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OpenStep

OpenStep is an object-oriented application programming interface (API) specification developed by NeXT and Sun Microsystems, separating the application frameworks from the NeXTSTEP operating system so they could be implemented on multiple platforms. It defines a framework for building graphical user interface (GUI) applications and was designed to be…

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Available in
English
Developers
NeXT, Sun Microsystems
Operating system
Solaris; Windows NT; OPENSTEP for Mach
Platform
Motorola 68030/68040, IA-32, SPARC, PA-RISC
Release
October 19, 1994; 31 years ago (1994-10-19)
Type
Application programming interface

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OpenStep

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples151
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

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OpenStep

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related to OPENSTEP for Mach · 22
OpenStep → December, Dock, DPS, DriverKit, Hewlett-Packard, IBM-compatible, Intel, It, January, July, Mach, Mach-based OS, Mach-UNIX, NeXT, NeXT's, NeXT's Motorola, NeXTSTEP, PA-RISC-based, Shelf, SPARC-based
related to history · 21
OpenStep → An, API, Bud Tribble, Cairo, Macintosh, Microsoft's Cairo, NeXT, NeXT's, NeXTStep, Object Products, Sun, Sun Microsystems, Sun's NeWS, SunSoft's Vice President, SunView, Taligent, Taligent's, The, This, Unix
related to Rhapsody, Mac OS X Server 1.0 · 19
OpenStep → After, Apple, Apple's, ColorSync, Copland, Developer Preview, Intel, Java, Mac, Mac OS, Mach, NeXT, PCs, PowerPC, PowerPC Mac, QuickTime, Rhapsody, Server, Two
related to Solaris OpenStep · 14
OpenStep → After, As, In, Interface Builder, Java, Mach, NeXT, Project Builder, Solaris OpenStep, SPARC, Sun, Sun's Solaris, Unlike, Workshop OpenStep
related to OPENSTEP Enterprise · 13
OpenStep → Apple, Display Postscript, Mach, Never, NeXT, OPENSTEP Enterprise, OPENSTEP's, OSE, Programs, This, UI, Windows, Windows NT
related to Darwin, Mac OS X 10.0 and later · 11
OpenStep → After, Apple, Carbon, Cocoa, Display Postscript WindowServer, Internet, Mac OS, Quartz, Server, URL, XML
related to External links · 11
OpenStep → BullockNeXTanswers, Classes, Luke Th, OPENSTEP Installation GuideOpenStep SpecificationList, Rich Burridge's Weblog, Sparc, SpecificationSun's Workshop OpenStep AnswerBook, Sun, The NeXTonian Archived, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineNeXTComputers
related to GNUstep · 9
OpenStep → API, Apple, Cocoa, Cocoa/OpenStep, GNUstep, NeXT, NeXTSTEP, OSE, While OpenStep
related to Building on OpenStep · 8
OpenStep → CORBA, Foundation Kit, PDO, Portable Distributed Objects, Primary, The, Unlike, Unlike OpenStep
related to Description · 6
OpenStep → API, Each, Mach, Motorola, NeXTSTEP, Unlike NeXTSTEP

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nextstep next system mach operating sun applications solaris application interface libraries os windows gnustep sparc environment api run specification also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OpenStepAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
OpenStepDevelopersNeXT, Sun Microsystems1.00infobox
OpenStepOperating systemSolaris; Windows NT; OPENSTEP for Mach1.00infobox
OpenStepPlatformMotorola 68030/68040, IA-32, SPARC, PA-RISC1.00infobox
OpenStepReleaseOctober 19, 1994; 31 years ago (1994-10-19)1.00infobox
OpenStepTypeApplication programming interface1.00infobox
OpenStepWebsitewww.gnustep.org/resources/OpenStepSpec/OpenStepSpec.html1.00infobox
OpenStepWritten inObjective-C1.00infobox
OpenStepis aobject-oriented application programming interface0.90text
OpenStepis aAPI.Unlike NeXTSTEP0.90text
Cocoa for macOSinstance ofOpenStep influenced later frameworks0.80text
GNUstep.With the introduction of the OpenStep specificationinstance ofOpenStep influenced later frameworks0.80text

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