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points by simondotau 4 days ago | 0 comments
> the rise and fall of the NeXT platform

In a very real sense, the NeXT platform never fell. It just changed its name to Mac OS X. Apple still ships Chess.app and TextEdit.app which can be launched from Dock.app, and you might see a spinning beachball cursor while it loads.

[–] TheAmazingRace 3 days ago
You are technically correct. I suppose I should clarify and state that I mean the rise and fall of the original incarnation of the NeXT platform under the NeXT Computer Inc. (later NeXT Software Inc.) company.
[–] smm11 3 days ago
It's a spinning optical disk.
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