Re: OpenStep: Advice Needed

[Pascal Bourguignon]

Richard van Paasen <rvpaasen@dds.nl> wrote:
> [...]
> Consequently, I need a machine that runs OpenStep 4.2. But,
> I'm not sure about what I need to run it. If I'm right,
> OpenStep is available for:
> 
>   A) Intel platform, Windows NT 4
>   B) Intel platform, Sun Solaris (6,7,8?)
>   C) Sun Sparc, Solaris (6,7,8?)
>   D) The Mach thing too, but I don't know that stuff

> I've two questions:
> 
> 1)
> Which is the best option for porting to OpenStep? Keeping in mind
> that I need to port to Intel/Linux/GNUstep too, I'd guess that the
> second option (Intel+Solaris) would be the way to go. This way, the
> three platforms will all be unix-like. However, I'm new at this so
> please correct me if I'm wrong!

Using an original  NeXTstation or a NeXTcube would  feel somewhat slow
today. Therefore, the best option would be:

    E) Intel platform, "native" OPENSTEP 4.2, that is, OPENSTEP/Mach.

I'm don't  think that OpenStep/Solaris or  OpenStep/WindowsNT have the
tools to  convert NeXTSTEP applications  to OpenStep. I  don't remeber
that OpenStep/Solaris was available on Solaris/Intel either (B).

When building  an Intel (or  AMD) platform for OPENSTEP,  special care
should be taken to choose compatible devices.
 
Once upon  a time, there was  this NeXTanswers giving  details, but it
seems that www.next.com don't answer anymore.

http://www.next.com/NeXTanswers/HTMLFiles/2001.htmld/2001.html


Another possibility  too, would be to  use WMware 3.0,  I've head that
it's possible to make OPENSTEP 4.2 run on it (unsupported).



> 2)
> Where can I buy OpenStep 4.2?

http://www.blackholeinc.com/specials/openstep42_order.shtml


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