Openstep

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  OpenStep
       
           An {object-oriented} {application
          programming interface} (API) derived from {NEXTSTEP} and
          proposed as an {open standard} by {NeXT} in 1994.
       


          OpenStep is the specification of the object kits of NEXTSTEP.
          OPENSTEP/Mach was an implementation of this specification.
          The original, OPENSTEP version 4.0, and really was NEXTSTEP 4.
          {Rhapsody} was the codename for {Apple}'s {Mac OS X} Server,
          which is really NEXTSTEP 5 (it calls itself "kernel 5.3" at
          boot time).
       
          OpenStep was designed to be implemented independently of the
          computer's operating system, hardware, and user interface.
          The {API} for {Rhapsody} will be a superset of {OpenStep}'s.
       
          When the OpenStep {API} is implemented for a specific platform
          and made into a product, it is written in uppercase,
          e.g. OPENSTEP Developer 4.2 for Mach, or OPENSTEP Enterprise
          for {Windows NT} and {Windows 95}.  Versions of OPENSTEP exist
          for Windows 95/NT, Solaris, HP/UX, and Mach.
       
          (1999-11-25)