NeXT step Openstep??

[Ken_Nelson@logicbbs.org (Ken Nelson)]

x-monster@usa.net,Internet writes:
>Can anybody tell me what the systems NeXT step and Openstep are??
>What do they do??
>Are they only available for Apple??
>Where can I get them??

	Next was Steve Jobs company that produced hardware and software with a lot of
innovative features like display Postscript etc. The machines were Motorola
68xxx based. When they stopped making hardware (the machines are available for
$0 to $400 around here) Openstep was made to run on several hardware platforms
including Intel.
	I've seen some impressive demos of the portability of the code developed in
this environment. From my limited perspective it seems to be a variant of Unix
	Next (the company) has been bought by Apple and so their web sites would be a
good place to start looking for sources.
	Rhapsody, Apples next operating system ... due out this year ... is based on
Nextstep.