NeXT Mail
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NeXT Mail was an innovative early email and multimedia messaging application for the NeXTSTEP operating system, notable for pioneering features like integrated rich text and audio attachments.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
email client
ⓘ
multimedia messaging application ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | NeXT Inc. ⓘ |
| feature |
MIME-based multimedia messages
ⓘ
address book integration ⓘ audio attachments ⓘ drag-and-drop attachments ⓘ embedded images in email body ⓘ integrated rich text editing ⓘ spell checking ⓘ support for NeXT digital voice notes ⓘ support for NeXTMail audio format ⓘ support for attachments via Workspace Manager drag-and-drop ⓘ support for formatted text fonts and styles ⓘ support for inline PostScript ⓘ |
| genre |
email software
ⓘ
groupware client ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
demonstrated practical use of object-oriented GUI frameworks for messaging
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one of the first widely available multimedia email clients ⓘ |
| includedWith |
NeXT Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXT computers
NeXTSTEP ⓘ
surface form:
NeXTSTEP operating system
|
| influenced |
Mail
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple Mail
modern multimedia email standards ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early integration of rich text and multimedia in email
ⓘ
influencing later email clients with rich content support ⓘ pioneering multimedia email on desktop systems ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
NeXTSTEP
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surface form:
NEXTSTEP
NeXTSTEP ⓘ OPENSTEP ⓘ |
| partOf |
NeXTSTEP
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXTSTEP application suite
|
| platform |
NeXT Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXT Computer
|
| programmingLanguage |
C
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Objective-C ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| supports |
IMAP
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MIME ⓘ POP ⓘ SMTP ⓘ |
| targetUser |
NeXT workstation users
ⓘ
academic and enterprise users of NeXT systems ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
| uses |
NeXTSTEP
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXTSTEP AppKit
NeXTSTEP Workspace Manager for attachment handling ⓘ |