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sir pball

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3. They're the early versions of OS X

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #1)

Sat May 4, 2013, 04:40 PM

May 2013

NextStep was the OS Steve Jobs developed after he was run out of Apple in the 80s. When he came back, he brought it with him; it was developed into Rhapsody which was the working name for what eventually became OS X. It was released for Intel, but that version was "cancelled" only to reemerge when Apple switched from PowerPC.

The interface is completely different, much more like Classic Mac OS, but much of the underlying technology is still there today. It's just some cool Apple history.

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Rhapsody and NextStep on a MacBook [View all] sir pball May 2013 OP

I'm sure I would be impressed NV Whino May 2013 #1

+1 freshwest May 2013 #2

They're the early versions of OS X sir pball May 2013 #3

Thanks for the explanation NV Whino May 2013 #4

mini vmac for mac os x works fine for me in a emulator , but i wish i could run it in real time. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #6

Rhapsody and NextStep on a MacBook mashinmisha5 May 2024 #5