On this day in 1988: Steve Jobs unveils the NeXT computer. Cost: $14,280 (in today’s prices).pic.twitter.com/jURLD3GVnG
I remember how impossibly expensive it seemed. It was for institutions; no individual could afford one.
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It's like buying a full featured Mac Pro today.https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-pro …
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I remember using one in computer lab (when it had just launched) and finding it surprisingly slow.
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On top of that, he let Business Land have an exclusive. BLs only plan was to use market power to get better price from Apple et al, and underbid the smaller dealers. With no smaller dealers for Next, there was no demand. I made a speech to Apple sales about the problem.
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And, catalog INMAC delivered the supplies. Only a few
@StaplesStores. That’s when NOPA and NOMDA ruled.#memories and in biz -> morph or die.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I know
@ID_AA_Carmack bought one at least for a development machine -
Though I suppose he's kind of a one man institution
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And it changed everything when
@timberners_lee used it to develop httpd at CERNThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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