NextStep

NextStep definition - computer

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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