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OpenStep is an Application Programming Interface (API) for creating applications using the Objective C language. It was published by NeXT Computer Inc. in 1994.
 
OpenStep is an Application Programming Interface (API) for creating applications using the Objective C language. It was published by NeXT Computer Inc. in 1994.
  
OpenStep consists of three parts: the ''FoundationKit'', a library of non-graphical objects; the ''AppKit'', a library of objects useful in creating graphical applications; and ''Display Postscript'', an interface for drawing to the screen using the PostScript graphics language.
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OpenStep consists of three parts:
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* the [[Foundation]]Kit, a library of non-graphical objects;
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* the [[AppKit]], a library of objects useful in creating graphical applications;
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* and [[Display Postscript]], an interface for drawing to the screen using the PostScript graphics language.
  
 
The OpenStep specification is available in a couple of different formats from [http://www.gnustep.org/resources/resources.html].
 
The OpenStep specification is available in a couple of different formats from [http://www.gnustep.org/resources/resources.html].

Revision as of 15:56, 21 February 2005

OpenStep is an Application Programming Interface (API) for creating applications using the Objective C language. It was published by NeXT Computer Inc. in 1994.

OpenStep consists of three parts:

  • the FoundationKit, a library of non-graphical objects;
  • the AppKit, a library of objects useful in creating graphical applications;
  • and Display Postscript, an interface for drawing to the screen using the PostScript graphics language.

The OpenStep specification is available in a couple of different formats from [1].