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NeXTSTEP (& OpenSTEP) in 86box

Started by Darwheel, Aug 05, 2026, 09:41 PM

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Darwheel

Posted about this on reddit a while back, haven't tried other versions yet, but this was roughly the setup i had to run NeXTSTEP in a PC-emulator called "86box" (While following the guide as presented on betawiki, i had some alterations to fit what current versions of 86box have...):

◊ NeXTSTEP 3.3:

  • Motherboard = Socket 4 Intel Premiere/PCI ED
  • Processor = Pentium Overdrive
  • RAM = The maximum offered RAM as by what the choosen motherboard can provide
  • Mouse = PS/2
  • Network = None unfortunately due to 86box not including what NeXTSTEP 3.3 can support
  • CD Drive = the default as 86box provides

◊ OpenSTEP 4.2:

  • CPU = Intel Pentium Overdrive II
  • RAM = The maximum offered RAM as by what the chosen motherboard can provide
  • Network = [PCI] DECchip 21140 "Tulip FasterNet" (Unfortunately never was truly able to test it)

Darwheel

I do have the disk & machine images up on my mac and i can compress and send those over to anybody who asks.