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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Generate an image of NeXTSTEP (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.)

All labels observed (19)

Label Occurrences
NeXTSTEP canonical 42
NeXTSTEP operating system 12
NEXTSTEP 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

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

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

Workspace Manager ⓘ
object-oriented frameworks ⓘ
firstReleaseDate 1989 ⓘ
includesFramework AppKit ⓘ
linked to: OPENSTEP

Application Kit ⓘ
Foundation ⓘ
Interface Kit ⓘ
linked to: Application Kit

Objective-C runtime ⓘ
influenced Cocoa API ⓘ
linked to: Cocoa

Cocoa Touch ⓘ
linked to: UIKit

Mac OS X ⓘ
linked to: macOS

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

NeXT Computer ⓘ
linked to: NeXT Computer line

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

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (75)

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

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