NEXTSTEP

The original {multitasking} {operating

system} that {NeXT, Inc.} developed to run on its proprietary

{NeXT} computers (informally known as "black boxes").

NEXTSTEP includes a specific {graphical user interface}, an

interface builder, {object-oriented} application builder and

several "kits" of prebuilt software {objects} such as the

Indexing Kit for databases. This software runs on top of

NeXT's version of the {Mach} operating system on {NeXT},

{486}, {Pentium}, {HP-PA} and {Sun} {SPARC} computers.

The official spelling changed from "NeXTstep" to "NeXTStep" to

"NeXTSTEP", and finally "NEXTSTEP".

The last release of NEXTSTEP was 3.3, which NeXT then

developed into "{OpenStep}".

{(http://turnpike.net/metro/bagingry/index.html)}

See also: {GNUStep}.

(1999-11-25)