NeXTSTEP

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Unix-like operating system operating system software development environment

NeXTSTEP was an advanced Unix-based operating system and development environment created by NeXT Inc., notable for its object-oriented frameworks and influential role in the later development of macOS and iOS.

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All labels observed (19)

Label Occurrences
NeXTSTEP canonical 34
NeXTSTEP operating system 8
NEXTSTEP 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Unix-like operating system ⓘ
operating system ⓘ
software development environment ⓘ
architecture Motorola 68030 microprocessor ⓘ
surface form: Motorola 68030

Motorola 68040 microprocessor ⓘ
surface form: Motorola 68040
basedOn Unix ⓘ
developer NeXT Inc. ⓘ
discontinuationDate mid-1990s ⓘ
discontinued true ⓘ
feature Dock-like application launcher ⓘ
NeXTSTEP Interface Builder ⓘ
surface form: Interface Builder

Workspace Manager ⓘ
object-oriented frameworks ⓘ
firstReleaseDate 1989 ⓘ
includesFramework OPENSTEP ⓘ
surface form: AppKit

Application Kit ⓘ
Foundation ⓘ
Application Kit ⓘ
surface form: Interface Kit

Objective-C runtime ⓘ
influenced Cocoa ⓘ
surface form: Cocoa API

UIKit ⓘ
surface form: Cocoa Touch

macOS ⓘ
surface form: Mac OS X

OPENSTEP ⓘ
iOS ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
kernelType Mach microkernel ⓘ
license proprietary software license ⓘ
notableApplicationDevelopedOn WorldWideWeb (web browser) ⓘ
surface form: WorldWideWeb (first web browser)
notableFor advanced GUI for its time ⓘ
integrated development environment ⓘ
object-oriented application development model ⓘ
platform HP PA-RISC ⓘ
x86 ⓘ
surface form: Intel x86

NeXT Computer line ⓘ
surface form: NeXT Computer

NeXTcube ⓘ
NeXTstation ⓘ
Sun-4 workstation ⓘ
surface form: Sun SPARC
programmingLanguageSupport C ⓘ
Objective-C ⓘ
successor macOS ⓘ
surface form: Mac OS X

OPENSTEP ⓘ
Rhapsody ⓘ
iOS ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
usedFor academic research ⓘ
early web development ⓘ
enterprise software development ⓘ
userInterface graphical user interface ⓘ
windowSystem PostScript ⓘ
surface form: Display PostScript

Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NeXT Inc. → product → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NeXT Inc. → developed → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP operating system
Cocoa → predecessor → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
Nexus → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NeXTstation in 1990 → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
subject surface form: NeXTstation
NeXTstation in 1990 → notableFeature → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
subject surface form: NeXTstation
this entity surface form: Interface Builder tool (via NeXTSTEP)
NeXTSTEP Foundation Kit → partOf → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NeXTSTEP Foundation Kit → usedWith → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: AppKit
NeXTSTEP Foundation Kit → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
Darwin → basedOn → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
OPENSTEP → developer → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXT
OPENSTEP → basedOn → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP APIs
OPENSTEP → targetPlatform → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
OPENSTEP → relatedTo → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NeXT Mail → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NeXT Mail → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NEXTSTEP
NeXT Mail → includedWith → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP operating system
NeXT Mail → partOf → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP application suite
NeXT Mail → uses → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP AppKit
NEXT → notableProduct → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
subject surface form: NeXT Inc.
NEXT → operatingSystemDeveloped → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
subject surface form: NeXT Inc.
NEXT → softwareProductLine → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
subject surface form: NeXT Inc.
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP operating system
macOS Cocoa → predecessor → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP AppKit
NeXTstation → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
Bud Tribble → workedOn → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP software
Bud Tribble → notableProject → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXT software platform
NeXTcube → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NeXTcube → notableFor → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP operating system
Avie Tevanian → notableWork → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP operating system
Mach → influenced → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
Mach → usedIn → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
Darwin operating system → basedOn → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
subject surface form: Darwin (operating system)
Foundation framework → introducedBy → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NSObject → introducedBy → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NeXTSTEP Interface Builder → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NeXTSTEP Interface Builder → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NEXTSTEP
NeXTSTEP Interface Builder → integratedWith → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP development environment
BSD → influenced → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
Application Kit → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
Application Kit → lineage → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NeXT and Sun Microsystems → notableProduct → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
subject surface form: NeXT
NeXT and Sun Microsystems → developed → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
subject surface form: NeXT
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP operating system
NeXT and Sun Microsystems → basedOn → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
subject surface form: OPENSTEP
GNUstep → implements → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP APIs
GNUstep → inspiredBy → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
Enterprise Objects Framework → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NeXTSTEP Workspace Manager for attachment handling → partOf → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP operating system
NeXTSTEP Workspace Manager for attachment handling → operatingSystem → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
NeXTSTEP Workspace Manager for attachment handling → uses → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP Services architecture
NeXTSTEP Workspace Manager for attachment handling → operationalContext → NeXTSTEP ⓘ
this entity surface form: NeXTSTEP graphical desktop environment