of NeXTSTEP.		The excellent emulator [[Previous]] is capable of emulating a NeXT Computer, NeXT Cube, and NeXT Station. With this combination you can run every version of NeXTSTEP.

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	Emulating NeXTSTEP can be tricky. It should generally run on actual stock PC hardware from the late 90s which is not in short supply yet, so that may be a preferable option. Otherwise you could try an attempt to patch Qemu [[Installing_NeXTSTEP_on_Qemu\|to run NeXTSTEP]]. While the latest Qemu can run Solaris, the NeXTSTEP bootloader for SPARC loads, but it seems to hang loading a kernel.		Emulating NeXTSTEP can be tricky. It should generally run on actual stock PC hardware from the late 90s which is not in short supply yet, so that may be a preferable option. Otherwise you could try an attempt to patch Qemu [[Installing_NeXTSTEP_on_Qemu\|to run NeXTSTEP]]. While the latest Qemu can run Solaris, the NeXTSTEP bootloader for SPARC loads, but it seems to hang loading a kernel.

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Tor: Fixing the name of poor Tim :-)

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Fixing the name of poor Tim :-)

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	== Notable Software ==		== Notable Software ==
	* [[iD]]'s [[DooM]] was written on NeXTSTEP, and then ported to the PC.		* [[iD]]'s [[DooM]] was written on NeXTSTEP, and then ported to the PC.
	* Tim ~~Burner~~ Lee developed [[cern httpd]] on the NeXT, giving us the HTTP protocol, and the web as we know it.		* Tim Berners-Lee developed [[cern httpd]] on the NeXT, giving us the HTTP protocol, and the web as we know it.

	== Ports ==		== Ports ==

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Ports

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	*m98k -It looks like this was an early product number for the PowerPC, as the file [http://unix.superglobalmegacorp.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/GNUtools/cctools/as/m98k.c?rev=1.1;content-type=text%2Fplain;cvsroot=xnu m98k.c] mentions the 601.		*m98k -It looks like this was an early product number for the PowerPC, as the file [http://unix.superglobalmegacorp.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/GNUtools/cctools/as/m98k.c?rev=1.1;content-type=text%2Fplain;cvsroot=xnu m98k.c] mentions the 601.

	There are various m98k/~~i960~~ specific mentions in the [http://unix.superglobalmegacorp.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/GNUtools/cctools/as/?cvsroot=xnu GNU tool source of NeXTSTEP]		There are various m98k/i860 specific mentions in the [http://unix.superglobalmegacorp.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/GNUtools/cctools/as/?cvsroot=xnu GNU tool source of NeXTSTEP]

	== Versions ==		== Versions ==

Neozeed: resolved what a M98K is, and the i860 assembler would be for the NeXT Dimension board.

2015-08-17T00:32:30Z

resolved what a M98K is, and the i860 assembler would be for the NeXT Dimension board.

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	*i386		*i386
	*sparc		*sparc
	*m88k -unreleased		*m88k -unreleased, was possibly the bassis of the [http://www.nextcomputers.org/NeXTfiles/Images/Rare_NeXT_Hardware/NRW-NeXT_RISC_Workstation/ NeXT RISC Workstation]
	*~~i960~~ - There are various i960 specific mentions in the GNU tool source of NeXTSTEP		*m98k -It looks like this was an early product number for the PowerPC, as the file [http://unix.superglobalmegacorp.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/GNUtools/cctools/as/m98k.c?rev=1.1;content-type=text%2Fplain;cvsroot=xnu m98k.c] mentions the 601.
	*PowerPC -release later as Rhapsody
			There are various m98k/i960 specific mentions in the [http://unix.superglobalmegacorp.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/GNUtools/cctools/as/?cvsroot=xnu GNU tool source of NeXTSTEP]

	== Versions ==		== Versions ==

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Ports

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	*sparc		*sparc
	*m88k -unreleased		*m88k -unreleased
	*PowerPC -~~unreleased~~		*i960 - There are various i960 specific mentions in the GNU tool source of NeXTSTEP
			*PowerPC -release later as Rhapsody

	== Versions ==		== Versions ==

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mintor bits

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	\| caption = A NeXTSTEP desktop		\| caption = A NeXTSTEP desktop
	\| name = NeXTSTEP		\| name = NeXTSTEP
	\| creator = NeXT		\| creator = [[NeXT_Computer,_Inc\|NeXT]]
	\| current version = 3.3 (1995)		\| current version = 3.3 (1995)
	\| year introduced = 1989		\| year introduced = 1989
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	\| architecture = [[m68k]], portable to big & little endian ([[i386]],[[sparc]],[[hppa]]).		\| architecture = [[m68k]], portable to big & little endian ([[i386]],[[sparc]],[[hppa]]).
	}}		}}
	NeXTSTEP was the Operating System popularized by NeXT, and is commonly thought of with the NeXT hardware.		NeXTSTEP was the Operating System popularized by [[NeXT_Computer,_Inc\|NeXT]], and is commonly thought of with the NeXT hardware.

	== Architecture ==		== Architecture ==

	NeXTSTEP uses the [[Mach]] microkernel 2.5 as a library into a custom [[BSD]] kernel that is based on [[4.3 BSD]]. Sourcecode to the descendant of NeXTSTEP can be found on Apple's site in the XNU project sources. The direct descendant of NeXTSTEP was [[OPENSTEP]], an ~~effert~~ that was helped by [[SUN]] into making the NeXT object technology a portable framework. SUN dropped the effort just before launch ~~infavor~~ of [[Java]].		NeXTSTEP uses the [[Mach]] microkernel 2.5 as a library into a custom [[BSD]] kernel that is based on [[4.3 BSD]]. Sourcecode to the descendant of NeXTSTEP can be found on Apple's site in the XNU project sources. The direct descendant of NeXTSTEP was [[OPENSTEP]], an effort that was helped by [[SUN]] into making the NeXT object technology a portable framework. SUN dropped the effort just before launch in favour of [[Java]].

	NeXTSTEP developed into a niche as a RAD tool, and a data modeling tool. It was also envisioned as a middleware tool, however it would have required NeXT hardware on the client & middle tiers, with the EOF (Enterprise Object Framework) packages. Later this would morph into an OPENSTEP offering to run on Sun, HP & Microsoft Windows, and then a Java/Web solution. NeXTSTEP was later transitioned into OPENSTEP as part of a collaborative work with [[SUN]] which was later abandoned by SUN in ~~favor~~ of Java. When NeXT was later bought out by [[Apple]] the then shelved OPENSTEP was brought back to life as the base OS for Rhapsody, then OS X. It also has been opened up via the [[Darwin]] project.		NeXTSTEP developed into a niche as a RAD tool, and a data modeling tool. It was also envisioned as a middleware tool, however it would have required NeXT hardware on the client & middle tiers, with the EOF (Enterprise Object Framework) packages. Later this would morph into an OPENSTEP offering to run on Sun, HP & Microsoft Windows, and then a Java/Web solution. NeXTSTEP was later transitioned into OPENSTEP as part of a collaborative work with [[SUN]] which was later abandoned by SUN in favour of Java. When NeXT was later bought out by [[Apple]] the then shelved OPENSTEP was brought back to life as the base OS for Rhapsody, then OS X. It also has been opened up via the [[Darwin]] project.

	== Interesting features ==		== Interesting features ==
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	Another thing I've always loved is the bundle concept in which all of the application dll's resources are all in one directory, making moving apps around trivial, along with installation (almost always just unpack and run).		Another thing I've always loved is the bundle concept in which all of the application dll's resources are all in one directory, making moving apps around trivial, along with installation (almost always just unpack and run).

			== Notable Software ==
			* [[iD]]'s [[DooM]] was written on NeXTSTEP, and then ported to the PC.
			* Tim Burner Lee developed [[cern httpd]] on the NeXT, giving us the HTTP protocol, and the web as we know it.

	== Ports ==		== Ports ==
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	The excellent emulator [[Previous]] is capable of emulating a NeXT Computer, NeXT Cube, and NeXT Station. With this combination you can run every version of NeXTSTEP.		The excellent emulator [[Previous]] is capable of emulating a NeXT Computer, NeXT Cube, and NeXT Station. With this combination you can run every version of NeXTSTEP.

	=== i386 ====		=== i386 ===

	Emulating NeXTSTEP can be tricky. It should generally run on actual stock PC hardware from the late 90s which is not in short supply yet, so that may be a preferable option. Otherwise you could try an attempt to patch Qemu [[Installing_NeXTSTEP_on_Qemu\|to run NeXTSTEP]]. While the latest Qemu can run Solaris, the NeXTSTEP bootloader for SPARC loads, but it seems to hang loading a kernel.		Emulating NeXTSTEP can be tricky. It should generally run on actual stock PC hardware from the late 90s which is not in short supply yet, so that may be a preferable option. Otherwise you could try an attempt to patch Qemu [[Installing_NeXTSTEP_on_Qemu\|to run NeXTSTEP]]. While the latest Qemu can run Solaris, the NeXTSTEP bootloader for SPARC loads, but it seems to hang loading a kernel.

Neozeed: Previous is a thing now, and it works.

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Previous is a thing now, and it works.

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	== Emulation ==		== Emulation ==
			There are currently 2 platforms you can choose from to run NeXTSTEP

			=== m68k ===
			The excellent emulator [[Previous]] is capable of emulating a NeXT Computer, NeXT Cube, and NeXT Station. With this combination you can run every version of NeXTSTEP.

			=== i386 ====

	Emulating NeXTSTEP can be tricky. It should generally run on actual stock PC hardware from the late 90s which is not in short supply yet, so that may be a preferable option. Otherwise you could try an attempt to patch Qemu [[Installing_NeXTSTEP_on_Qemu\|to run NeXTSTEP]]. While the latest Qemu can run Solaris, the NeXTSTEP bootloader for SPARC loads, but it seems to hang loading a kernel.		Emulating NeXTSTEP can be tricky. It should generally run on actual stock PC hardware from the late 90s which is not in short supply yet, so that may be a preferable option. Otherwise you could try an attempt to patch Qemu [[Installing_NeXTSTEP_on_Qemu\|to run NeXTSTEP]]. While the latest Qemu can run Solaris, the NeXTSTEP bootloader for SPARC loads, but it seems to hang loading a kernel.

	There is some work [http://www.nextcomputers.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2642&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 here] on trying to emulate the 68000 next platform. They have managed to get it to boot the ROM, and load a kernel but there remains some issues with the SCSI controller.
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