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Well, also, NeXTStep's application bundle was .app http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_bundle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_bundle So, Apple's
by arn 14y ago
Well, also, NeXTStep's application bundle was .app
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_bundle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_bundle
So, Apple's usage of it probably came from NeXTStep (still Steve Jobs) which became OS X, which was also basis for iOS.
- keener 14y agosehr interessant!
- hamburglar 14y agoMacOS called programs "Applications" for years before NeXT existed. The four-character filetype for programs on old-skool MacOS is 'APPL'. The C++ GUI framework for building apps was called MacApp. It predates NeXT by a longshot.