Comments on: Steve Jobs shows off NeXTSTEP, NeXTMail http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:47:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brett Johnson http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28604 Brett Johnson Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:51:24 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28604 In 1992, Mail.app had already been around for 4 years. When I first saw it at the 1988 NeXT introduction, I was very impressed. Of course, by 1992, Mail.app had already been extensible (via bundles) for a couple of years, and a plethora of extensions were available (many bundled together in packages like EnhanceMail). Unfortunately, Mac OS X Mail.app is far less extensible than its NeXT forbearer. In 1992, Mail.app had already been around for 4 years. When I first saw it at the 1988 NeXT introduction, I was very impressed. Of course, by 1992, Mail.app had already been extensible (via bundles) for a couple of years, and a plethora of extensions were available (many bundled together in packages like EnhanceMail). Unfortunately, Mac OS X Mail.app is far less extensible than its NeXT forbearer.

]]> By: tony martin http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28552 tony martin Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:40:49 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28552 Oh, I have to correct myself, MS did 'invest' $150 million into Apple back in '99. As I recall, they profited from that when the Apple shares went up two years later. Oh, I have to correct myself, MS did ‘invest’ $150 million into Apple back in ‘99. As I recall, they profited from that when the Apple shares went up two years later.

]]> By: tony martin http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28551 tony martin Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:38:00 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28551 "It’s amazing how many of Mac OS X’s key features were actually ported over from the previous OS." Not really, considering Apple paid $400 million for it. What is amazing is how many features from NeXTSTEP and Mac OS is ported into Windows and Microsoft paid nothing for it. :) “It’s amazing how many of Mac OS X’s key features were actually ported over from the previous OS.”

Not really, considering Apple paid $400 million for it. What is amazing is how many features from NeXTSTEP and Mac OS is ported into Windows and Microsoft paid nothing for it.

:)

]]> By: CM Harrington http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28549 CM Harrington Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:28:47 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28549 @Tim, The entire cocoa frameworks were NeXT derived (that's why they begin with NS…), so yeah, they had it first. Of course, there are some things NeXT had that OSX still lacks, like NXHosting (think steroid enhanced VNC, but MUCH faster). As a matter of fact, I still don't quite understand why NXHosting isn't incorporated into Apple Remote Desktop @Tim, The entire cocoa frameworks were NeXT derived (that’s why they begin with NS…), so yeah, they had it first. Of course, there are some things NeXT had that OSX still lacks, like NXHosting (think steroid enhanced VNC, but MUCH faster). As a matter of fact, I still don’t quite understand why NXHosting isn’t incorporated into Apple Remote Desktop

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28518 Tim Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:47:26 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28518 hehehe.... Nice one. :) It's amazing how many of Mac OS X's key features were actually ported over from the previous OS. hehehe…. Nice one. :)

It’s amazing how many of Mac OS X’s key features were actually ported over from the previous OS.

]]> By: Jeff Flowers http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28511 Jeff Flowers Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:13:11 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/16/steve-jobs-shows-off-nextstep-nextmail/#comment-28511 Between Mail.app, bundles, digital webster, Dock, quad-fat binaries, and display postscript, Mac OS X is like a “slightly tarted up Nextstep”. ;) Between Mail.app, bundles, digital webster, Dock, quad-fat binaries, and display postscript, Mac OS X is like a “slightly tarted up Nextstep”. ;)

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