From: mdehling@gmail.com   
      
   Hi,   
      
   did anyone here ever get their hands on the media for this?   
      
   Cheers,   
   Malte   
      
   On Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 9:32:29 AM UTC+7, Louis Ohland wrote:   
   > IBM Announcement Letter Number 290-171 dated March 27, 1990   
   > Brief Description of Announcement, Charges, and Availability   
   > AIX (R) PS/2 (R) NextStep (1) Environment Version 1.1 is a   
   > state-of-the-art graphical user interface and programming environment   
   > for AIX workstations, designed to be compatible with the same   
   > application programming interface (API) as the NextStep product,   
   > Software Release 1.0, provided by NeXT (2), Incorporated. (NOTE:   
   > AIX PS/2 NextStep Environment Version 1.1 is marketed as AIX PS/2   
   > Graphic User Environment Version 1.1 in some other countries.)   
   > AIX PS/2 NextStep Environment Version 1.1 provides icons and   
   > menus to facilitate access to system utilities and applications. The   
   > AIX NextStep Interface Builder (1) is designed to provide a rich set   
   > of well-defined objects and graphical cut-and-paste capabilities for   
   > designing and implementing application user interfaces. The   
   > Objective-C (3) Compiler provides the benefits of object-oriented   
   > programming for developers who choose to design additional objects   
   > for the application development environment. AIX PS/2 NextStep   
   > Environment can help increase the productivity of programmers and end   
   > users.   
   > PROGRAM   
   > NAME/ ONE-TIME   
   > NUMBER CHARGE   
   > AIX PS/2 NextStep   
   > Environment Version 1.1   
   > (5601-395) $ 500   
   > Planned Availability Date: September 28, 1990   
   > (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines   
   > Corporation.   
   > (1) Trademark of NeXT, Inc.   
   > (2) Registered trademark of NeXT, Incorporated.   
   > (3) Trademark of Stepstone Corporation.   
   >   
   > Customer Letter Section   
   >   
   > HIGHLIGHTS   
   > o State-of-the-art graphical user interface and programming   
   > environment   
   > o A Window Server   
   > o Display PostScript (4) Interpreter   
   > o Workspace management tool   
   > o Full use of screen and control of multiple applications   
   > o Objective-C capability to design additional objects for the   
   > application development environment   
   > o Cut-and-Paste capabilities for designing and implementing   
   > application user interfaces   
   > o Client/Server model for distributed windows using PostScript   
   > protocol.   
   > (4) Registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.   
   > DESCRIPTION   
   > USER PRODUCTIVITY: AIX PS/2 NextStep Environment Version 1.1 for IBM   
   > PS/2 models using the AIX Operating System Version 1.2, is a   
   > state-of-the-art graphical user interface for IBM AIX workstations,   
   > designed to be compatible with the same application programming   
   > interface (API) as the NextStep product provided by NeXT,   
   > Incorporated.   
   > The AIX PS/2 NextStep Environment Version 1.1 facilitates   
   > access to system utilities and applications through tear-off menus   
   > and icons with a high-quality, 3D appearance.   
   > The AIX PS/2 NextStep Environment Version 1.1 consists of the   
   > following:   
   > WINDOW SERVER: A process that manages AIX PS/2 NextStep windows,   
   > drawing images on the display according to instructions sent from an   
   > application, and sending user actions, such as pressing a mouse   
   > button or typing on the keyboard, back to an application.   
   > The window server uses the Display PostScript Interpreter to   
   > draw all text and graphics on the screen or printed page. The   
   > Display PostScript Interpreter provides an interactive,   
   > display-oriented environment that is independent of the window   
   > system. In addition, it provides a single-image model for both   
   > display and printer data streams.   
   > DESKTOP WORKSPACE: An application that runs automatically after a   
   > user starts up AIX PS/2 NextStep. From the desktop workspace, a user   
   > can start applications, manage files (for example, create, open,   
   > delete or modify), move about the AIX file system with a file browser   
   > application and perform other tasks.   
   > INTERFACE BUILDER: An application that displays a window   
   > representing a program's user interface and provides graphical access   
   > to a number of standard interface objects, such as text fields,   
   > buttons, menus and windows. (An object is a programming unit that   
   > associates data with the particular operations that can use or affect   
   > that data.) To design an interface, a programmer simply moves   
   > interface objects into the program window, strategically placing them   
   > and giving them the characteristics desired.   
   > In addition, the programmer does not have to write additional   
   > code to perform basic display operations and handle common user   
   > events. The interface objects are already coded to understand user   
   > events, such as mouse and keyboard actions, and automatically perform   
   > basic display operations when an action is directed at them. For   
   > example, a button knows how to graphically highlight itself when a   
   > user selects it; a text field displays characters that the user types   
   > in; a window disappears when its "close" button is selected.   
   > The Interface Builder also has tools for connecting interface   
   > objects to each other. For instance, a programmer can connect a   
   > button to a panel so the panel comes to the front when the user   
   > selects the button, or connect a slider to a text field so the value   
   > displayed in the text field is continuously updated as the user moves   
   > the slider. For some simple applications, the interface objects and   
   > the code provided by the AIX NextStep application development   
   > environment are sufficient to allow a user to create a program   
   > without writing a line of code. Users can also design their own   
   > interface object and connect them in the Interface Builder.   
   > STEPSTONE OBJECTIVE-C COMPILER: A compiler for object-oriented   
   > programs. Objective-C is an extension of the C language.   
   > PUBLICATIONS   
   > The following publications are shipped as documentation with   
   > the AIX PS/2 NextStep Environment program:   
   > ORDER   
   > TITLE NUMBER   
   > AIX PS/2 NextStep Environment   
   > User's Guide SC23-2213   
   > AIX PS/2 NextStep Environment   
   > Technical Concepts SC23-2217   
   > AIX PS/2 NextStep Environment   
   > Technical Reference SC23-2220   
   > AIX PS/2 NextStep Environment   
   > Technical Appendices SC23-2265   
   > Additional copies of these publications will be available from   
   > Mechanicsburg immediately after general availability.   
   > EDUCATION SUPPORT   
   > A description of these self-study and classroom courses is   
   > contained in the catalog of IBM Education (G320-1244). Call IBM   
   > Direct Education, 1-800-IBM-2468, for schedules, enrollments and to   
      
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