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OPENSTEP is the OS, OpenStep is the framework. After NeXTSTEP 3.3 there was OPENSTEP 4.0. OPENSTEP 4.2 is the last operating system release prior to Rhapsody.
by mattl 2y ago
OPENSTEP is the OS, OpenStep is the framework.
After NeXTSTEP 3.3 there was OPENSTEP 4.0.
OPENSTEP 4.2 is the last operating system release prior to Rhapsody.
Yes it’s confusing.
- hnlmorg 2y agoTrue. The capitalisation rules for releases kills me every time too. Not just with OpenStep but with Next too. I now don’t even bother trying to get the capitalisation correct. Considering how obsessed with UX that Jobs was, I don’t get how he thought the naming conventions were a good idea.
- mattl 2y agoI believe it all came after Paul Rand did the logo. NeXT looks good in the logo, and they spent $100,000 on it. FWIW, I like it but it is confusing and made harder by the fact they also didn’t stick to their own conventions much of the time.