book about the history of NeXT computers
Thierry Mella
I remember a book - back in 1993 - written on the
story of NeXT computers.
The title is :
"Steve Jobs & the NeXT Big Thing"
Has anyone have read it ? What's your advice about the content ?
Thierry
Eric
Ah, yes. I have that book - got it at a used book sale a while back. I've
read it twice, and I thought that it was overly negative and did not
mention most of NeXT's successes (like the NSA, whom they actually made
machines for after the Fremont factory "shut down"). It does mention the
William Morris Agency, however, somehow, it managed to put a negative
spin on it (something about the Agency not needing computers, if I recall
correctly). The whole book focuses on NeXT from a business perspective,
not a technology perspective.
Eric
wessd
I sold about 8 of those books here in 98 or so.
The book was VERY anti Jobs, the author had had a bad experience with
Jobs (who hasn't?) and took it personally, so he had an ax to grind.
Stross also wrote E-boys, another not real good book.
The NeXT story is so obscure,and so controlled by Steve, we may never
get the trivia and scoop we crave. The Second Coming of Steve Jobs and
iCON are very good books.
I have scarfed every thing off the web I can on NeXT, I love the demo
vdeos.
I have a cube, only the cube, nothing else. I keep thinking I want to
put a windoze system into it.
I would love to have a working system.
WessD
kb7...@freeshell.org
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wessd <wessd...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I sold about 8 of those books here in 98 or so.
>
> The book was VERY anti Jobs, the author had had a bad experience with
> Jobs (who hasn't?) and took it personally, so he had an ax to grind.
> Stross also wrote E-boys, another not real good book.
> The NeXT story is so obscure,and so controlled by Steve, we may never
> get the trivia and scoop we crave. The Second Coming of Steve Jobs and
> iCON are very good books.
>
> I have scarfed every thing off the web I can on NeXT, I love the demo
> vdeos.
> I have a cube, only the cube, nothing else. I keep thinking I want to
> put a windoze system into it.
>
> I would love to have a working system.
> WessD
>
Hi WessD,
I agree that book is anti Jobs. :-) I've read it a few times. If you
need assistance getting your cube running, drop by the forums @
www.nextcomputers.org. You'll find everyone there tries to be helpful as
possible. Usenet is great, but you'll find more people there using NeXT
systems than here in the groups. :-( Take care.
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