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We've compiled a list of 160 free and paid alternatives to NeXTSTEP. The primary competitors include Ubuntu, Debian. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between NeXTSTEP and Linux Mint, Arch Linux, macOS. Also you can look at other similar options here: OS and Utilities.
We've compiled a list of 160 free and paid alternatives to NeXTSTEP. The primary competitors include Ubuntu, Debian. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between NeXTSTEP and Linux Mint, Arch Linux, macOS. Also you can look at other similar options here: OS and Utilities.
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Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.
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Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people. The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use. Latest : Tara (19.1)
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Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686- and x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at...
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A free, fast and aesthetically pleasing operating system based on Ubuntu
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ReactOS is a free, modern operating system in alpha stage, based on the design of Windows XP/2003.
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is an official flavour of the Ubuntu operating system which uses the KDE Plasma Desktop.
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Object-oriented, multitasking operating system based on UNIX.
Object-oriented, multitasking operating system based on UNIX.
NeXTSTEP is a discontinued object-oriented, multitasking operating system based on UNIX. It was developed by NeXT Computer in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was initially used for its range of proprietary workstation computers such as the NeXTcube. It was later ported to several other computer architectures.
Although relatively unsuccessful at the time, it attracted interest from computer scientists and researchers. It was used as the original platform for the development of the Electronic AppWrapper, the first commercial electronic software distribution catalog to collectively manage encryption and provide digital rights for application software and digital media, a forerunner of the modern "app store" concept. It was also the platform on which Tim Berners-Lee created the first web browser, and on which id Software developed the video game 
Doom.
After the purchase of NeXT by Apple, it became the source of the popular operating systems 
macOS, 
iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and audioOS. Many bundled macOS applications, such as 
TextEdit, 
Apple Mail, and Chess, are descendants of NeXTSTEP applications.
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