NeXT — American computer company founded by Steve Jobs (1985–1997)

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American computer company founded by Steve Jobs (1985–1997)

Also known as Next, Inc. · Next Software, Inc. · Next Computer, Inc. · NeXT Computer · NeXT Software

Founded: June 20, 1985
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3.web.archive.org/web/19970412221459/http://www.next.com/NeXTanswers/HTMLFiles/1825.htmld/1825.html
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Founded by: Steve Jobs
Headquarters: Redwood City(until 1997)
, Palo Alto(since 1985)
Country: United States
Industry: computer hardware industry
, software industry
CEO: Steve Jobs
Website: web.archive.org/web/19970412194822/http://www.next.com

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NeXT, Inc. was an American technology company headquartered in Redwood City, California. It was founded in 1985 by Steve Jobs, the Apple Computer co-founder who had been ousted from Apple earlier that year. The company initially developed workstation computers for higher education and business markets before shifting its focus to software.

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Dissolved: February 4, 1997
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December 20, 1996
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4.books.google.at/books?id=WR8bHpiDWt4C&pg=PT15&dq=December+20+1996
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Formed in: Cupertino
Palo Alto
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1.tech-insider.org/unix/research/1989/0330.html
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Woodside
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1.allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/longbio/longbio_05.php
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Legal form: privately held company
Merged into: Apple Inc.
Product or material produced: NeXT Computer
NeXTcube
NeXTcube Turbo
NeXTstation
NeXTSTEP
Owned by: Steve Jobs
Has works in the collection: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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1.Stated in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collectionsfmoma.org/artist/NeXT_Software_Inc_/Retrieved 2021-09-28
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