Fascinating. I'd also love to see the Lotus 1-2-3 segment. Anyone know where that is?
I'd like to see the whole video. Here's some info on it - not sure where to actually get a copy though https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/catalog/bib_1261137
Steve Jobs brainstorms with the NeXT team
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Re: Steve Jobs brainstorms with the NeXT team
#52Wow, in the 4th video, where he's showing off NextStep mail application, the definition of smooth scrolling has definitely changed over the decades.
That being said, after watching this video it struck me how little innovation has being going on in the email space. Granted, change for change's sake is not always a good thing, but for a video made before I was born it seems strange that even the mail.app that ships with Lion still hasn't fundamentally changed from its neXt forebears - we still have the three large horizontal textboxes on top of a large textarea fo…
What's wrong with the subject line? I'm genuinely interested in the post-email phenomenon. Us old timers sometimes would sometimes put a whole short message in the subject line, giving roughly the functionality of an instant message.
Re: Steve Jobs brainstorms with the NeXT team
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think there were only about 50,000 NeXT machines ever sold, so there may not be enough to go around for all the cool kids.
That's what I mean - with a very limited supply, unique (and durable) design, first-machine-on-the-web status and the steve jobs connection, I can see this becoming an investment grade collectible at some point. They cost between $500 and $2000 for the cube (which will undoubtedly be the one to have) now, I can see a future scenario where they are going for 10 times that at auctions, particularly if they have provena…
Well, I have a Cube and a mono slab. If you're right, I'm set for retirement.
Re: Steve Jobs brainstorms with the NeXT team
#54I see a bit more stuff about NeXT getting posted around, I suspect this is because of Jobs' passing. It got me wondering : although a commercial failure, this computer made a big impact. I wonder if, in 20 years time, all the cool kids will have an old NeXT on prominent display in their home? What other bits of hardware/software combos are going to be classics?
You are looking it from the wrong point of view. NeXT IS really successful. Its technology is the heart of millions of devices, from computers to phones, and even part of the culture of the manufacturing process spill over to Apple. NeXT's team as well, starting from Jobs was the starting point of Apple renaissance.