20 years ago, Apple bought NeXT

Re:20 years ago, Apple bought NeXT by nine_k on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @08:27PM (#13226044)

I happily used an openstep-inspired (or directly derived?) desktop environment named WindowMaker in Linux somewhere around 1999. I also remember LiteStep for Windows being available around that time. So there were attempts at using that approach on other platforms.

(Funnily, my current Xfce setup still visually resembles my OpenStep-like setup of that time.)

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Re:20 years ago, Apple bought NeXT by code_duck on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @09:12PM (#13226275)

I used Window Maker for years - still have it installed as the desktop of choice on older machines. It's fast, simple, reliable and direct.

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Re:20 years ago, Apple bought NeXT by 72deluxe on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @05:27AM (#13228082)

Yes and it makes for a great UI on a VNC server on a Raspberry Pi running as a SSH box, for example. Lightweight.

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Re:20 years ago, Apple bought NeXT by aerique on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @04:17AM (#13227812)

I switched to i3 a couple of years ago but I've used WindowMaker the longest of any window manager in my 25 years of Unix usage.

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Re:20 years ago, Apple bought NeXT by rbanffy on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @06:51PM (#13233668)

Interestingly, I used it on Apple's MkLinux on a Powermac. When I returned to that office, all the retired Powermacs were running it on the operations staff desktops. Felt good.

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