NewWave (HP software)
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NewWave was an object-oriented graphical desktop environment and office productivity tool for PCs running early versions of Microsoft Windows
(beginning with 2.0
). It was developed by Hewlett-Packard
and introduced c. 1989. It was used on the HP Vectra
s.
HP promoted NewWave until the release of Windows 95
, at which time further development of the product ceased due to incompatibility with the new operating system. Because of alleged similarities to the Macintosh GUI, NewWave was the subject of an unsuccessful "look and feel" lawsuit by Apple
(see Apple v. Microsoft). The NewWave GUI (together with the contemporaneous NeXTSTEP
GUI) introduced the shaded "3-D look and feel" that was later widely adopted.
HP encouraged independent software vendor
s to produce versions of applications that took advantage of NewWave functionality -- namely, versions that worked with objects instead of files. One early example was Lotus
, who produced an edition of their Microsoft Windows word processor
Ami Pro entitled "Ami Pro for NewWave."
NewWave also featured icons, scheduled scripts in the form of "agents", and "hot connects."
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
(beginning with 2.0
Windows 2.0
Windows 2.0 is a 16-bit Microsoft Windows GUI-based operating environment that was released on December 9, 1987 and is the successor to Windows 1.0. With Windows 2.1x in 1988, Windows 2.0 was supplemented by Windows/286 and Windows/386...
). It was developed by Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
and introduced c. 1989. It was used on the HP Vectra
HP Vectra
The HP Vectra was a line of business-oriented personal computers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard. It was introduced in October 1985 as HP's first IBM compatible PC.-External links:* , HP Computer Museum* , HP Computer Museum...
s.
HP promoted NewWave until the release of Windows 95
Windows 95
Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products...
, at which time further development of the product ceased due to incompatibility with the new operating system. Because of alleged similarities to the Macintosh GUI, NewWave was the subject of an unsuccessful "look and feel" lawsuit by Apple
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
(see Apple v. Microsoft). The NewWave GUI (together with the contemporaneous NeXTSTEP
NEXTSTEP
NeXTSTEP was the object-oriented, multitasking operating system developed by NeXT Computer to run on its range of proprietary workstation computers, such as the NeXTcube...
GUI) introduced the shaded "3-D look and feel" that was later widely adopted.
HP encouraged independent software vendor
Independent software vendor
Independent software vendor is a business term for companies specializing in making or selling software, designed for mass marketing or for niche markets...
s to produce versions of applications that took advantage of NewWave functionality -- namely, versions that worked with objects instead of files. One early example was Lotus
Lotus Software
Lotus Software is a software company with headquarters in Westford, Massachusetts...
, who produced an edition of their Microsoft Windows word processor
Word processor
A word processor is a computer application used for the production of any sort of printable material....
Ami Pro entitled "Ami Pro for NewWave."
NewWave also featured icons, scheduled scripts in the form of "agents", and "hot connects."
Further reading
Articles in August 1989 issue of Hewlett-Packard Journal:- "An overview of the HP NewWave environment" by Ian J. Fuller
- "An extensible agent task language - creating scripts in the Hewlett-Packard NewWave environment" by Barbara B. Packard
- "An object-based user interface for the HP NewWave environment" by Peter S. Showman
- "The HP NewWave environment help facility" by Vicky Spilman
- "The NewWave Object Management Facility" by John A. Dysart
- "The NewWave Office - the user interface's tools and methods" by Beatrice Lam
- "NewWave computer-based training development facility" by Lawrence A. Lynch-Freshner
- "Product development using object-oriented software technology" by Thomas F. Kraemer
- "Agents and the HP NewWave application program interface" by Glenn R. Stearns
- "Encapsulation of applications in the NewWave environment" by William M. Crow
External links
- http://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/pdfs/IssuePDFs/1989-08.pdf
- http://www.managingchange.com/innoused/newwave.htm