SJ的失敗之役-NeXT-

最近《i狂人》啃到SJ被逼離开Apple管理层，宫廷政变又失敗之後而憤然辞职，帶走几个忠心下属，打造自己的新電腦NeXT。多年之後整個團隊又随着SJ回到Apple，NeXT的失敗经验也照就了今天Apple的成功。NeXT的OS NeXTSTEP也就是今天Mac OS X的基礎。

當年在广告公司工作時正是NeXT在美国推出之時。公司的Art Director E君由於是从美國回來，出席過Macworld是SJ的忠實信徒，整天在公司吹水説九十年代是NeXT的天下了雲雲(的確，如果當初SJ不那么难搞，如果IBM不被Microsoft骗了用OS/2而用NeXTSTEP为OS，如果..)，结果至今天我輩还是没見過NeXT Cube的真身。

NeXT Cube

MANUFACTURER: Next Computers
TYPE: Professional Computer
ORIGIN: U.S.A.
YEAR: 1988
END OF PRODUCTION: 1993
KEYBOARD: Full-stroke keyboard, 85 keys, 2 buttons opto-mechanical mouse

CPU: Motorola MC 68030 @ 25 Mhz
NeXTcube 040: Motorola MC 68040 @ 25 Mhz
NeXTcube Turbo: Motorola MC 68040 @ 33 Mhz
COPROCESSOR: FPU Motorola 68882 (math co-processor) @ 25 Mhz

RAM: 8 Mb upgradable to 16 Mb (Cube 030) or to 64 Mb (Cube 040)
GRAPHIC MODES: 1120 x 832
COLORS: 4 (black, white and two shades of grey)
SOUND: DSP Motorola 56001 @ 25 Mhz (16 bits, 44.1 Khz, stereo, 24k RAM upgradable to 576 kb)
Speaker: built-in the monitor

SIZE / WEIGHT: 31.8 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm
I/O PORTS: 4 (3 free) NeXTbus connectors, internal SCSI connector, SCSI2 external connector, DSP, video output, proprietary port for NeXT laser printer, 2 RS232 ports, Ethernet,

BUILT IN MEDIA: Magneto-Optical Drive (256 MB)
SCSI hard-disk, FDD (2.88 Mb) and CD-ROM were optional

OS: MACH 4.3 + NextStep
POWER SUPPLY: PSU built-in
PERIPHERALS: Modem

PRICE: $6500 (USA, October 88)