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by erikj 13y ago
Those who want to experience NeXTSTEP without the hurdle of installing a VM should try GNUstep. This project aims to faithfully recreate the NeXT's software environment, with the omission of Mach and its IPC mechanisms. http://www.gnustep.
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by erikj 13y ago
I've just found GNUton ( http://gnuton.sourceforge.net/ ), an implementation in Python instead of NewtonScript, but it seems to be long-abandoned since 2000. I hope newer and less dead efforts still exist.
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Ask HN: Is there a FOSS implementation of Apple's Newton OS?
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by erikj 14y ago
So, are they still selling POWER/PowerPC servers? Would this product line be affected?
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by erikj 14y ago
You should have mentioned OpenVMS (VAX/VMS), it was the biggest rival of Unix back in the DEC's glory days.
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by erikj 14y ago
The Wii and the particular games like Wii Sports, the hottest things during this generation of consoles, became so successful first and foremost due to the UI innovations they brought to the table.
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by erikj 14y ago
I don't remember having him any tech talks per se. Although there were a few interesting presentations on the NeXT technology with Jobs being a talker, but no one bring these up usually.
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by erikj 14y ago
What's the most popular "proper" use of goto in the code? The implementations of finite state machines?
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by erikj 14y ago
I'm not sure if I want to touch any non-core (Search, YouTube, Gmail) Google's services after the discontinuation of Reader.
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by erikj 14y ago
His project seems to be dead by now, no updates in a long time.