Last Updated
99.09.22.0000

NeXTStep Openstep Mac OS X
Companies

Suppliers

Black

Intel

Sparc

PPC

Parts

Periph

Soft

Consult /Service

D

P

U

W

D

P

U

W

D

P

U

W

B

I

S

P

B

I

S

P

3.x

4.x

5.0

Drv

Gen

3.x

4.x

5.0

Apple

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

?

N

N

N

?

?-

??

Bifrost

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

?

N

?

S

w/ system purchase

Fortune 500 may call

Black Hole

Y

Y

?

?

Y

?

?

Y

?

Y

?

Y

Y

-

?

Y

?

Computer Active

Y

N

N

N

Y

?

Y

?

4.2 w/ System purchase

Y?

Dancing Bear

Out of the NeXTStep business

DeepSpace

Y

?

N

?

N

?

S

Y

?

Y

?

Y

N

Y

Y

N

MTech

AFAIK Out of the NeXTStep and Black Hardware Business

Onestep

Their pages are STILL (from 98.06.05.21 - 98.06.06.18 under construction

?

?

-

?

?

?

Opensource

Their pages are under construction

?

?

-

?

?

?

Realtime Computing and Nets

Y

Y

?

N

Y

Y

?

N

?

?

-

?

?

Y

Y

Y

?

Y

Y

Y

?

?

?

?

?

Y

Y

?

?

Spherical Solutions

Y

Y

N

N

Y

N

N

Y

?

Y

?

-

?

Unknown

N

Turbo Software

Y

S

N

N

S

N

?

Y

S

N

?

S

S

N

?

99

1

-

N

Y

Y

Workstation2000

N

Y

Y

N

Y

N

?

N

Y

N

N

Y

N

?

?

D = Desktop P = Portable U = Used

W = New B = Black I = Intel

S = Sparc P = PPC N = No

Y = Yes ? = Unknown S = Soon

Y? = Maybe NY = Not Yet 1 = One copy - = Not Available

The above chart lists all the companies I could find as of this writing that either do or DID sell NeXTStep/Openstep/Rhapsody related hardware/software or services. If we've missed anyone or someone has something to add please feel free to e-mail me and I'll add it. The links tied to the entries in the columns are intended to take the reader to the right place on the company web site that refers to the column your looking at. At this time only at the Apple store can we not link you directly to the appropriate section because WebObjects will not allow anyone to link into the pages underneath. I find this to be a serious flaw with dynamic web sites that only have one entry point. I would hope Apple would have implement a more fixed entry points to various pieces of their WO Database. We tried to divide the table into natural sections relating to Hardware Systems (Black, Intel, Sparc, PPC) with sub-categories Desktop/Portable/Used/neW, Parts, Peripherials (with appropriate Hardware subheadings), and finally Software (NS3.3, OS4.2, Rhapsody(OS5.0), DRivers, General), and finally Consulting/Services. These pages are mostly for the larger dealers of hardware we include info on whether they sell drivers, OS, or services, etc. only for informational purposes. We will have other pages relating just to software packages that will be coming later. We're still under construction in various places. The fine print The really fine print Disclaimer: All statements may be proceeded with IMHO since they are all simply observations and are stated in that context only. As such fitness for any particular use or outcome are solely the responsibility of the client and as such all warranties, liabilities, possible damages resulting from the use of the information provided by ChannelU.com are to be born by the client and not the provider.. Your on your own kid.