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NeXTStep OS: A Precursor to iOS and OSX

NeXTStep OS: A Precursor to iOS and OSX. By: Elizabeth Padilla, Jimmy Cheng, Simon Yang, Brian Vu and Thang Nguyen. NeXTStep History. In 1985, Steve Jobs founded a new company called NeXT, Inc. In 1990, NeXT unveiled faster workstations running at 25MHz on the Motorola 68040.

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NeXTStep OS: A Precursor to iOS and OSX

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  1. NeXTStep OS: A Precursor to iOS and OSX • By: Elizabeth Padilla, Jimmy Cheng, Simon Yang, Brian Vu and Thang Nguyen

  2. NeXTStep History • In 1985, Steve Jobs founded a new company called NeXT, Inc. • In 1990, NeXT unveiled faster workstations running at 25MHz on the Motorola 68040. • Spring of 1992 brought about the end of NeXT's optical disk.

  3. NeXTStep History (con’t) • AvieTevanian helps created the NEXT operating system • NextStep Version 0.8 Shown in Oct 12 1988 • Full release Version 1.0 in Step 18 1989 • Last Version 3.3 was in 1995 • NextStep was later modified into OpenStep API • Apple OS X and iOS are direct descendants of NeXTSTEP through OPENSTEP

  4. NeXTStep History (con’t) • NeXT stopped manufacturing hardware in 1993. • Apple Computer bought NeXT in 1996.

  5. NeXTStep Innovations Object Oriented Programming (Java, C++, Objective-C) Multi Tasking Capability Graphical User Interface First web browser developed on NeXT OS Dynamic Page Generation

  6. Why did NeXT fail? • Release Dates • Magnesium Case • Expensive Costs ($6500) • The NeXT Factory • Limited Software • Used Magneto-Optical Drives as Storage

  7. NeXTStep Demo • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzq8sf6G7bE

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