One of a Kind, Rare Steve Jobs NeXT Computer + Paraphernalia CollectionA large, rare collection displaying the mind and work of Steve Jobs, before he returned to Apple and created iPod. The collection is a complete NeXT ecosystem time capsule, with not only the computers involved, but the entire surrounding ecosystem of glossies, books, sales literature, correspondence, magazines, newsletters.Possibly the most complete collection still available, and a veritable treasure trove for those who appreciate or study Steve Jobs, Apple, or any of the wonderful things that have come from NeXT.This period of time is less studied about Jobs, since his work at Apple on the Macintosh project and his work at Apple during the iPod era and beyond tend to be the area most studied by historians.It is likely the only time, outside of a museum, that these things have all been collected in one place.PRICING.THE COLLECTIONHardwareOriginal, working NeXT 030 Cube, dated 1989
(The Original \"NeXT Computer\")
Plus:
15\" B&W Monitor
NeXT logo Keyboard (with UNIX-style CNTL key)
Two-button NeXT MouseOriginal, working NeXTStation Turbo Color
Plus:
17\" Color Sony Trinitron Monitor
NeXT logo Keyboard (with UNIX-style CNTL key)
Two-button NeXT MouseOriginal NeXT 400 dpi Laser PrinterOriginal NeXT CD-ROM - black with NeXT logo
Plus:
SCSI Cables and TerminatorOriginal NeXT logo power and peripheral cords
Jobs wanted even the power cords and peripheral cords to be branded,
as costly as it was.SoftwareNeXTSTEP 3.0 Release on CD-ROM
for Intel, PA-RISA, and MotorolaNEXTIME
was like QuickTime; experimental project
Monolib
co-Xist
X11R5 for NeXTSTEP
Lighthouse Design
Concurrence, Diagram, Taskmaster, Wetpaint
Licenses for NeXT Abandonware
The Fatted Calf - NeXT Public Domain Software
Appsoft Draw
TopDraw + Floppy
WriteNowMagazinesPremiere issue of NeXTWorld
- Steve Jobs on the cover, posing with a NeXTStation Color.
Every issue of NeXTWorld Magazine
Every issue of NeXTWorld Extra NewsletterManuals2 x \"Here\'s How\" - Given to new owners of NeXT Computers
NeXTStep 2.1 Documentation
User\'s Reference
Applications
Setup and Tutorials
Network and System Administration
NeXTStation and NeXTStation Color Service Guide
External CD-ROM Drive Owner\'s GuideSales LiteratureNeXT Price Lists for all hardware, 1991
Software and Peripherals Catalog, Winter 1992
NeXT on Campus
Fall 1990
Spring 1991
Fall 1991
NeXTSTEP 3.0 Product Literature
NeXTWorld Expo 1993 Agenda
3 x NeXTWorld Expo 1993 Glossy
3 x Giant Pull-Out Poster Booklet - \"Now That Everyone Has Computers, What Will It Take To Gain A Competitive Advantage?\"
Steve Jobs Article - Newsweek -- \"At Last: Signs of Life at NeXT\"
Literature - NeXT Database Kit
NeXT for Intel Processors Hardware Compatibility Guide
NEXTSTEP Registered Consultant Program
Apple, NeXTSTEP 3.3 Path 2 Release Notes, circa 1999
Steve Jobs re: Invitation to Register for Developer Conference
NeXTWorld Expo 1992 Registration Packet
NEXTSTEP Support & Education Catalog
NeXTSTEP Third-Party Products Catalog + CD-ROMSales GlossiesWelcome to the NeXT Decade, NeXT Cube 030 Intro
NeXT Sales Tool? - Brochure with Screenshots, no Text
NeXT Cube Glossy
2 x NeXT Full Product Line Glossy
- NeXTStation, NeXTdimension, NeXT Cube
NeXTStation Color/Color Turbo Glossy
NeXTSTEP vs. Other Development Environments
The NeXTstep Advantage
Steve Jobs: \"Why the World Needs a New Computer\"Letters (Personal and Form)Letter from NeXT Vice-President, dated 1993
Letter from NeXTWorld Expo, dated 1993
Letter from NeXTWorld
Letter from NEXTSTEP Product Manager
Letter from Steve Jobs, re: NeXTWorld Expo 1992VideotapesNeXT vs. Sun: A World of Difference
Lotus Improv: The NeXT Lotus Spreadsheet is HerePromotional GiftsNeXT Promotional Gift Guide (Full-Color Catalog of NeXT-branded gifts)
NeXT Tote Bag (canvas)
NeXT Tote Bag (paper)
NeXT Black Sweater (\"We\'ve Taken the NeXTstep\")BooksThe NeXT Bible - Doug Clapp
Object-Oriented Programming and the Objective C Language - NeXT
NeXTStep Programming - Concepts and Applications
NeXTSTEP 3 Programming Interface Summary - NeXT
Accidental Empires - Robert Cringely
The NeXT Book - Bruce F. Webster
Steve Jobs and the NeXT Big Thing - Randall Stross
NEXTSTEP Object-Oriented Software - User\'s Guide
HOW WAS THIS COLLECTION ACQUIRED?It is the collection of three different people who have added to it over time.

• From an employee of a NeXT reseller
• From an employee of a NeXT software firm
  
• From an employee of a famous firm, that, interestingly enough, chose *not* to invest in NeXT
• From me. I was a huge NeXT fan.

I am the holder of it since 1999.

WHO WAS NEXT?After Steve Jobs was fired by the Apple Board (and, notoriously, John Sculley), Jobs formed a company that would target education and business. Whereas the Macintosh was dogged for being underpowered and \"a toy\", Jobs wanted to create something that would reflect modern aesthetic design as well as modern operating system technology.The NeXT Computer was released in 1988, and with it the genesis of the modern Mac and iPhone, iPad, and iOS device that are now ubiquitous.At this time, though, NeXT focused on businesses, not consumers. These NeXT systems cost $6,500 and were designed to be an \"interpersonal workstation\". Beautiful, powerful, and very useful to higher education and growing businesses.From his Fremont, California plant, Jobs envisioned constructing a customer\'s NeXT system to be not unlike BMW, where the customer could tour the facility and watch as his or her order was fulfilled.THE COLLECTIONThe collection starts with the beginning of NeXT-- an original 68030 Cube which was purchased at surplus from a company in the 90s and has been preserved over time. Built in 1989, Model N1000, Serial number AAK0001619, it was built from expensive (and heavy) magnesium metal with matte black paint. It feels unlike any modern computer.The collection continues with a 2nd generation \"pizza box\" system -- the 68040-based NeXTStation Color Turbo. This system was considered among the fastest of the time. From this time are a lot of auxiliary items which tell the fascinating rise of NeXT. Glossy Product literature. User\'s manuals. Price lists. Peripherals catalogs. Correspondence from NeXT. Even the very first issue of NeXTWorld magazine with Steve Jobs, himself, presenting the NeXTStation Color.NeXT would eventually end support for hardware, and venture into software only. Hence, included is NeXTSTEP software for PA-RISC and Intel systems. Perhaps the software still runs on a vintage Intel system and/or emulator.The collection ends with the merger of NeXT into Apple. Correspondence showing the Apple \"rainbow\" logo thanks the user for registering for Y2k updates to the NeXTSTEP software. By this service release, NeXTSTEP had been forked and transformed into OS X and the iPod was taking off. The rest, as they say, is history.SHIPPINGWinners are encouraged to pick up locally in Phoenix, Arizona. If not, I have calculated the cost of shipping the 8-10 boxes. The two monitors are heavy magnesium Sony Trinitron CRTs, and the Cube is made from magnesium.