[comp.sys.ibm.pc] NeXt Software

gdh@raider.MFEE.TN.US (Gordon Hull) (11/02/88)

In article <51870@neabbs.UUCP>, driesb@neabbs.UUCP (DRIES BESSELS) writes:
> BTW, have you seen any software yet for the NeXt ...

According to the November 1988 issue of _Byte_, the NeXT runs the Mach
Unix kernel developed, which is compatible with BSD 4.3 with extensions for
shared memory, interprocess communication, and multiprocessing support via
threads (not currently implemented).  Although the machine will come with
a windowing system pasted atop the kernel, the kernel commands will be
available.

Sounds to me like the NeXT has a pretty sizable base of software out there
already!

BTW, that issue of _Byte_ has a pretty good overview of the machine...


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