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Emuladores… Polêmica gratuita ou apoio?

https://retropolis.com.br/2026/08/04/emuladores-polemica-gratuita-apoio/

#MundoRetro #Apple #browser #Commodore64 #emulador #InfiniteMac #Javascript #Lisa #MacOS #MSX #MSXPen #NEXTSTEP #System #ThomsonM08

Emuladores… Polêmica gratuita ou apoio?

https://retropolis.com.br/2026/08/04/emuladores-polemica-gratuita-apoio/

#MundoRetro #Apple #browser #Commodore64 #emulador #InfiniteMac #Javascript #Lisa #MacOS #MSX #MSXPen #NEXTSTEP #System #ThomsonM08

@xan Yes, I went through a couple of displays to find one that does not scale up to full size, blurring out the image.

I used to have a 21-inch MegaPixel Color Display (CRT) but gave it to the late Tony Diaz and settled, after the aforementioned search for a non-scaling LCD, on the 19-inch NEC MultiSync 1990SXp (1280x1024 native). It centers the NeXT display on the LCD.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/albums/72157604337928535/

#NeXTStation #workstation #photo #ByteCellar #NEXTSTEP #LCD

@xan Yes, I went through a couple of displays to find one that does not scale up to full size, blurring out the image.

I used to have a 21-inch MegaPixel Color Display (CRT) but gave it to the late Tony Diaz and settled, after the aforementioned search for a non-scaling LCD, on the 19-inch NEC MultiSync 1990SXp (1280x1024 native). It centers the NeXT display on the LCD.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/albums/72157604337928535/

#NeXTStation #workstation #photo #ByteCellar #NEXTSTEP #LCD

@nrmelnick It's most vintage Mac fans' favorite Mac - I'd say by far. I never had one, and I prefer the design of the original Mac, so I keep a Mac Plus (SCSI, ethernet) with the same design as my one early Mac.

#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #posters #Mac #vintageApple #AppleLisa #NEXTSTEP #photo

@nrmelnick It's most vintage Mac fans' favorite Mac - I'd say by far. I never had one, and I prefer the design of the original Mac, so I keep a Mac Plus (SCSI, ethernet) with the same design as my one early Mac.

#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #posters #Mac #vintageApple #AppleLisa #NEXTSTEP #photo

Apple Rhapsody DR2 on 86Box with a Socket 370 [1998] motherboard on 86Box!

#Apple #NeXT #NeXTSTEP #OpenStep #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates #AppleRhapsody #Rhapsody #Retrocomputing

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/apple-rhapsody-dr2-on-86box-with-socket-370-1998/

Apple Rhapsody DR2 on 86Box with a Socket 370 [1998] motherboard on 86Box!

#Apple #NeXT #NeXTSTEP #OpenStep #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates #AppleRhapsody #Rhapsody #Retrocomputing

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/apple-rhapsody-dr2-on-86box-with-socket-370-1998/

Apple Rhapsody DR2 on 86Box with Socket 370 [1998]

In 1996, Apple Computer acquired NeXTSTEP and OpenSTEP. After the purchase of NeXT, Apple Computer started working on Rhapsody, an operating system. It was an exploratory strategy for Apple to use NeXTSTEP and OpenStep as a foundation to build Mac OS X, which was later rebranded to macOS, for Macintosh computers. Now, the Darwin kernel powers the core part of macOS (Mac computers and laptops), iOS (iPhone), iPadOS (iPad), watchOS (Apple Watch), and tvOS (Apple TV).

Our focus in this article is testing Apple Rhapsody DR2 on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 370 [1998] motherboard. You can download it from here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1998] Socket 370
• Machine: [i440LX] Supermicro 370SLM
• CPU: Intel Celeron (Mendocino) @ 366 MHz
• Memory: 128 MB
• Video: [PCI] S3 Vision968 (Number 9 9FX 771)
  • Video Memory: 4 MB
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: None
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• New hard disk: NeXTSTEP.vhd
  • C/H/S: 2080/16/63
  • Size: 1024 MB
  • Bus: IDE
  • Channel: 0:0
• CD-ROM drive 1: [ATAPI] MATSHITA CD-ROM CR-588 LS15 (32x)
  • Channel: 0:1

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. We’ll have to change the boot order to ensure that C comes first before A.

Now, insert the disc called rhapsody_dr2_x86.iso to the CD-ROM reader and the floppy disk called rhapsody_dr2_x86_InstallationFloppy.img to the floppy drive, then let the system start.

After that, let it boot to the installer, then press 1 in both screens to begin installation.

Now, insert the device drivers disk to the floppy drive. The disk name is rhapsody_dr2_x86_DriverDisk.img.

Now, choose the Intel PIIX PCI EIDE/ATAPI Device Controller (v5.01) driver.

Then, continue without loading additional drivers.

Let NeXTSTEP start.

Confirm that the correct disk and the correct size is shown. Then, press 1 to select it. Afterwards, press 1 to erase the whole disk, and press 1 once again to confirm the installation.

Let the first stage of installation copy the base system files to the hard disk.

Afterwards, the installer should say that the installation is successful. Remove any disk from the floppy drive, then press ENTER to restart the virtual machine to the second stage of the setup.

If everything goes well, you should see this screen.

Configure the #9 Motion 771 PCI graphics adapter by clicking on the monitor icon, then click on Add… > #9 Motion 771 PCI graphics adapter (4MB Modes) > Add. Then, go back to the main menu by clicking on the paper icon at the left of the window, and click Save.

After that, press Done, ensure that the correct graphics adapter shows up, and press Save.

A new window opens where you’ll be able to customize what components will be installed to your Rhapsody system. We have kept everything as the default, so we clicked Install.

Let the installation begin.

Click on Restart, and let it reboot to the Rhapsody Setup Assistanr.

Click the right arrow, and you’ll be taken to a screen where you are asked to select the keyboard input type.

After that, the setup assistant asks you if you want to set up a network connection. Since we haven’t configured the network adapter, and we intend to isolate it from our network, we’ve decided not to configure network connection.

After that, you’ll be asked for the timezone.

After that, you’ll be asked for a date and a time.

The next screen now asks if you’re going to create a new user account. We have gone ahead with creating a new user account and a password.

After this stage, the setup assistant will ask if you want to get a login screen or if you want to be signed in automatically. We have decided not to opt for an automatic login.

After that, you’ll be asked for a root password to set.

The setup is complete, you’ll just have to press the appropriate buttons so that Rhapsody becomes ready to use.

If everything went well, you should be able to see the login screen below.

At this point, Rhapsody has been successfully installed. Here are some demonstration pictures.

Apple Rhapsody DR2 on 86Box with Socket 370 [1998]

In 1996, Apple Computer acquired NeXTSTEP and OpenSTEP. After the purchase of NeXT, Apple Computer started working on Rhapsody, an operating system. It was an exploratory strategy for Apple to use NeXTSTEP and OpenStep as a foundation to build Mac OS X, which was later rebranded to macOS, for Macintosh computers. Now, the Darwin kernel powers the core part of macOS (Mac computers and laptops), iOS (iPhone), iPadOS (iPad), watchOS (Apple Watch), and tvOS (Apple TV).

Our focus in this article is testing Apple Rhapsody DR2 on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 370 [1998] motherboard. You can download it from here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1998] Socket 370
• Machine: [i440LX] Supermicro 370SLM
• CPU: Intel Celeron (Mendocino) @ 366 MHz
• Memory: 128 MB
• Video: [PCI] S3 Vision968 (Number 9 9FX 771)
  • Video Memory: 4 MB
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: None
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• New hard disk: NeXTSTEP.vhd
  • C/H/S: 2080/16/63
  • Size: 1024 MB
  • Bus: IDE
  • Channel: 0:0
• CD-ROM drive 1: [ATAPI] MATSHITA CD-ROM CR-588 LS15 (32x)
  • Channel: 0:1

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. We’ll have to change the boot order to ensure that C comes first before A.

Now, insert the disc called rhapsody_dr2_x86.iso to the CD-ROM reader and the floppy disk called rhapsody_dr2_x86_InstallationFloppy.img to the floppy drive, then let the system start.

After that, let it boot to the installer, then press 1 in both screens to begin installation.

Now, insert the device drivers disk to the floppy drive. The disk name is rhapsody_dr2_x86_DriverDisk.img.

Now, choose the Intel PIIX PCI EIDE/ATAPI Device Controller (v5.01) driver.

Then, continue without loading additional drivers.

Let NeXTSTEP start.

Confirm that the correct disk and the correct size is shown. Then, press 1 to select it. Afterwards, press 1 to erase the whole disk, and press 1 once again to confirm the installation.

Let the first stage of installation copy the base system files to the hard disk.

Afterwards, the installer should say that the installation is successful. Remove any disk from the floppy drive, then press ENTER to restart the virtual machine to the second stage of the setup.

If everything goes well, you should see this screen.

Configure the #9 Motion 771 PCI graphics adapter by clicking on the monitor icon, then click on Add… > #9 Motion 771 PCI graphics adapter (4MB Modes) > Add. Then, go back to the main menu by clicking on the paper icon at the left of the window, and click Save.

After that, press Done, ensure that the correct graphics adapter shows up, and press Save.

A new window opens where you’ll be able to customize what components will be installed to your Rhapsody system. We have kept everything as the default, so we clicked Install.

Let the installation begin.

Click on Restart, and let it reboot to the Rhapsody Setup Assistanr.

Click the right arrow, and you’ll be taken to a screen where you are asked to select the keyboard input type.

After that, the setup assistant asks you if you want to set up a network connection. Since we haven’t configured the network adapter, and we intend to isolate it from our network, we’ve decided not to configure network connection.

After that, you’ll be asked for the timezone.

After that, you’ll be asked for a date and a time.

The next screen now asks if you’re going to create a new user account. We have gone ahead with creating a new user account and a password.

After this stage, the setup assistant will ask if you want to get a login screen or if you want to be signed in automatically. We have decided not to opt for an automatic login.

After that, you’ll be asked for a root password to set.

The setup is complete, you’ll just have to press the appropriate buttons so that Rhapsody becomes ready to use.

If everything went well, you should be able to see the login screen below.

At this point, Rhapsody has been successfully installed. Here are some demonstration pictures.

NeXTSTEP 3.1 (x86) tested on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

#NeXTSTEP #Computers #TechNews #TechUpdates #NeXT #Apple #Retrocomputing

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/nextstep-3-1-x86-on-86box-with-socket-7-dual-voltage-1996/

NeXTSTEP 3.1 (x86) tested on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

#NeXTSTEP #Computers #TechNews #TechUpdates #NeXT #Apple #Retrocomputing

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/nextstep-3-1-x86-on-86box-with-socket-7-dual-voltage-1996/

NeXTSTEP 3.2 (x86) tested on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

#NeXTSTEP #Computers #TechNews #TechUpdates #NeXT #Apple #Retrocomputing

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/nextstep-3-2-x86-on-86box-with-socket-7-dual-voltage-1996/

NeXTSTEP 3.2 (x86) tested on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

#NeXTSTEP #Computers #TechNews #TechUpdates #NeXT #Apple #Retrocomputing

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/nextstep-3-2-x86-on-86box-with-socket-7-dual-voltage-1996/

NeXTSTEP 3.1 (x86) on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

NeXTSTEP is an object-oriented operating system that was officially released for the first time for computers using the Motorola 68000 series as the processor. This operating system was first found in NeXT Computer workstations sold by NeXT Inc., which was a technology company founded by Steve Jobs.

In 1996, Apple Computer acquired NeXTSTEP and OpenSTEP and used them as a foundation to build Mac OS X, which was later rebranded to macOS, for Macintosh computers. The Darwin kernel uses NeXTSTEP’s technologies to power the core part of macOS (Mac computers and laptops), iOS (iPhone), iPadOS (iPad), watchOS (Apple Watch), and tvOS (Apple TV).

Our focus in this article is testing NeXTSTEP 3.1 on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996] motherboard. You can download the ISO image from here, and the known working floppy boot images from the NeXTSTEP 3.2 folder here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1996] Socket 7 (Dual Voltage)
• Machine: [ALi ALADDiN IV+] Biostar M5ATA
• CPU: Intel Pentium @ 90 MHz
• Memory: 32 MB
• Video: [PCI] Tseng Labs ET4000/w32p Rev. C (Cardex)
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: None
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• SCSI controller 1: [ISA16] Adaptec AHA-154xB
  • Address: 0x330
  • IRQ: 11
  • DMA: 5
  • Host ID: 2
  • BIOS address: C800H
• New hard disk: next.vhd
  • C/H/S: 854/16/63
  • Size: 420 MB
  • Bus: SCSI
  • Channel: 0:00
• CD-ROM drive 1: [SCSI-2] PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-32TS 1.03 (32x)
  • Channel: 0:01

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. We’ll have to change the boot order to ensure that SCSI comes first before C then A. Please make sure that you’ve set the hard disk, the SCSI controller, and the CD-ROM parameters correctly, as NeXTSTEP requires SCSI for a successful installation, and is very picky about specific parameters during the installation.

Now, insert the disc called NeXT Step 3.1 Intel.iso to the CD-ROM reader and the floppy disk called 3.2_x86_Boot_Disk.img to the floppy drive, then let the system start.

Note: we have used NeXTSTEP 3.2’s boot floppy disk because the existing floppy disk for v3.1 would fail to start the initialization system while booting NeXTSTEP.

After that, let it boot to the installer, then press 1 in the language selection screen and press 2 in the device driver screen to begin installation.

Let the NeXTSTEP system load…

Select your language again.

Confirm that the correct disk and the correct size is shown. Then, press 1 to select it. Afterwards, press 1 to erase the whole disk, and press 1 once again to confirm the installation.

Let the first stage of installation copy the base system files to the hard disk.

Afterwards, the installer should say that the installation is successful. Remove any disk from the floppy drive, then press ENTER to restart the virtual machine to the second stage of the setup.

If everything goes well, you should see this screen.

Leave it as it is, and click OK. The below screen should then show up.

Go to Video, and remove the Default VGA Adapter device. Then, configure the Tseng Labs graphics adapter by clicking on Add… > Tseng Labs ET4000-Based SuperVGA Video Adapter > Add. Then, go back to the main menu by clicking on Summary at the left of the window, and click Save.

A new window opens where you’ll be able to customize what components will be installed to your NeXTSTEP system. We have kept everything except additional languages as the default, so we clicked Install.

Let the installation begin.

Click on Restart, and let it reboot to the NeXTSTEP language and keyboard layout customization screen. Press OK, and you will be taken to the file viewer.

Albeit we can only get the black-and-white graphics with this configuration, we’ve managed to start NeXTSTEP with higher resolution.

NeXTSTEP 3.1 (x86) on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

NeXTSTEP is an object-oriented operating system that was officially released for the first time for computers using the Motorola 68000 series as the processor. This operating system was first found in NeXT Computer workstations sold by NeXT Inc., which was a technology company founded by Steve Jobs.

In 1996, Apple Computer acquired NeXTSTEP and OpenSTEP and used them as a foundation to build Mac OS X, which was later rebranded to macOS, for Macintosh computers. The Darwin kernel uses NeXTSTEP’s technologies to power the core part of macOS (Mac computers and laptops), iOS (iPhone), iPadOS (iPad), watchOS (Apple Watch), and tvOS (Apple TV).

Our focus in this article is testing NeXTSTEP 3.1 on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996] motherboard. You can download the ISO image from here, and the known working floppy boot images from the NeXTSTEP 3.2 folder here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1996] Socket 7 (Dual Voltage)
• Machine: [ALi ALADDiN IV+] Biostar M5ATA
• CPU: Intel Pentium @ 90 MHz
• Memory: 32 MB
• Video: [PCI] Tseng Labs ET4000/w32p Rev. C (Cardex)
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: None
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• SCSI controller 1: [ISA16] Adaptec AHA-154xB
  • Address: 0x330
  • IRQ: 11
  • DMA: 5
  • Host ID: 2
  • BIOS address: C800H
• New hard disk: next.vhd
  • C/H/S: 854/16/63
  • Size: 420 MB
  • Bus: SCSI
  • Channel: 0:00
• CD-ROM drive 1: [SCSI-2] PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-32TS 1.03 (32x)
  • Channel: 0:01

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. We’ll have to change the boot order to ensure that SCSI comes first before C then A. Please make sure that you’ve set the hard disk, the SCSI controller, and the CD-ROM parameters correctly, as NeXTSTEP requires SCSI for a successful installation, and is very picky about specific parameters during the installation.

Now, insert the disc called NeXT Step 3.1 Intel.iso to the CD-ROM reader and the floppy disk called 3.2_x86_Boot_Disk.img to the floppy drive, then let the system start.

Note: we have used NeXTSTEP 3.2’s boot floppy disk because the existing floppy disk for v3.1 would fail to start the initialization system while booting NeXTSTEP.

After that, let it boot to the installer, then press 1 in the language selection screen and press 2 in the device driver screen to begin installation.

Let the NeXTSTEP system load…

Select your language again.

Confirm that the correct disk and the correct size is shown. Then, press 1 to select it. Afterwards, press 1 to erase the whole disk, and press 1 once again to confirm the installation.

Let the first stage of installation copy the base system files to the hard disk.

Afterwards, the installer should say that the installation is successful. Remove any disk from the floppy drive, then press ENTER to restart the virtual machine to the second stage of the setup.

If everything goes well, you should see this screen.

Leave it as it is, and click OK. The below screen should then show up.

Go to Video, and remove the Default VGA Adapter device. Then, configure the Tseng Labs graphics adapter by clicking on Add… > Tseng Labs ET4000-Based SuperVGA Video Adapter > Add. Then, go back to the main menu by clicking on Summary at the left of the window, and click Save.

A new window opens where you’ll be able to customize what components will be installed to your NeXTSTEP system. We have kept everything except additional languages as the default, so we clicked Install.

Let the installation begin.

Click on Restart, and let it reboot to the NeXTSTEP language and keyboard layout customization screen. Press OK, and you will be taken to the file viewer.

Albeit we can only get the black-and-white graphics with this configuration, we’ve managed to start NeXTSTEP with higher resolution.

NeXTSTEP 3.2 (x86) on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

NeXTSTEP is an object-oriented operating system that was officially released for the first time for computers using the Motorola 68000 series as the processor. This operating system was first found in NeXT Computer workstations sold by NeXT Inc., which was a technology company founded by Steve Jobs.

In 1996, Apple Computer acquired NeXTSTEP and OpenSTEP and used them as a foundation to build Mac OS X, which was later rebranded to macOS, for Macintosh computers. The Darwin kernel uses NeXTSTEP’s technologies to power the core part of macOS (Mac computers and laptops), iOS (iPhone), iPadOS (iPad), watchOS (Apple Watch), and tvOS (Apple TV).

Our focus in this article is testing NeXTSTEP 3.2 on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996] motherboard. You can download the ISO image from here, and the known working floppy boot images from the NeXTSTEP 3.2 folder here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1996] Socket 7 (Dual Voltage)
• Machine: [ALi ALADDiN IV+] Biostar M5ATA
• CPU: Intel Pentium @ 90 MHz
• Memory: 32 MB
• Video: [PCI] Tseng Labs ET4000/w32p Rev. C (Cardex)
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: None
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• SCSI controller 1: [ISA16] Adaptec AHA-154xB
  • Address: 0x330
  • IRQ: 11
  • DMA: 5
  • Host ID: 2
  • BIOS address: C800H
• New hard disk: next.vhd
  • C/H/S: 854/16/63
  • Size: 420 MB
  • Bus: SCSI
  • Channel: 0:00
• CD-ROM drive 1: [SCSI-2] PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-32TS 1.03 (32x)
  • Channel: 0:01

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. We’ll have to change the boot order to ensure that SCSI comes first before C then A. Please make sure that you’ve set the hard disk, the SCSI controller, and the CD-ROM parameters correctly, as NeXTSTEP requires SCSI for a successful installation, and is very picky about specific parameters during the installation.

Now, insert the disc called NeXTSTEP 3.2 for Intel.iso to the CD-ROM reader and the floppy disk called 3.2_x86_Boot_Disk.img to the floppy drive, then let the system start.

After that, let it boot to the installer, then press 1 in the language selection screen and press 2 in the device driver screen to begin installation.

Let the NeXTSTEP system load…

Confirm that the correct disk and the correct size is shown. Then, press 1 to select it. Afterwards, press 1 to erase the whole disk, and press 1 once again to confirm the installation.

Let the first stage of installation copy the base system files to the hard disk.

Afterwards, the installer should say that the installation is successful. Remove any disk from the floppy drive, then press ENTER to restart the virtual machine to the second stage of the setup.

If everything goes well, you should see this screen.

Go to Display, and configure the Tseng Labs graphics adapter by clicking on Tseng Labs ET4000-Based SuperVGA Video Adapter > Add. Then, go back to the main menu by clicking on Summary at the left of the window, and click Save.

A new window opens where you’ll be able to customize what components will be installed to your NeXTSTEP system. We have kept everything except additional languages as the default, so we clicked Install.

Let the installation begin.

Click on Restart, and let it reboot…

After that, you should see the NeXTSTEP language and keyboard layout customization screen. Press OK, and you will be taken to the file viewer.

Albeit we can only get the black-and-white graphics with this configuration, we’ve managed to start NeXTSTEP with higher resolution. Please note that the mouse movement is also very slow.

NeXTSTEP 3.2 (x86) on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

NeXTSTEP is an object-oriented operating system that was officially released for the first time for computers using the Motorola 68000 series as the processor. This operating system was first found in NeXT Computer workstations sold by NeXT Inc., which was a technology company founded by Steve Jobs.

In 1996, Apple Computer acquired NeXTSTEP and OpenSTEP and used them as a foundation to build Mac OS X, which was later rebranded to macOS, for Macintosh computers. The Darwin kernel uses NeXTSTEP’s technologies to power the core part of macOS (Mac computers and laptops), iOS (iPhone), iPadOS (iPad), watchOS (Apple Watch), and tvOS (Apple TV).

Our focus in this article is testing NeXTSTEP 3.2 on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996] motherboard. You can download the ISO image from here, and the known working floppy boot images from the NeXTSTEP 3.2 folder here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1996] Socket 7 (Dual Voltage)
• Machine: [ALi ALADDiN IV+] Biostar M5ATA
• CPU: Intel Pentium @ 90 MHz
• Memory: 32 MB
• Video: [PCI] Tseng Labs ET4000/w32p Rev. C (Cardex)
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: None
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• SCSI controller 1: [ISA16] Adaptec AHA-154xB
  • Address: 0x330
  • IRQ: 11
  • DMA: 5
  • Host ID: 2
  • BIOS address: C800H
• New hard disk: next.vhd
  • C/H/S: 854/16/63
  • Size: 420 MB
  • Bus: SCSI
  • Channel: 0:00
• CD-ROM drive 1: [SCSI-2] PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-32TS 1.03 (32x)
  • Channel: 0:01

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. We’ll have to change the boot order to ensure that SCSI comes first before C then A. Please make sure that you’ve set the hard disk, the SCSI controller, and the CD-ROM parameters correctly, as NeXTSTEP requires SCSI for a successful installation, and is very picky about specific parameters during the installation.

Now, insert the disc called NeXTSTEP 3.2 for Intel.iso to the CD-ROM reader and the floppy disk called 3.2_x86_Boot_Disk.img to the floppy drive, then let the system start.

After that, let it boot to the installer, then press 1 in the language selection screen and press 2 in the device driver screen to begin installation.

Let the NeXTSTEP system load…

Confirm that the correct disk and the correct size is shown. Then, press 1 to select it. Afterwards, press 1 to erase the whole disk, and press 1 once again to confirm the installation.

Let the first stage of installation copy the base system files to the hard disk.

Afterwards, the installer should say that the installation is successful. Remove any disk from the floppy drive, then press ENTER to restart the virtual machine to the second stage of the setup.

If everything goes well, you should see this screen.

Go to Display, and configure the Tseng Labs graphics adapter by clicking on Tseng Labs ET4000-Based SuperVGA Video Adapter > Add. Then, go back to the main menu by clicking on Summary at the left of the window, and click Save.

A new window opens where you’ll be able to customize what components will be installed to your NeXTSTEP system. We have kept everything except additional languages as the default, so we clicked Install.

Let the installation begin.

Click on Restart, and let it reboot…

After that, you should see the NeXTSTEP language and keyboard layout customization screen. Press OK, and you will be taken to the file viewer.

Albeit we can only get the black-and-white graphics with this configuration, we’ve managed to start NeXTSTEP with higher resolution. Please note that the mouse movement is also very slow.

Upgrading NeXTSTEP 3.3 to Patch 3 in an 86Box machine with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

#NeXTSTEP #Retrocomputing #TechNews #TechUpdates #NeXT #Computers #Laptops

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/installing-nextstep-3-3-patch-3-cisc-in-86box-with-socket-7-dual-voltage-1996/

Upgrading NeXTSTEP 3.3 to Patch 3 in an 86Box machine with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

#NeXTSTEP #Retrocomputing #TechNews #TechUpdates #NeXT #Computers #Laptops

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/installing-nextstep-3-3-patch-3-cisc-in-86box-with-socket-7-dual-voltage-1996/

Installing NeXTSTEP 3.3 Patch 3 (CISC) in 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

Earlier, we have installed NeXTSTEP 3.3 to an 86Box virtual machine with a Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996] motherboard and set up a colored display with a high screen resolution. Now, let’s try installing the Patch 3 intended to fix the incorrect date and time as it has fixes that are related to the ancient Y2K bug that had catastrophic effects.

You can download an ISO image for Patch 3 here.

After the installation is complete, shut down the NeXTSTEP 3.3 virtual machine. It’s recommended that you clone either the whole virtual machine or the virtual hard disk file of the machine. You can do it by navigating to the virtual machine folder and making a copy.

Once done, start the virtual machine again. As soon as NeXTSTEP boots up, insert the ISO image of Patch 3 to the CD-ROM drive.

Now, navigate to CD-ROM, and try to open ns33cisc.pkg, and you’ll see the below error:

To fix that, quit the installer, and drag the package to the “me” home directory. Let the copying process finish, and the file explorer should then look like this:

Open it as a directory and inspect its contents. You’ll notice that, because of 8.3 filenames in the ISO files during the generation process, the filenames are truncated.

So, let’s open the terminal, log in as root using su, and execute the following commands as root after traversing to the package directory (in our case /me/ms33cisc.pkg):

• mv ns33cisc.inf ns33cisc.info
• mv ns33cisc.siz ns33cisc.sizes
• mv ns33cisc.z ns33cisc.tar.Z
• mv software. software_version

Make sure that the contents now look like this:

Go back to where you placed the package directory, and click on it. Then, go to the workspace menu > Services > Open Sesame > Open As Root.

Note: in order for Open Sesame to appear, make sure that you’ve installed all NeXTSTEP components, especially the demonstrations.

This is important as it modifies the base system, and the “me” user doesn’t have permissions to edit the system files.

If it asks you to provide a root password, just press ENTER, unless you have set a root password. After that, the below window should look like this:

Now, click on Install, and accept the default settings shown in the below window. Make sure that Intel is selected.

Once done, the installation starts. If a dialog box asking you to overwrite the files, let it do so.

Click Continue. Let the installation process start.

Once it says that the installation is done, quit the installer, go back to the Workspace menu, and select Log Out. Then, click Power Off, allow NeXTSTEP to shut down, then restart the machine. After that, the patch should be installed and you should be able to set the date and the time to the present time.

Installing NeXTSTEP 3.3 Patch 3 (CISC) in 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

Earlier, we have installed NeXTSTEP 3.3 to an 86Box virtual machine with a Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996] motherboard and set up a colored display with a high screen resolution. Now, let’s try installing the Patch 3 intended to fix the incorrect date and time as it has fixes that are related to the ancient Y2K bug that had catastrophic effects.

You can download an ISO image for Patch 3 here.

After the installation is complete, shut down the NeXTSTEP 3.3 virtual machine. It’s recommended that you clone either the whole virtual machine or the virtual hard disk file of the machine. You can do it by navigating to the virtual machine folder and making a copy.

Once done, start the virtual machine again. As soon as NeXTSTEP boots up, insert the ISO image of Patch 3 to the CD-ROM drive.

Now, navigate to CD-ROM, and try to open ns33cisc.pkg, and you’ll see the below error:

To fix that, quit the installer, and drag the package to the “me” home directory. Let the copying process finish, and the file explorer should then look like this:

Open it as a directory and inspect its contents. You’ll notice that, because of 8.3 filenames in the ISO files during the generation process, the filenames are truncated.

So, let’s open the terminal, log in as root using su, and execute the following commands as root after traversing to the package directory (in our case /me/ms33cisc.pkg):

• mv ns33cisc.inf ns33cisc.info
• mv ns33cisc.siz ns33cisc.sizes
• mv ns33cisc.z ns33cisc.tar.Z
• mv software. software_version

Make sure that the contents now look like this:

Go back to where you placed the package directory, and click on it. Then, go to the workspace menu > Services > Open Sesame > Open As Root.

Note: in order for Open Sesame to appear, make sure that you’ve installed all NeXTSTEP components, especially the demonstrations.

This is important as it modifies the base system, and the “me” user doesn’t have permissions to edit the system files.

If it asks you to provide a root password, just press ENTER, unless you have set a root password. After that, the below window should look like this:

Now, click on Install, and accept the default settings shown in the below window. Make sure that Intel is selected.

Once done, the installation starts. If a dialog box asking you to overwrite the files, let it do so.

Click Continue. Let the installation process start.

Once it says that the installation is done, quit the installer, go back to the Workspace menu, and select Log Out. Then, click Power Off, allow NeXTSTEP to shut down, then restart the machine. After that, the patch should be installed and you should be able to set the date and the time to the present time.

We have configured NeXTSTEP 3.3 to run with 256 colors and a higher resolution!

Thank you, Kendall Whitehouse, for the solution!

#NeXTSTEP #Retrocomputing #TechNews #TechUpdates #NeXT #Computers

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/configuring-nextstep-3-3-to-use-high-resolution-with-colors-in-86box-with-socket-7-dual-voltage-1996/

We have configured NeXTSTEP 3.3 to run with 256 colors and a higher resolution!

Thank you, Kendall Whitehouse, for the solution!

#NeXTSTEP #Retrocomputing #TechNews #TechUpdates #NeXT #Computers

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/configuring-nextstep-3-3-to-use-high-resolution-with-colors-in-86box-with-socket-7-dual-voltage-1996/

Configuring NeXTSTEP 3.3 to use high resolution with colors in 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

Earlier, we have installed NeXTSTEP 3.3 to an 86Box virtual machine with a Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996] motherboard, which provided us a setup with the most minimal resolution possible and with grayscale color. However, achieving higher resolution by choosing another card and configuring NeXTSTEP to use that card is an ideal solution to achieve high resolution.

Thank you so much for the solution, Kendall Whitehouse!

After the installation is complete, shut down the NeXTSTEP 3.3 virtual machine. It’s recommended that you clone either the whole virtual machine or the virtual hard disk file of the machine. You can do it by navigating to the virtual machine folder and making a copy.

Once done, configure the virtual machine so that it looks like this:

Change the following settings:

• Display: [PCI] S3 Vision964 (Diamond Stealth64 VRAM)
• Memory size: 4 MB

Once done, press OK, and start the virtual machine. Let NeXTSTEP boot up to the file viewer.

After that, press the computer icon in the middle of the viewer (if you’re in the thumbnails view), and navigate to NextAdmin > Configure.app

After that, press the monitor icon to go to the video card configuration screen.

Remove all configured video cards by selecting one from the list and clicking Remove. Now, click Add…

Four entries should automatically show up in the list of detected devices. Choose the Diamond Stealth 64 PCI-Bus (4MB Modes)(v3.30) display device and click Add. Then, click on Expert.

Look for Auto Detect IDs, which is usually the first entry in the video card settings. Double-click on it, and write “0x88d05333 0x88d15333 0x88f05333“. Make sure that the video card IDs are correctly written, separated by a single space. Once done, press ENTER. It should now look like this:

Now, press OK, and under the Display Mode section, click Select…, then scroll down to 1024 768 60Hz RGB:256/8.

Now, press OK, then click Done and Save. Make sure that the configuration now looks like this:

After that, shut down NeXTSTEP by going to the file manager, clicking Log Out, and clicking Power Off. Wait for NeXTSTEP to shut down, then restart the virtual machine.

Now, the NeXTSTEP display should automatically switch to a bigger resolution with 256 colors:

Configuring NeXTSTEP 3.3 to use high resolution with colors in 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

Earlier, we have installed NeXTSTEP 3.3 to an 86Box virtual machine with a Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996] motherboard, which provided us a setup with the most minimal resolution possible and with grayscale color. However, achieving higher resolution by choosing another card and configuring NeXTSTEP to use that card is an ideal solution to achieve high resolution.

Thank you so much for the solution, Kendall Whitehouse!

After the installation is complete, shut down the NeXTSTEP 3.3 virtual machine. It’s recommended that you clone either the whole virtual machine or the virtual hard disk file of the machine. You can do it by navigating to the virtual machine folder and making a copy.

Once done, configure the virtual machine so that it looks like this:

Change the following settings:

• Display: [PCI] S3 Vision964 (Diamond Stealth64 VRAM)
• Memory size: 4 MB

Once done, press OK, and start the virtual machine. Let NeXTSTEP boot up to the file viewer.

After that, press the computer icon in the middle of the viewer (if you’re in the thumbnails view), and navigate to NextAdmin > Configure.app

After that, press the monitor icon to go to the video card configuration screen.

Remove all configured video cards by selecting one from the list and clicking Remove. Now, click Add…

Four entries should automatically show up in the list of detected devices. Choose the Diamond Stealth 64 PCI-Bus (4MB Modes)(v3.30) display device and click Add. Then, click on Expert.

Look for Auto Detect IDs, which is usually the first entry in the video card settings. Double-click on it, and write “0x88d05333 0x88d15333 0x88f05333“. Make sure that the video card IDs are correctly written, separated by a single space. Once done, press ENTER. It should now look like this:

Now, press OK, and under the Display Mode section, click Select…, then scroll down to 1024 768 60Hz RGB:256/8.

Now, press OK, then click Done and Save. Make sure that the configuration now looks like this:

After that, shut down NeXTSTEP by going to the file manager, clicking Log Out, and clicking Power Off. Wait for NeXTSTEP to shut down, then restart the virtual machine.

Now, the NeXTSTEP display should automatically switch to a bigger resolution with 256 colors:

Fun fact... Mail in Mac OS X Tiger still contained this icon from the NeXTSTEP days Mail...

#MacOSX #NeXTSTEP #macOS

Fun fact... Mail in Mac OS X Tiger still contained this icon from the NeXTSTEP days Mail...

#MacOSX #NeXTSTEP #macOS

I have a better name for this Project.

Slopstep

NextBSD returns to dollop Apple source on FreeBSD

https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/18/nextbsd-returns-to-dollop-apple-source-on-freebsd/5273788

#ai #llm #bsd #Darvin #nextstep #openstep #operatingsystem

I have a better name for this Project.

Slopstep

NextBSD returns to dollop Apple source on FreeBSD

https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/18/nextbsd-returns-to-dollop-apple-source-on-freebsd/5273788

#ai #llm #bsd #Darvin #nextstep #openstep #operatingsystem

NeXTSTEP 3.3 (x86) tested on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

#NeXTSTEP #Computers #TechNews #TechUpdates #NeXT #Apple #Retrocomputing

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/11/nextstep-3-3-x86-on-86box-with-socket-7-dual-voltage-1996/

NeXTSTEP 3.3 (x86) tested on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

#NeXTSTEP #Computers #TechNews #TechUpdates #NeXT #Apple #Retrocomputing

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/07/11/nextstep-3-3-x86-on-86box-with-socket-7-dual-voltage-1996/

NeXTSTEP 3.3 (x86) on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

NeXTSTEP is an object-oriented operating system that was officially released for the first time for computers using the Motorola 68000 series as the processor. This operating system was first found in NeXT Computer workstations sold by NeXT Inc., which was a technology company founded by Steve Jobs.

In 1996, Apple Computer acquired NeXTSTEP and OpenSTEP and used them as a foundation to build Mac OS X, which was later rebranded to macOS, for Macintosh computers. The Darwin kernel uses NeXTSTEP’s technologies to power the core part of macOS (Mac computers and laptops), iOS (iPhone), iPadOS (iPad), watchOS (Apple Watch), and tvOS (Apple TV).

Our focus in this article is testing NeXTSTEP 3.3 on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996] motherboard. You can download it from here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1996] Socket 7 (Dual Voltage)
• Machine: [ALi ALADDiN IV+] Biostar M5ATA
• CPU: Intel Pentium @ 90 MHz
• Memory: 32 MB
• Video: [ISA16] S3 86c924 (AMI)
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: None
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• SCSI controller 1: [ISA16] BusLogic BT-542B
  • Address: 0x330
  • IRQ: 11
  • DMA: 5
  • BIOS address: C800H
• New hard disk: NeXTSTEP.vhd
  • C/H/S: 2080/16/63
  • Size: 1024 MB
  • Bus: SCSI
  • Channel: 0:00
• CD-ROM drive 1: [SCSI-2] PHILIPS CDD2600 1.07 (6x)
  • Channel: 0:01

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. We’ll have to change the boot order to ensure that SCSI comes first before C then A. Please make sure that you’ve set the hard disk, the SCSI controller, and the CD-ROM parameters correctly, as NeXTSTEP requires SCSI for a successful installation, and is very picky about specific parameters during the installation.

Now, insert the disc called NeXTSTEP_3.3_User_(i386_m68k).iso to the CD-ROM reader and the floppy disk called 3.3_Boot_Disk.img to the floppy drive, then let the system start.

After that, let it boot to the installer, then press 1 in both screens to begin installation.

Now, insert the device drivers disk to the floppy drive. The disk name is 3.3_Driver_Disk.img.

Now, choose the BusLogic ISA device driver for both the CD-ROM used to install NeXTSTEP from and the hard drive to install it to. Make sure that you’ve selected a device driver called BusLogic ISA SCSI Adapter (v3.31).

Then, continue without loading additional drivers.

Let NeXTSTEP start.

Confirm that the correct disk and the correct size is shown. Then, press 1 to select it. Afterwards, press 1 to erase the whole disk, and press 1 once again to confirm the installation.

Let the first stage of installation copy the base system files to the hard disk.

Afterwards, the installer should say that the installation is successful. Remove any disk from the floppy drive, then press ENTER to restart the virtual machine to the second stage of the setup.

If everything goes well, you should see this screen.

Configure the S3 graphics adapter by clicking on the monitor icon, then click on Add… > S3 Graphics Adapter > Add. Then, go back to the main menu by clicking on the paper icon at the left of the window, and click Save.

A new window opens where you’ll be able to customize what components will be installed to your NeXTSTEP system. We have kept everything as the default, so we clicked Install.

Let the installation begin.

Click on Restart, and let it reboot to the NeXTSTEP language and keyboard layout customization screen.

Click OK, and the desktop will load with the file viewer open.

Here’s a demonstration of this operating system running on 86Box.

This is just the start. To take this setup further, you can explore the below articles:

• Configuring NeXTSTEP 3.3 to use high resolution with colors
• Installing NeXTSTEP 3.3 Patch 3 (CISC)

NeXTSTEP 3.3 (x86) on 86Box with Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996]

NeXTSTEP is an object-oriented operating system that was officially released for the first time for computers using the Motorola 68000 series as the processor. This operating system was first found in NeXT Computer workstations sold by NeXT Inc., which was a technology company founded by Steve Jobs.

In 1996, Apple Computer acquired NeXTSTEP and OpenSTEP and used them as a foundation to build Mac OS X, which was later rebranded to macOS, for Macintosh computers. The Darwin kernel uses NeXTSTEP’s technologies to power the core part of macOS (Mac computers and laptops), iOS (iPhone), iPadOS (iPad), watchOS (Apple Watch), and tvOS (Apple TV).

Our focus in this article is testing NeXTSTEP 3.3 on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 7 (Dual Voltage) [1996] motherboard. You can download it from here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1996] Socket 7 (Dual Voltage)
• Machine: [ALi ALADDiN IV+] Biostar M5ATA
• CPU: Intel Pentium @ 90 MHz
• Memory: 32 MB
• Video: [ISA16] S3 86c924 (AMI)
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: None
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• SCSI controller 1: [ISA16] BusLogic BT-542B
  • Address: 0x330
  • IRQ: 11
  • DMA: 5
  • BIOS address: C800H
• New hard disk: NeXTSTEP.vhd
  • C/H/S: 2080/16/63
  • Size: 1024 MB
  • Bus: SCSI
  • Channel: 0:00
• CD-ROM drive 1: [SCSI-2] PHILIPS CDD2600 1.07 (6x)
  • Channel: 0:01

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. We’ll have to change the boot order to ensure that SCSI comes first before C then A. Please make sure that you’ve set the hard disk, the SCSI controller, and the CD-ROM parameters correctly, as NeXTSTEP requires SCSI for a successful installation, and is very picky about specific parameters during the installation.

Now, insert the disc called NeXTSTEP_3.3_User_(i386_m68k).iso to the CD-ROM reader and the floppy disk called 3.3_Boot_Disk.img to the floppy drive, then let the system start.

After that, let it boot to the installer, then press 1 in both screens to begin installation.

Now, insert the device drivers disk to the floppy drive. The disk name is 3.3_Driver_Disk.img.

Now, choose the BusLogic ISA device driver for both the CD-ROM used to install NeXTSTEP from and the hard drive to install it to. Make sure that you’ve selected a device driver called BusLogic ISA SCSI Adapter (v3.31).

Then, continue without loading additional drivers.

Let NeXTSTEP start.

Confirm that the correct disk and the correct size is shown. Then, press 1 to select it. Afterwards, press 1 to erase the whole disk, and press 1 once again to confirm the installation.

Let the first stage of installation copy the base system files to the hard disk.

Afterwards, the installer should say that the installation is successful. Remove any disk from the floppy drive, then press ENTER to restart the virtual machine to the second stage of the setup.

If everything goes well, you should see this screen.

Configure the S3 graphics adapter by clicking on the monitor icon, then click on Add… > S3 Graphics Adapter > Add. Then, go back to the main menu by clicking on the paper icon at the left of the window, and click Save.

A new window opens where you’ll be able to customize what components will be installed to your NeXTSTEP system. We have kept everything as the default, so we clicked Install.

Let the installation begin.

Click on Restart, and let it reboot to the NeXTSTEP language and keyboard layout customization screen.

Click OK, and the desktop will load with the file viewer open.

Here’s a demonstration of this operating system running on 86Box.

This is just the start. To take this setup further, you can explore the below articles:

• Configuring NeXTSTEP 3.3 to use high resolution with colors
• Installing NeXTSTEP 3.3 Patch 3 (CISC)

@xan I remember reading about #NeXTStep back in the days.
But it needed 32MB(!) ram and I only upgraded from 4 to 8.
and I remembered thinking that no one will ever have that much ram. 😳🤣

@xan I remember reading about #NeXTStep back in the days.
But it needed 32MB(!) ram and I only upgraded from 4 to 8.
and I remembered thinking that no one will ever have that much ram. 😳🤣

NextSTEP-3 A: Lunar Enabling Technology
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=nextstep-3-a-lunar-enabling-technology
<p>NASA issued a draft Broad Agency Announcement under NextSTEP‑3
#technology #nextstep #enabling #issued

NextSTEP-3 A: Lunar Enabling Technology
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=nextstep-3-a-lunar-enabling-technology
<p>NASA issued a draft Broad Agency Announcement under NextSTEP‑3
#technology #nextstep #enabling #issued

Having a clear out... anyone want a copy of NeXTStep/Developer for Intel? UK/London
#retrocomputing #nextstep

Edit: have takers for both nextstep and Smalltalk now. Fediverse doesn't disappoint. These are my people. 🤣

Having a clear out... anyone want a copy of NeXTStep/Developer for Intel? UK/London
#retrocomputing #nextstep

Edit: have takers for both nextstep and Smalltalk now. Fediverse doesn't disappoint. These are my people. 🤣

The Virtual OS Museum

https://retropolis.com.br/2026/06/09/the-virtual-os-museum/

#MundoRetro #AUX #AmigaOS #AmigaUnix #AMIX #Android #AppleII #AppleUnix #atari #BBCMicro #BeOS #BSD #coherent #Commodore64 #CommodorePET #CommodoreVIC20 #CPM #CSIDOS #CTSS #EDSAC #EPOC #Human68k #IOSQNX #IRIX #ITS #Linux #MacOSX #ManchesterBaby #MquinaVirtual #Mark1Scheme #Minix #MSDOS #MSX #Multics #museu #MVS #NewtonOS #NEXTSTEP #Oberon #os2 #OSF1 #PalmOS #Plan9 #RISCOS #RSTS #RSX #SharpMZ #SistemaOperacion

Made an attempt to fix the design of my blog today, make it look closer and more accurate to NeXTSTEP in colour.

https://nerdnextdoor.net/

Of course, it may never be perfectly the same but it's quite close.

#Blog #NeXT #NeXTSTEP #UNIX #Web #WebDesign #Tech #Technology

Made an attempt to fix the design of my blog today, make it look closer and more accurate to NeXTSTEP in colour.

https://nerdnextdoor.net/

Of course, it may never be perfectly the same but it's quite close.

#Blog #NeXT #NeXTSTEP #UNIX #Web #WebDesign #Tech #Technology

This was definitely a productive use of my time...

#WorldWideWeb #NeXTStep

This was definitely a productive use of my time...

#WorldWideWeb #NeXTStep

In addition to Allegro were there other Lisps for the NeXT or NeXTSTEP? I assume it was easy to port or build from source free systems. But I'm curious about commercial or research implementations specifically designed for the NeXT environment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7SjUtNbRxQ

#NeXT #NeXTSTEP #CommonLisp #lisp #retrocomputing

In addition to Allegro were there other Lisps for the NeXT or NeXTSTEP? I assume it was easy to port or build from source free systems. But I'm curious about commercial or research implementations specifically designed for the NeXT environment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7SjUtNbRxQ

#NeXT #NeXTSTEP #CommonLisp #lisp #retrocomputing

Wehikuł czasu dla fanów Apple i PC. The Virtual OS Museum pozwala odpalić ponad 600 starych systemów

Zastanawiałeś się kiedyś, jak wyglądała praca na komputerach Apple kilkadziesiąt lat temu? A może zżera Cię nostalgia za wczesnymi wersjami Windowsa lub systemami z domowych maszyn 8-bitowych?

The Virtual OS Museum to gigantyczny, darmowy projekt, który pozwala uruchomić w emulatorze ponad 1700 instalacji systemowych – od wczesnych maszyn liczących, po klasycznego Mac OS-a i platformę NeXTSTEP.

20 lat cyfrowej archeologii. Gigabajty historii w dwóch wersjach

Projekt The Virtual OS Museum to dzieło dewelopera Andrew Warkentina, który przez ponad dwie dekady archiwizował obrazy starych systemów operacyjnych i dokumentację techniczną. Efektem jego pracy jest gotowe środowisko emulacyjne, które zdejmuje z użytkownika cały ból związany ze żmudną, ręczną konfiguracją retro oprogramowania.

Twórca udostępnia swoje zbiory w dwóch wariantach. Wersja pełna to potężna, ważąca 121 GB paczka (zajmująca po rozpakowaniu aż 174 GB), która zawiera wszystkie pobrane pliki i działa całkowicie offline. Z kolei dla osób z mniejszymi dyskami przygotowano wersję „Lite” o wadze 14 GB. Ten wariant pobiera obrazy poszczególnych systemów prosto z sieci dopiero przy próbie ich pierwszego uruchomienia. Oba pakiety obsługują automatyczne aktualizacje, dzięki czemu nowości trafiają do biblioteki bez konieczności ponownego pobierania całości.

Od mainframe’ów po Newtona i pierwsze wersje iOS

Lista obsługiwanych platform przyprawia o zawrót głowy. Z perspektywy fanów Apple najciekawiej prezentuje się możliwość płynnego odpalenia klasycznego Mac OS-a (aż do wersji OS X 10.5 PPC), zapomnianego A/UX, systemu NeXTSTEP czy oprogramowania przenośnego sprzętu Newton. Jeśli tylko pozwala na to emulacja, znajdziemy tam nawet wczesne wersje mobilnego systemu iOS.

Baza muzeum nie ogranicza się jednak wyłącznie do sprzętu z Cupertino. Obejmuje ona łącznie 250 różnych platform sprzętowych. Wśród nich ukryto oprogramowanie z pierwszych komputerów typu mainframe z lat 50., przeróżne dystrybucje Unixa i Linuxa, systemy operacyjne komputerów Commodore, Atari i Sinclair, a także wszystkie wczesne iteracje Windowsa (od wersji 1.0 po wersje beta Longhorna) i mobilnego PalmOS.

Ważny haczyk dla posiadaczy Maców z Apple Silicon

Zanim jednak klikniesz przycisk pobierania, musisz pamiętać o jednym istotnym ograniczeniu technicznym. Twórca na oficjalnej stronie wprost zaznacza, że główna maszyna wirtualna hostująca cały projekt oparta jest obecnie wyłącznie na architekturze x86.

Co to oznacza w praktyce? Jeśli korzystasz z nowszych komputerów Apple wyposażonych w autorskie procesory z serii M (oparte na architekturze ARM), oprogramowanie będzie musiało polegać na dodatkowej warstwie translacji. Sam autor uprzedza, że w przypadku platform innych niż x86 wydajność działania emulatorów może być mocno ograniczona. Mimo to, chociażby dla sprawdzenia lżejszych, klasycznych systemów, jest to wirtualna kapsuła czasu, obok której żaden technologiczny geek nie powinien przejść obojętnie.

Wehikuł czasu dla fanów Apple i PC. The Virtual OS Museum pozwala odpalić ponad 600 starych systemów

Zastanawiałeś się kiedyś, jak wyglądała praca na komputerach Apple kilkadziesiąt lat temu? A może zżera Cię nostalgia za wczesnymi wersjami Windowsa lub systemami z domowych maszyn 8-bitowych?

The Virtual OS Museum to gigantyczny, darmowy projekt, który pozwala uruchomić w emulatorze ponad 1700 instalacji systemowych – od wczesnych maszyn liczących, po klasycznego Mac OS-a i platformę NeXTSTEP.

20 lat cyfrowej archeologii. Gigabajty historii w dwóch wersjach

Projekt The Virtual OS Museum to dzieło dewelopera Andrew Warkentina, który przez ponad dwie dekady archiwizował obrazy starych systemów operacyjnych i dokumentację techniczną. Efektem jego pracy jest gotowe środowisko emulacyjne, które zdejmuje z użytkownika cały ból związany ze żmudną, ręczną konfiguracją retro oprogramowania.

Twórca udostępnia swoje zbiory w dwóch wariantach. Wersja pełna to potężna, ważąca 121 GB paczka (zajmująca po rozpakowaniu aż 174 GB), która zawiera wszystkie pobrane pliki i działa całkowicie offline. Z kolei dla osób z mniejszymi dyskami przygotowano wersję „Lite” o wadze 14 GB. Ten wariant pobiera obrazy poszczególnych systemów prosto z sieci dopiero przy próbie ich pierwszego uruchomienia. Oba pakiety obsługują automatyczne aktualizacje, dzięki czemu nowości trafiają do biblioteki bez konieczności ponownego pobierania całości.

Od mainframe’ów po Newtona i pierwsze wersje iOS

Lista obsługiwanych platform przyprawia o zawrót głowy. Z perspektywy fanów Apple najciekawiej prezentuje się możliwość płynnego odpalenia klasycznego Mac OS-a (aż do wersji OS X 10.5 PPC), zapomnianego A/UX, systemu NeXTSTEP czy oprogramowania przenośnego sprzętu Newton. Jeśli tylko pozwala na to emulacja, znajdziemy tam nawet wczesne wersje mobilnego systemu iOS.

Baza muzeum nie ogranicza się jednak wyłącznie do sprzętu z Cupertino. Obejmuje ona łącznie 250 różnych platform sprzętowych. Wśród nich ukryto oprogramowanie z pierwszych komputerów typu mainframe z lat 50., przeróżne dystrybucje Unixa i Linuxa, systemy operacyjne komputerów Commodore, Atari i Sinclair, a także wszystkie wczesne iteracje Windowsa (od wersji 1.0 po wersje beta Longhorna) i mobilnego PalmOS.

Ważny haczyk dla posiadaczy Maców z Apple Silicon

Zanim jednak klikniesz przycisk pobierania, musisz pamiętać o jednym istotnym ograniczeniu technicznym. Twórca na oficjalnej stronie wprost zaznacza, że główna maszyna wirtualna hostująca cały projekt oparta jest obecnie wyłącznie na architekturze x86.

Co to oznacza w praktyce? Jeśli korzystasz z nowszych komputerów Apple wyposażonych w autorskie procesory z serii M (oparte na architekturze ARM), oprogramowanie będzie musiało polegać na dodatkowej warstwie translacji. Sam autor uprzedza, że w przypadku platform innych niż x86 wydajność działania emulatorów może być mocno ograniczona. Mimo to, chociażby dla sprawdzenia lżejszych, klasycznych systemów, jest to wirtualna kapsuła czasu, obok której żaden technologiczny geek nie powinien przejść obojętnie.

The Ultimate Marketing Machine

I found this relic while going through a clothes bin. This was given to me by someone in NYC NeXT sales, pre-NeXTstep 1.0. Not sure if BMW was actually a customer (although most big companies had at least one) but I expect that it was more to associate NeXT computers with brands that Steve respected.

Virtual OS Museum - 1700 #OS de 1948 à nos jours dans une VM !

#Windows 1.0, le #System 6 d'Apple, #NeXTSTEP, #Multics... Tous ces #SystèmeDExploitation que vous pensiez disparus, vous pouvez les rebooter sans avoir à ressortir le moindre vieux matos de votre grenier !

A lire chez Korben ✨ : https://korben.info/virtual-os-museum.html

Y accéder directement : https://virtualosmuseum.org/

Virtual OS Museum - 1700 #OS de 1948 à nos jours dans une VM !

#Windows 1.0, le #System 6 d'Apple, #NeXTSTEP, #Multics... Tous ces #SystèmeDExploitation que vous pensiez disparus, vous pouvez les rebooter sans avoir à ressortir le moindre vieux matos de votre grenier !

A lire chez Korben ✨ : https://korben.info/virtual-os-museum.html

Y accéder directement : https://virtualosmuseum.org/