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How did NeXT fail? Apple bought them, and then released NeXT-based designs with Apple branding, down to the APIs! I only use a MacBook today because it's a NeXT derivative.


A "fully loaded and maxed out" NeXTStation Turbo was:

68040 at 33MHz

128MB RAM

4096 color, 1152x832 (or similar) display

that could do Display PostScript and had a relatively complete Unix subsystem under the covers.

The Turbo Cube (same CPU but with the 24/32 bit color NeXT display board) could do full color.

Current minimum specs to be happy on MacOS: dual core 2+ghz CPU, 8GB RAM, SSD drives

Failure or not of NeXT? Not sure.


Yes good point. Many people forget that all Apple stuff is really NeXT




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