Yeah Steve Job's basically = NeXT , doesnt mean the entire code base was used in OSX , Job's moved back to Apple late in the scene OSX was already under development prior to Job's taking up the helm again(iirc), and by that stage other 3rd parties had an IP interest in the *Step base so wholesale flogging of the code base was unlikely. Rapsody and other such things had been tried in the interim .
As previously stated OSX =! NeXTStep , while it may share some vaugue traits/references and is helmed by the same guy in no way is OSX a "reborn" (tm) NeXT . Dale. On Tue, 2004-08-10 at 02:23, Kim Robertson wrote: > Hi, > And where was it the Steve Jobs worked after leaving apple before > coming back? > "With the layoffs of 1985 Jobs lost a power struggle with John Sculley, > and after a short hiatus reappeared with new funding to create the NeXT > corporation." > from <http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Jobs.html> > Hmmm interesting.... : ) > From Kim > > > On 9/08/2004, at 4:21 PM, Dale Anderson wrote: > > > Ah since when does iBook = NeXT ?? > > > > Being that NexT =! an OS, NeXTSTEP was the OS , which moved to > > OpenStep as a > > joint venture with Sun (iirc) for a very short period. > > > > OSX has some very LOOSE nexstep fundamentals ie some of the FSH and app > > bundle concepts etc , but that's where the similarities end , OSX has a > > different kernel/toolchain/FSH/GUI etc etc etc . > > > > Dale. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael JasonSmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "linux users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 2:55 PM > > Subject: Re: Apple Airport cards > > > > > >> On Wed, 2004-08-04 at 13:15, Nick Rout wrote: > >>> thanks, not that i am sure i would convert an ibook to linux as it is > >>> already running Unix > >> I would not bother putting Linux on an iBook, as NeXT is a really good > >> version of Unix (unless you are concerned with freedom :) > >> -- > >> Michael JasonSmith > >> http://www.ldots.org/ > >> > >> > >> > > > >
