Some of the industry’s most interesting, most informed and most experienced engineers were those who worked on Steve Jobs’ NeXT Computer. A computer that made history more than it has been part of history. Until now. AppStorey presents, the interviews.
It’s 1988, there is no web to surf and if you switched on a Radio you might just hear Will Smith as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air sing his hit single “Parents Just Don’t Understand”. 1988 was also the year of another kind of hit. A computer that would put an end to that Radio device, a … Continue reading Parents Just Don’t Understand (Steve Jobs’s NeXT Computer)
“Small teams make the software that makes a difference in our world, not big ones” — Ken Anderson for AppStorey Today, Ken Anderson is a successful mobile, and server systems engineer and entrepreneur, but in 1990 Ken was trying to get his start in the ultra-competitive commodities trading business, and ended up helping change the way trading … Continue reading Ken Anderson tells AppStorey about the moment NeXT was brought to Phibro International Commodities Trading
Dean Zarras is a computer scientist, software engineer and business entrepreneur. Today, Dean is CEO and Founder of ClearFactr an online spreadsheet innovation that is just opening its offerings to the public. Lotus founder, Mitch Kapor, who created the company most commonly known for first bringing software to the financial world, gives his take on Dean’s new tool: https://twitter.com/mkapor/status/614556104815542272 In 1990, … Continue reading Dean Zarras Tells AppStorey how NeXT first brought Object Oriented Tools to Financial Algo-Trading Systems.
Today is April 1, 2016 —April Fools Day, and Apple is now 40 years old. It is no longer Apple Computer, but simply Apple. CEO Tim Cook says Apple is at “childhood’s end” but how did Apple really get here? AppStorey brings you the true story of the web, the first AppStore and how the tools and … Continue reading On Apple’s 40th Anniversary, Eric Bergerson tells how Apple was built upon NeXT Object Oriented Technology
In the early days of personal computing, there were a lot of different computers, each seemed to have a place in the world. Until one. The NeXT Computer. October 12, 1988, Computing Advances to the NeXT Level. So did Jesse. Come with us, as we journey back to a time where jobs like graphic design were … Continue reading Jesse Tayler talks AppStore and NeXTSTEP with AppStorey
Hadar Pedhazur talks about NeXT Computers and Wall St successes in 1990 Continue reading Wall St Equity Trading Software Veteran, Hadar Pedhazur talks Steve Jobs, NeXT and advanced computing to AppStorey
July 2015, New York City. Alex Cone, master level software designer and NeXT expert interviews for AppStorey People who just don’t fundamentally care if it’s good enough or not are the enemy of those who strive to do their best. Alex Cone gave several hours of informative interviews on the subjects of vintage computing, Morse … Continue reading Alex Cone, master level software designer and NeXT expert interviews for AppStorey
