NeXT
NeXT computers was a technology company set up by Steve Jobs in late 1985 after leaving Apple. It designed a range of widely recognised computer workstations, as well as an operating systems that would eventually define and influence many of the most successful products Apple would make.
The NeXT workstation was eventually introduced in 1988 after several delays. Although it was hailed as the next big thing in computing, it failed to make any substantial impact due to it's high price. By 1990 the company had introduced new models that were both cheaper and smaller, but these computers also failed to ignite any major interest with limited sales in the region of 50,000 units.
With a shrinking market share for their computers, NeXT would abandon hardware development and turn their attention to software development. By 1997 NeXT was purchased by Apple, who used the software technology to change the face of the company and produce some of their most iconic products. Although NeXT is now a footnote in history, it's lineage includes many software innovations, including WWW, HTML and the video games Doom and Quake.
The NeXT workstation was eventually introduced in 1988 after several delays. Although it was hailed as the next big thing in computing, it failed to make any substantial impact due to it's high price. By 1990 the company had introduced new models that were both cheaper and smaller, but these computers also failed to ignite any major interest with limited sales in the region of 50,000 units.
With a shrinking market share for their computers, NeXT would abandon hardware development and turn their attention to software development. By 1997 NeXT was purchased by Apple, who used the software technology to change the face of the company and produce some of their most iconic products. Although NeXT is now a footnote in history, it's lineage includes many software innovations, including WWW, HTML and the video games Doom and Quake.