NeXTSTEP bundled a UnixAn influential multitasking OS from the 1970s — files, pipes, and C shaped Linux, macOS, and BSD. kernelThe core of an operating system that manages hardware, memory, and processes — everything else depends on it., Display PostScriptA page description language from Adobe — enabled reliable printing of text and graphics at high quality. graphics, and Interface Builder for GUIGraphical user interface — windows, icons, and pointers instead of typed commands. apps. Tim Berners-Lee wrote the WorldWideWeb browser on a NeXT at CERN; id Software prototyped on NeXT; Apple acquired the company and its OSOperating system — software that manages hardware and provides services to applications. became macOSApple's desktop operating system — runs on Mac hardware with Unix foundations and the Cocoa UI framework. and iOSApple's mobile operating system — runs iPhone and iPad with a sandboxed app ecosystem. foundations. For web history, this is the machine the web was born on.

NeXT was the hardware platform where the web browser was invented and modern Apple OSOperating system — software that manages hardware and provides services to applications. lineage began.

It proved UnixAn influential multitasking OS from the 1970s — files, pipes, and C shaped Linux, macOS, and BSD. workstations could ship with world-class developer tools and consumer-grade UIUser interface — the parts of software people see and interact with. polish.