NEXT computers?

mfauris · mfauris #1 (**permalink**)

05-08-2008, 09:41 AM

Does anyone remember NEXT after Jobs left Apple? My buddy used to rave over that computer. Has anyone ever used one? What was the OS? Unix based like OS X?

Input?

Matthew Fauris

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

05-08-2008, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfauris

Does anyone remember NEXT after Jobs left Apple? My buddy used to rave over that computer. Has anyone ever used one? What was the OS? Unix based like OS X?

Input?

Matthew Fauris

NeXT was actually bought out by Apple, which was one of the first things that Steve Jobs did upon his return. NEXTSTEP is actually the foundation for Mac OS X.

mfauris · mfauris #3 (**permalink**)

05-09-2008, 11:34 PM

Cool stuff! So have you ever used one before? If so, thoughts of it? Keeping in mind, compared to computers at that time.

Matthew Fauris

coach_z · coach_z #4 (**permalink**)

05-09-2008, 11:48 PM

i'd venture to say that the majority of the people here werent even born yet when the next was around

-chris

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #5 (**permalink**)

05-09-2008, 11:58 PM

I have a close programer friend who has used a NeXT system and loved it at the time. The OS was quite nice and like was said, was the foundation of OSX when Jobs returned to Apple. My friend and I almost picked one up once for the fun of it but it was still a lot of $$$ so we backed down.

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #6 (**permalink**)

05-10-2008, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by coach_z

i'd venture to say that the majority of the people here werent even born yet when the next was around

-chris

NeXTcomputer was in business from 1985-1996. Im 22 and remember them as being very expensive and for the elite but worth every penny.

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #7 (**permalink**)

05-10-2008, 02:38 AM

I wasn't born yet ... well at least until 88

Kash · Kash #8 (**permalink**)

05-10-2008, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coach_z

i'd venture to say that the majority of the people here werent even born yet when the next was around

-chris

Looks like only eight people apply to your theory

Macwillis · Macwillis #9 (**permalink**)

05-10-2008, 04:31 AM

i would love to get myself a copy of it and try it have a lot of old computers and apple towers lying around would love to see what it was like.

Derek McNelly · Derek McNelly #10 (**permalink**)

05-10-2008, 08:45 AM

My friend got a NeXT Cube for $100 at a flea market, perfect working order, and he had it set up in his basement for quite some time.

Wonderful little machine.

coach_z · coach_z #11 (**permalink**)

05-10-2008, 12:56 PM

ha...thought they shut down around 85....my bad

kmkl · kmkl #12 (**permalink**)

05-10-2008, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Derek McNelly

My friend got a NeXT Cube for $100 at a flea market, perfect working order, and he had it set up in his basement for quite some time.

Wonderful little machine.

huh... wish i could find stuff like that for $100...

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #13 (**permalink**)

05-10-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by coach_z

ha...thought they shut down around 85....my bad

1985 is when Jobs was fired from Apple by John Sculley. Maybe that is where you were getting 1985 from.

eliehass · eliehass #14 (**permalink**)

06-27-2008, 01:07 AM

hmmm.... I'm interested in giving nextstep a try, just out of curiosity. Does anyone know where I can pick up a copy today?

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #15 (**permalink**)

06-27-2008, 02:02 AM

Ebay?

I mean I have an SGI in the lab, but my stash of old OS's doesn't include Nextstep. Although by Coach's standards I must be positively ancient since I've actually used it

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coach_z #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 23, 2004 Location: North NJ Posts: 3,169 Mac Specs: i dont have no mac's	05-09-2008, 11:48 PM i'd venture to say that the majority of the people here werent even born yet when the next was around -chris MoTM honor roll... when? i dont remember
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Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,824 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	05-09-2008, 11:58 PM I have a close programer friend who has used a NeXT system and loved it at the time. The OS was quite nice and like was said, was the foundation of OSX when Jobs returned to Apple. My friend and I almost picked one up once for the fun of it but it was still a lot of $$$ so we backed down. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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Derek McNelly #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 04, 2008 Location: Center Line, Michigan Posts: 1,574 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.0 GHz C2D - iPod Classic 80GB - iPhone 3GS 8GB	05-10-2008, 08:45 AM My friend got a NeXT Cube for $100 at a flea market, perfect working order, and he had it set up in his basement for quite some time. Wonderful little machine. MacBook 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo - 4 GB RAM - 320 GB HDD - OS X 10.6 80 GB iPod Classic - "fredPod II" 8 GB iPhone 3GS - "fredPhone" MoTM February 2009
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mfauris #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 05, 2008 Posts: 18	05-08-2008, 09:41 AM Does anyone remember NEXT after Jobs left Apple? My buddy used to rave over that computer. Has anyone ever used one? What was the OS? Unix based like OS X? Input? Matthew Fauris
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Macwillis #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 10, 2007 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne UK Posts: 240 Mac Specs: 15" Macbook Pro, 2.16GHZ C2D,120 GB HDD 3GB Ram	05-10-2008, 04:31 AM i would love to get myself a copy of it and try it have a lot of old computers and apple towers lying around would love to see what it was like.
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eliehass #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 03, 2007 Posts: 850 Mac Specs: iMac Core i5(3.6 GHz) 8 GB RAM, MBP C2Duo(2.4 GHz) 4 GB RAM, MB C2Duo(2.4 GHz) 2 GB RAM	06-27-2008, 01:07 AM hmmm.... I'm interested in giving nextstep a try, just out of curiosity. Does anyone know where I can pick up a copy today?
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Dysfunction #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 6,534 Mac Specs: 2008 and 2011 15" mbps, late 11 iMac, iPhone 4s, and too many ipods and other stuff	06-27-2008, 02:02 AM Ebay? I mean I have an SGI in the lab, but my stash of old OS's doesn't include Nextstep. Although by Coach's standards I must be positively ancient since I've actually used it : mike This machine kills fascists Got # ? phear the command line!
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