Martin Bishop
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Martin Bishop
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# fedi22 # FreeBSD # BSD # Linux # Geek & # Nerd # Science # openSUSE # PowerShell # WSL # DotNet # Go # Infrastructure # Naturalist # StarTrek # RetroGaming # RetroInformatics # Goonie # Gnome # KDE # WindowMaker # AfterStep # FVWM # Enlightenment Learning to code again.
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Feb 01, 2026
A fascinating look back at 1994: Bud Tribble explaining the pivotal alliance between NeXT and Sun Microsystems.
It’s incredible to read how OpenStep was pitched as the "mature" object-oriented solution back then—laying the groundwork for the architecture we still use today in macOS. Real engineering history.
#RetroComputing #NeXTSTEP #SunMicrosystems #TechHistory #Unix #OpenStep #Apple
https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/nextworld-interviews-bud-tribble
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