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NeXT Computer workstation that includes the NeXT computer (Model N1000, Serial No. AAK0003506), NeXT MegaPixel 16˝ CRT Display (Model N4000A, with SRB Manufactured label with Serial No. AAA7007023), NeXT 400 dpi Laser Printer (Model No. N2000, Serial No. AAC 0011815), NeXT Keyboard, NeXT Mouse, NeXT power cord, and a backup NeXT 983 Power Supply (Sony CR-61C). Includes manuals and software for WordPerfect, WriteNow, and NeXTStep, a circa 1990 promotional brochure for the NeXTcube, and two 256 Megabyte Optical Disks. The consignor notes that the NeXT computer and monitor have been tested to be in working order; RR Auction has not confirmed the functionality of either machine. The computer and its accessories are in fine cosmetic condition, with some scuffs and marks, and wear to the NeXTStep box.
Having been ousted from Apple in the fall of 1985, Jobs founded the innovative NeXT project, a computer and software company aimed at the markets of business and higher education. The first NeXT Computer, informally referred to as the ‘Cube,’ was introduced in 1988 with great fanfare thanks to Jobs's marketing strategy. At NeXT, Jobs helped to develop a pioneering 'fingerless' automated manufacturing line right in Silicon Valley. He believed that keeping the design, development, and manufacturing in close proximity—all in a single plant, rather than outsourced overseas—would help NeXT out-innovate its competitors by allowing continuous improvement of their products. Although their computers encountered subpar sales, the NeXTSTEP operating system and development environment proved highly influential, forming the basis for Mac OS X. Apple purchased NeXT in 1997 for $429 million and 1.5 million shares of Apple stock, with Jobs, as part of the agreement, returning to the company he had co-founded in 1976.
