NeXT Inc, Palo Alto has finally completed the 1.0 release of the NeXTStep Mach Unix-based operating software for the NeXT Computer System, 11 months after the machine was launched. The company has been shipping the software to developers, and says that it hopes to start shipping it to customers by September 18. According to the Wall Street Journal, desktop publishing is likely to be the first major application for the machine: Frame Technology Corp of San Jose has a publishing program described as making the benefits of NeXT really reach up to you. As well as selling the machine direct to colleges, NeXT is putting it through Businessland Inc, and is set to launch in the UK next month.
