NeXTSTEP on the HP 712 Part 1: Installation

Re:NeXTSTEP on the HP 712 Part 1: Installation by cpach on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @12:23PM (#22119667)

Didn’t quite a lot of the NeXTSTOP code form the base of OS X? AFAIK many functions in macOS and iOS still have the prefix “NS”, which is part of that heritage.

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Re:NeXTSTEP on the HP 712 Part 1: Installation by wpietri on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @02:45PM (#22121244)

Sure. That was the "some bonus technology" part. The IP bought from NeXT in 1996 eventually turned into OS X, launched in 2001. At WWDC 1997, They promised us NeXT developers that they wouldn't abandon us. But it turned out that clients don't wait around 3-4 years to find out what's going to happen an OS with no future beyond hazy promises.

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Re:NeXTSTEP on the HP 712 Part 1: Installation by mattl on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @05:34PM (#22122804)

I think at that point they thought Rhapsody was going to be enough.

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