NeXT
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Background: NeXT, Inc. (later NeXT Computer, Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc) was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets.Apple purchased NeXT in 1997 for $429 million and 1.5 million shares of Apple stock. As part of the agreement, Steve Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Software, returned to Apple, the company he had co-founded in 1976.
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NextSTEP/OpenSTEP
1st Logo
(1990s)
Logo: On a dotted background, an icon of a Macintosh with a happy face on the screen appears.
FX/SFX: TBA
Startup Sound (Music/Sounds): None.
Availability: Extremely rare. Only appears on original Next computers.
Scare Factor: None.