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NeXTSTEP

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NeXTSTEP

Summary

NeXTSTEP is an operating system[1]. NeXTSTEP ranks in the top 3% of operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NeXTSTEP's image is recorded as NeXTSTEP Nethack.png[3].
  • NeXTSTEP's image is recorded as WorldWideWeb.png[4].
  • NeXTSTEP's instance of is recorded as operating system[5].
  • NeXTSTEP's instance of is recorded as Unix-like operating system[6].
  • NeXTSTEP's based on is recorded as BSD[7].
  • NeXTSTEP's based on is recorded as Mach[8].
  • NeXTSTEP's developer is recorded as NeXT[9].
  • NeXTSTEP's part of the series is recorded as Unix-like operating system[10].
  • NeXTSTEP's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 185163749[11].
  • NeXTSTEP's GND ID is recorded as 4309098-9[12].
  • NeXTSTEP's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91092798[13].
  • NeXTSTEP's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[14].
  • NeXTSTEP's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[15].
  • NeXTSTEP's programmed in is recorded as Objective-C[16].
  • NeXTSTEP's subclass of is recorded as Q11368[17].
  • NeXTSTEP's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3[18].
  • NeXTSTEP's platform is recorded as Q667808[19].
  • NeXTSTEP's platform is recorded as Q182933[20].
  • NeXTSTEP's platform is recorded as SPARC[21].
  • NeXTSTEP's platform is recorded as PA-RISC[22].
  • +1989-09-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of NeXTSTEP[23].
  • NeXTSTEP was dissolved in +1997-00-00T00:00:00Z[24].
  • NeXTSTEP's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b3_3[25].
  • NeXTSTEP's replaced by is recorded as macOS[26].
  • NeXTSTEP's replaced by is recorded as Darwin[27].

Why It Matters

NeXTSTEP ranks in the top 3% of operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month).[2] NeXTSTEP has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] NeXTSTEP is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

NeXTSTEP has been cited as an influence by macOS[30], a proprietary operating system[31], founded in 2001[32].

FAQs

Who did NeXTSTEP influence?

NeXTSTEP has been cited as an influence by macOS[30].

Related Entities

BSD Darwin macOS Mac OS X 10.0 Mac OS X Public Beta Motorola 68000 NetInfo NeXT NeXT Computer Objective-C OPENSTEP operating system Rhapsody Stardust Steve Jobs Tim Berners-Lee Unix-like operating system

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [25] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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