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The NeXT Information Archive

Posted by pudge on from the if-next-was-next-and-next-is-mac-then-mac-is-next dept.

z80 writes "I've started to scan all the NeXT-related material I can get my hands on and put it online. Others are more than welcome to participate to gather more information, articles about and other printed stuff about NeXT Inc., NeXTSTEP and Openstep, as well as other related products from NeXT. This great OS is the foundation on which Apple and the Mac will be built on for years to come and it would be fun if more Mac users would learn about where it comes from."

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  1. What I want to know is... by Snafoo · · Score: 2

    What protocol do the old NeXT cubes use for UI peripherals? I picked up a petite, sexy, never-used NeXT keyboard at my university's 'slough-sale' for about $10CD (about $0.2 american, I'm sure). But I haven't been able to get it to work 'out of the box' with PS/2 ports (it has a mini-DIN 5 connector). Is it ADB? Or do I have to reverse-engineer the protocol myself?

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    - undoware.ca
    1. Re:What I want to know is... by AK47 · · Score: 2, Informative

      My Nextstation has an ADB keyboard and mouse.

    2. Re: What I want to know is... by jarehart · · Score: 2, Informative

      Some of the later NeXTstations had ADB interfaces and peripherals. The earlier ones used, AFAIK, their own proprietary interface. The 5 pin DIN sounds like the older style to me. If the mouse is rectangular (not rounded) it is the older style.

  2. Here's a kindred spirit by AK47 · · Score: 2, Informative

    This reminded me of something I found a while back, a scan of the NeXT Network and System Administration Manual. Good one to add to your collection.

  3. Re:*sigh* by Guy+Harris · · Score: 2
    The mach microkernel, darwin, Java, Classic support and Carbon... there's more to the OS than NeXT legacy,

    Just out of curiosity, why is the Mach microkernel in that list? As I remember, NeXTStEP used it, so, as far as I know, it is part of the NeXT legacy of OS X.