[aclug-L] Re: BeOS? What is it?

[Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

doh!  i was wrong...  according to the NeXTSTEP faq, NeXTSTEP is a
"complete development and user environment by NeXT.  It provides a unique
GUI, which currently gets copied by several other OS providers like
Microsoft, combined with currently the most advanced and tested OS, named
MACH.  NeXT applied several changes to the MACH kernel to add special
features which makes NeXTSTEP unique.

          <<< Jesse Kaufman (kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) >>>

On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Jesse Kaufman wrote:

> last i read, i saw that NeXT was based on BSD, but i'll check as soon as i
> reboot to linux (i've got a scanned copy of the brochure advertising
> NeXT)...
> 
> ok, so i'm obsessed...  i like NeXT! : ^ )
> 
> jesse
> 
> 
>           <<< Jesse Kaufman (kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) >>>
> 
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Jonathan Hall wrote:
> 
> > Mac OS X is BSD-based.  Meaning it's based on the Berkley kernel.  Solaris,
> > NeXT, HP/UX, Linux, etc, etc are all also Unicies.  That doesn't mean
> > they're all based on the BSD kernel (although some of them are--I beleive
> > the latest Solaris kernel is based on BSD?)  Linux obviously is not based on
> > the BSD kernel.
> > 
> > I don't know if NeXT is based on BSD or not.
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, Jan 22, 2000 at 01:20:53PM -0600, lowell wrote:
> > > phrostie wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > i thought it was BSD based
> > > 
> > > Folks,
> > >   Both Be and NExT are Unices, I believe; does this
> > > make them BSD-derived? or SysV? or whatnot? Quien sabe?
> > > 
> > > Lowell
> > >  
> > > "Can I trade this job for
> > > what's behind door # 3?"
> > 
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