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The Steve Jobs demo of NextSTEP
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Joacim Melin
Feb 21, 2020, 6:26:58 AM2/21/20
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Hello,
It seems like forever ago but it must have been 15 years I ran a website
called the NeXT Information Archive where I collected all kinds of files
related to NeXT and NeXTSTEP. I scanned tons of material and others sent me
stuff to. One of the things I was sent was a VHS tape in NTSC with Steve Jobs
demonstrating NeXTSTEP, I think it was version 2.0. I did my best to digitize
this video and put it on my website and eventually it found it's way to
Youtube (this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j02b8Fuz73A. The "tracking..." message is from
the Samsung VHS player I had at the time).
Long story short - I still have the tape. I have no way to digitize it since I
don't have the hardware for it but it's a shame that it's just sitting here
when it can be put to better use.
(It was NeXTSTEP 3.0, not 2.0. My bad.)
I'm willing to send this to anyone who can digitize it properly and get it
online in the best possible quality.
Get in touch if that's you. Email me at hi (a) joacim dot net.
It seems like forever ago but it must have been 15 years I ran a website
called the NeXT Information Archive where I collected all kinds of files
related to NeXT and NeXTSTEP. I scanned tons of material and others sent me
stuff to. One of the things I was sent was a VHS tape in NTSC with Steve Jobs
demonstrating NeXTSTEP, I think it was version 2.0. I did my best to digitize
this video and put it on my website and eventually it found it's way to
Youtube (this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j02b8Fuz73A. The "tracking..." message is from
the Samsung VHS player I had at the time).
Long story short - I still have the tape. I have no way to digitize it since I
don't have the hardware for it but it's a shame that it's just sitting here
when it can be put to better use.
(It was NeXTSTEP 3.0, not 2.0. My bad.)
I'm willing to send this to anyone who can digitize it properly and get it
online in the best possible quality.
Get in touch if that's you. Email me at hi (a) joacim dot net.
CrimsonRE
Feb 26, 2020, 10:12:51 PM2/26/20
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In article <15823...@f242.n221.z2.fidonet.fi>,
Well, I am gobsmacked - I remember NIA very well! It was pretty much the
center of the NeXT hobbyist community in that time period - many thanks
for running it! I'll have to fire up my '040 Cube and pull up the
address from my OmniWeb bookmarks file...
Was the peak.org NeXT archive still in existence at that time? And what
do you think of the nextcomputers.org site (forums & files archive)?
center of the NeXT hobbyist community in that time period - many thanks
for running it! I'll have to fire up my '040 Cube and pull up the
address from my OmniWeb bookmarks file...
Was the peak.org NeXT archive still in existence at that time? And what
do you think of the nextcomputers.org site (forums & files archive)?
Joacim Melin
Feb 27, 2020, 9:51:25 AM2/27/20
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C> df2638b4
C> In article <15823...@f242.n221.z2.fidonet.fi>,
C> the
C> center of the NeXT hobbyist community in that time period - many
C> thanks
C> for running it! I'll have to fire up my '040 Cube and pull up the
C> address from my OmniWeb bookmarks file...
C> Was the peak.org NeXT archive still in existence at that time? And
C> what
C> do you think of the nextcomputers.org site (forums & files archive)?
The address back in the day was http://next.z80.org. I later registered
openstep.se and migrated the whole thing there but I gave up soon after since
my home built webserver could'n cope with the load and the forum got hacked
time and time again. It was a very fun time.
Nextcomputers.org was actually based on my site. Lots of the files from my
site is the files they offer there and I gave them everything to carry on
running something for the NeXT community. I can't remember if they took over
the forum too.
This is what my site looked like back in the day:
https://www.joacimmelin.se/projekt/Screen-Shot-2016-05-02-at-21.10.38.png
You can find it on Archive.org too:
https://web.archive.org/web/20030608130931/http://next.z80.org/
When I ran the site we also did a magazine. One issue only since no one had
time to carry on but it was fun:
https://www.joacimmelin.se/projekt/nextzine.pdf
BR/
Joacim
C> In article <15823...@f242.n221.z2.fidonet.fi>,
C> Joacim Melin <Joacim...@f242.n221.z2.fidonet.fi> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> It seems like forever ago but it must have been 15 years I ran a website >>
> called the NeXT Information Archive where I collected all kinds of files >>
>> Hello,
>>
>> It seems like forever ago but it must have been 15 years I ran a website >>
> called the NeXT Information Archive where I collected all kinds of files >>
> lated to NeXT and NeXTSTEP. I scanned tons of material and others sent me >>
> uff to. One of the things I was sent was a VHS tape in NTSC with Steve Job
C> s
>> demonstrating NeXTSTEP, I think it was version 2.0. I did my best to
> digitiz
C> e
> digitiz
>> this video and put it on my website and eventually it found it's way to >>
> Youtube (this one:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j02b8Fuz73A. The "tracking..." message is
> >> from
>> the Samsung VHS player I had at the time).
>>
>> Long story short - I still have the tape. I have no way to digitize it
> since
>> I
>> don't have the hardware for it but it's a shame that it's just sitting here
> >> when it can be put to better use.
>>
>> (It was NeXTSTEP 3.0, not 2.0. My bad.)
>>
>> I'm willing to send this to anyone who can digitize it properly and get it
> >> online in the best possible quality.
>>
>> Get in touch if that's you. Email me at hi (a) joacim dot net.
C> Well, I am gobsmacked - I remember NIA very well! It was pretty much
> Youtube (this one:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j02b8Fuz73A. The "tracking..." message is
> >> from
>> the Samsung VHS player I had at the time).
>>
>> Long story short - I still have the tape. I have no way to digitize it
> since
>> I
>> don't have the hardware for it but it's a shame that it's just sitting here
> >> when it can be put to better use.
>>
>> (It was NeXTSTEP 3.0, not 2.0. My bad.)
>>
>> I'm willing to send this to anyone who can digitize it properly and get it
> >> online in the best possible quality.
>>
>> Get in touch if that's you. Email me at hi (a) joacim dot net.
C> the
C> center of the NeXT hobbyist community in that time period - many
C> thanks
C> for running it! I'll have to fire up my '040 Cube and pull up the
C> address from my OmniWeb bookmarks file...
C> Was the peak.org NeXT archive still in existence at that time? And
C> what
C> do you think of the nextcomputers.org site (forums & files archive)?
The address back in the day was http://next.z80.org. I later registered
openstep.se and migrated the whole thing there but I gave up soon after since
my home built webserver could'n cope with the load and the forum got hacked
time and time again. It was a very fun time.
Nextcomputers.org was actually based on my site. Lots of the files from my
site is the files they offer there and I gave them everything to carry on
running something for the NeXT community. I can't remember if they took over
the forum too.
This is what my site looked like back in the day:
https://www.joacimmelin.se/projekt/Screen-Shot-2016-05-02-at-21.10.38.png
You can find it on Archive.org too:
https://web.archive.org/web/20030608130931/http://next.z80.org/
When I ran the site we also did a magazine. One issue only since no one had
time to carry on but it was fun:
https://www.joacimmelin.se/projekt/nextzine.pdf
BR/
Joacim
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