Rhapsody Guru Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Hey guys! I REALLY am desperate here. I am building up a collection of OSes from the past and it is going very swimingly so far. However, I have had NO luck in finding NeXTstep 4.0 Beta for Intel and it is driving me nuts. Does ANYBODY have a copy somewhere? I really need to see this wonderful OS. Thank you SO MUCH. This forum rocks the house! Guru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sHARD>> Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Hey guys! I REALLY am desperate here. I am building up a collection of OSes from the past and it is going very swimingly so far. However, I have had NO luck in finding NeXTstep 4.0 Beta for Intel and it is driving me nuts. Does ANYBODY have a copy somewhere? I really need to see this wonderful OS. Thank you SO MUCH. This forum rocks the house! Guru I have some various copies of 4.0 Intel (on real CDs no less), but that's it unfortunately. Most copies you will "find" are corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriX Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I'm trying to find a copy right now, but could you (Rhapsody Guru) tell us what versions you already have? Because there are some versions that I'd love if you could iso and send to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Guru Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 I have some various copies of 4.0 Intel (on real CDs no less), but that's it unfortunately. Most copies you will "find" are corrupt. I know I souldn't say this, but, since it is a beta after all, can you make an iso out of it and send it to me thru a secure connection? I am in dying need! I'm trying to find a copy right now, but could you (Rhapsody Guru) tell us what versions you already have? Because there are some versions that I'd love if you could iso and send to me. Well... I had NeXTstep 3.3, but the rar I downloaded had a CRC error on a few files. I tried to repair it in vain. No luck! Guru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Guru Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 I think I may have hit a goldmine, thanks to sHARD>>. Dude, sHARD>>, you rock! Guru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeXT Freak Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Yes indeed. I hope the Guru knows what he is doing, because I really want NeXTstep 4.0 Beta in my software collection too! NeXT Freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Guru Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Yeah... I sure do buddy. Don't worry about it. Guru P.S. Ok, Actually NeXT Freak is my younger brother who is just as much into computers as I am. I coxed him on the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sHARD>> Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I can't give anyone betas. I do have good copies of some other things around, but abandonware is questionably legal and thus doesn't belong in the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Guru Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Eh.. ok. Guru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I can't give anyone betas. I do have good copies of some other things around, but abandonware is questionably legal and thus doesn't belong in the forum. i respect that. max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Guru Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Ok... maybe this thread should be closed. Guru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T. Folden Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Hey guys! I REALLY am desperate here. I am building up a collection of OSes from the past and it is going very swimingly so far. However, I have had NO luck in finding NeXTstep 4.0 Beta for Intel and it is driving me nuts. Does ANYBODY have a copy somewhere? I really need to see this wonderful OS. Thank you SO MUCH. This forum rocks the house! I would, also, be interested in seeing this live and in person. I spent years working with NeXT software but never got a chance to see this coveted beta release. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icey-ice-ice Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 i have an installed vesion on a hard drive. =S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Guru Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 i have an installed vesion on a hard drive. =S WOW! Really? Guru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexley83 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I know this is a pretty old thread but it just pains me to see rare, coveted software like this - software which is almost quite literally on the cusp of extinction withheld from users, and condemned to eventual death. I realize our Byzantine copyright system is intolerable at the best of times but this software is of $0 commercial value. Nobody would use it. There is no (commercial) demand for it. This software deserves to be liberated, not lost to eventual death via CD-R bit rot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 NeXTstep 4.0 = Openstep 4.0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 lol i think i at least used to have that lemme look for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezoflip Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 i have an openstep 4 parallels image if ur interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 NeXTstep really does look like (and is ) the predecessor of OS X: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusr Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Man if you get a hold of this, please, please send it to me. I am willing to pay via paypal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 EDIT: Never mind... But you can find torrents of NeXTstep up to 3.3. I will continue to look for beta 4. EDIT: I'm pretty sure its impossible to find NeXTstep 4.0. The only things ever released were a few screenshots. The only way to get a copy of the beta is to get an original beta floppy (rare) and make a copy. eBay Items: 2 Optical Disks for NeXT Cube Computer http://cgi.ebay.ca/Two-Optical-Disks-for-t...1QQcmdZViewItem NeXTstep OS v3 http://cgi.ebay.ca/Nextstep-Operating-Syst...VQQcmdZViewItem 4GB SCSI HD preinstalled with NeXTstep http://cgi.ebay.ca/NeXTSTEP-preinstalled-c...VQQcmdZViewItem NeXTstep Computer (With NeXT Cube and OS 3.3 preinstalled) http://cgi.ebay.ca/NeXT-Computer-NeXT-Cube...1QQcmdZViewItem Bare NeXT Cube Chassis http://cgi.ebay.ca/NeXT-Cube-NeXTCube-Bare...1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headrush69 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I really like that tabbed dock idea from that screenshot. I've tried some 3rd party apps that provide similar look, but they generally seem slow. Having that functionality with the current dock would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 NeXTstep is so like OS X. If you checked the Apps folder in the screenshot, you'll see most apps from OS X (Grab, Preview, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Calligaris Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I don't know how well this forum likes people who revive old threads, but I'm pretty sure I've found this beta, so I'm just about to try installing it, so If it is what is being looked for, I'll give it out to those who PM or email me. UPDATE #1: I dunno what exactly happened, but I got this panic here: I'm guessing it's either a corrupt CD image or the cd is too scratched up UPDATE #2: Just tried it in VMWare, does the same thing. *swears repeatedly* Looks like it's corrupted.... UPDATE #3: Apparently it can be installed by upgrading it from NS 3.3, so I'm gonna try that ASAP and if it works, I'll let people have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowsOfSilver Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I don't know how well this forum likes people who revive old threads, but I'm pretty sure I've found this beta, so I'm just about to try installing it, so If it is what is being looked for, I'll give it out to those who PM or email me. UPDATE #1: I dunno what exactly happened, but I got this panic here: I'm guessing it's either a corrupt CD image or the cd is too scratched up UPDATE #2: Just tried it in VMWare, does the same thing. *swears repeatedly* Looks like it's corrupted.... UPDATE #3: Apparently it can be installed by upgrading it from NS 3.3, so I'm gonna try that ASAP and if it works, I'll let people have it Any update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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