A Unix-based operating system originally designed by NeXT for the NeXT computer. It was also ported to x86, Sun and HP workstations. Later, after Apple acquired the company, the Mach microkernel used in NextStep became the heart of Mac OS X. See OpenStep, NeXT and Mac OS X.
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- WhatSize 4.8.3 (Mac)
- WhatSize is a simple tool that allows the user to quickly measure the size in bytes of a given folder and all subfolders and files within it. You would be surprised at how many useless files might be laying around on your hard disks. The files and folders are automatically...
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- ToyViewer 5.04 (Mac)
- ToyViewer is an image viewer, which was developed originally on NeXTstep and then OPENSTEP. Currently it is for Mac OS X Cocoa. ToyViewer has simple editing functions and filter services to other applications. If ToyViewer is installed in your Mac, you can see image files in PCX, PPM, Sun Raster,...
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- Particlets.saver 1.4 (Mac)
- Cyclone.saver is a screensaver module for MacOS X which shows plenty of flying particles blown up by cyclones. It is based on a screensaver module for good old NeXTSTEP written by Ali Ozer and Sam Streeper.
- Software downloads 2009-11-01
- Why Mac open source gets no respect
- "Since Macs generally cost less than PCs"THEY ARE? Since when? And that doesn't jive at all with "Macs are upscale"... and cheaper. Mmmm no.No counterpart to XBMC?There are a ton of Media Center applications for windows, including Windows Media Center, which is fairly adept at just about...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Microsoft buys desktop parallel-computing software maker ISC
- the regulators should stop this dealM$ is an evil monopoly and should not be allowed to buy any company.Sounds great! NT.Hoping this brings massively multi-cpu/gpu supportThis is a technology area they badly need to boost. The future lies with massive numbers of CPU and GPU cores. Bringing in some expertise...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Why pre-roll app ads on the Zune HD are a dealbreaker
- OptionsAs others have suggested, I guess MS could offer the apps for a fee, as well as free and ad supported. I think it would probably be a good idea if MS is very upfront about a free app being ad supported. I think so long as MS ensures that...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Apple kicks ZFS in the butt
- CuriousWhat features does ZFS sport that NTFS does not? Which of those are important to data integrity?Reading the IRON File Systems I couldn't help notice that NTFS fared quite well. Do you have any data to suggest that ZFS would fare better than these other file systems?The file systems from...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-29
- Apple's massive new data center portends a cloudy future
- I believe that if you look at Apple past historiesin terms of retail outlets and resellers, convetions, et cetera, in which Apple has cut all support for those venues and have undertaken those segments themselves, my guess would be is that they are planning to host everything that is outsourced...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-19
- Poll: What's your dead-finger tech?
- Tech does not need to be "dead finger" to be successfulI mean I could get along just fine without my G1 phone or my netbook as long as I had my laptop and a regular cell phone. But that does not mean I would go back to that. My G1...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
- Apple's tablet in time for Christmas?
- Apple's tablet in time for Christmas?Why call it the NEWTON?X-Tablet or iTablet perhaps.NEWTON!!Been and gone in the 1990'sKeep GuessingI'll bet you're way off.NEWTON?Are you suggesting this device will fail hard like the Newton?My feeling is this will be MBA hardware with a touch screen on top. Which wouldn't be...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-27
- Cyclone.saver 1.1 (Mac)
- Cyclone.saver is a screensaver module for MacOS X which shows plenty of flying particles blown up by cyclones. It is based on a screensaver module for good old NeXTSTEP written by Ali Ozer and Sam Streeper.
- Software downloads 2009-07-21
- WhatSize 4.7 (Mac)
- WhatSize is a simple tool that allows the user to quickly measure the size in bytes of a given folder and all subfolders and files within it. You would be surprised at how many useless files might be laying around on your hard disks. The files and folders are automatically...
- Software downloads 2009-06-22
- Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac
- I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddanceâ€...
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- (Gallery: The World Wide Web hits 20)
- (Gallery: The World Wide Web hits 20)But wait... Al Gore said .... :)RE: (Gallery: The World Wide Web hits 20)This doesn't mention a think about Al Gore.RE: (Gallery: The World Wide Web hits 20)So, the first web server was a Next machine... who'd a thunk it?Boy...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-13
- Apple Patch Day: Gaping Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities
- Apple Patch Day: Gaping Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilitiesAnyone still believe that Apple doesn't have a patch day?48 vulnerabilities fixed in one release. Hmm, either the developers happen to have finished 48 patches [b]all on the same day[/b] or Apple bundles patches together and releases them [b]some time after the...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-12
- The Mac is dead (again), pass the Cider
- In hindsight, Apple's announcement yesterday that it was pulling out of the Macworld Expo should have come as no surprise. Ever since the 2007 Macworld where Jobs announced the iPhone, Apple's emphasis has clearly been shifting towards consumer electronics and away from personal computers. To get the iPhone out the...
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 1
- As I mentioned last week I've started learning more about developing for the Apple iPhone. This week I'll be sharing my experiences during a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. In particular, I'll be pointing out differences between Android and iPhone development. ...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Local root escalation vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 discovered
- Local root escalation vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 discoveredSurprise surpriseSo many of these, they are dime a dozen for all the operating system out there. Just do a little digging on the IRC channels if you want to see for yourself.RE: Local root escalation vulnerability in Mac...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- Oregon tech recycling firm gets props in People
- Wow, People magazine actually wrote about a Green Tech business. I guess our day has come! Anyway, you need a subscription to get to the story, which is part of the magazine's ongoing "Heroes Among Us" feature, so the next best thing is to check out the...
- Blog posts 2008-03-08
- Who should be thanked for the return of Mr. Jobs to Apple?
- News of Singularity, a non-Windows operating system from Microsoft, sparked my interest in OSes past and present. It got me thumbing though the back issues of MacWEEK for memories of OSes that were built from scratch and now forgotten. But in the research, I found some ironic gold regarding NeXTstep,...
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
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