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"Steve Jobs' New Machine for the '90s: the NeXT Computer" (BYTE magazine)
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Re: "Steve Jobs' New Machine for the '90s: the NeXT Computer" (BYTE magazine)
#12If this stuff is of interest to you, here's Steve giving a half-hour demonstration of NeXTSTEP 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j02b8Fuz73A
damn... you beat me to it. That video never gets old. Steve actually explaining some technical details and not just being cool.
Re: "Steve Jobs' New Machine for the '90s: the NeXT Computer" (BYTE magazine)
#13This article makes me reminisce about the Color Turboslab I had in uni. Functionally, it was limited because I didn't have much software I could run on it but the layout and design was pure genius. I had this, a few sparcstations, an indigo and an Alpha. All acquired at university auctions.
I eventually had to put them out when I graduated. My car wasn't going to hold all the stuff I had acquired and something had to give.
Re: "Steve Jobs' New Machine for the '90s: the NeXT Computer" (BYTE magazine)
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
The caps lock key just has to be the most useless waste of space on a standard qwerty keyboard. I don't think I have ever used it unless you count the times when you accidentally PRESS IT. Woops.
You can easily remap it to another modifier key on OSX in the system preferences. Other OSes/Windowing systems typically require a modified keyboard layout, but you might be able to find software to do it easily.
I map caps lock to be an extra control key. It does wonders for vim.
Re: "Steve Jobs' New Machine for the '90s: the NeXT Computer" (BYTE magazine)
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
The caps lock key just has to be the most useless waste of space on a standard qwerty keyboard. I don't think I have ever used it unless you count the times when you accidentally PRESS IT. Woops.
You can easily remap it to another modifier key on OSX in the system preferences. Other OSes/Windowing systems typically require a modified keyboard layout, but you might be able to find software to do it easily.
Thanks for the tip, I just remapped it to control like on the old Sun keyboards. I wish I knew about this sooner!
Re: "Steve Jobs' New Machine for the '90s: the NeXT Computer" (BYTE magazine)
#16In 1996, I bought a used TurboSlab from a company called Spherical Solutions, which was run by a man named Sam Goldberger (IIRC). I loved that machine and the Nextstep 3.3 install media that came with it even had x86 binaries, so I was able to install it on the PC I owned at the time (a Micron Millenia with a 200mhz Pentium Pro). I would have upgraded it to Openstep 4 but Next wanted something like $900.00 for it.
I loved Nextstep and I still prefer it to Mac OS X, even though the latter has became something far prettier. I really should see if I can run it via emulation, like I can with BeOS, another favorite OS of mine.
Re: "Steve Jobs' New Machine for the '90s: the NeXT Computer" (BYTE magazine)
#17Fun Facts about the original Cube: * A single cable connects the Cube to its monitor (with speakers and microphone). A single cable connects the monitor to the keyboard. And a single cable connects the keyboard to the mouse. * Neither the Cube nor its monitor have any buttons, switches, or controls. The only way to turn the machine on is by pressing the Power key on the keyboard (which is connected to the monitor). I…
You could sort of get a keyboard with an included USB hub and connect a mouse to it. Or better, get a monitor with a USB hub and just connect your peripherals to the monitor. If you want to go overboard, you can even get speakers and a network card that connect through USB.
But sadly, with Intel torpedoing USB3, our dream of a one-cable computer is still far.
Re: "Steve Jobs' New Machine for the '90s: the NeXT Computer" (BYTE magazine)
#18In 1996, I bought a used TurboSlab from a company called Spherical Solutions, which was run by a man named Sam Goldberger (IIRC). I loved that machine and the Nextstep 3.3 install media that came with it even had x86 binaries, so I was able to install it on the PC I owned at the time (a Micron Millenia with a 200mhz Pentium Pro). I would have upgraded it to Openstep 4 but Next wanted something like $900.00 for it. I…
It is definitely possible to run Openstep in VMware, I used to do it. Not everything works, but it is very cool to see all the parts of that OS that made it into OS X.
edit: here's a helpful blog post by one of the VMware guys: http://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2008/05/weekend-geek-ou.h...
Re: "Steve Jobs' New Machine for the '90s: the NeXT Computer" (BYTE magazine)
#19These are amazing machines. I have a Cube and a Colorstation stashed at my father's house. I picked them up on the cheap in the early 00's. The desktop felt completely modern but it was lacking modern applications. CubX remedied this though. I had a laptop with a broken screen that I put Linux on. I then ran netscape (who remembers netscape?) and other applications via an exported X session. Good times.
Re: "Steve Jobs' New Machine for the '90s: the NeXT Computer" (BYTE magazine)
#20Funny that most of you are holding that code in your hand...