NUGI was the grandly named "NeXTSTEP User Groups International" -- a last ditch effort by a bunch of NeXT fanatics to maintain interest in a mainstream operating system while NeXT the company was gravitating towards WebObjects and the enterprise. I as a grad student was President, some guy in Europe was Chairman, and that was... Continue Reading →
MacareNeXT: The official dance song of the Apple – NeXT merger
It was January of 1997. Apple had just announced the acquisition of NeXT. The Macarena was the world's most popular dance song. I was growing increasingly restless in my job as a management consultant. It all came together here... (apologies for the outdated links, but I wanted to preserve the historical record) MacareNeXT The BayArea... Continue Reading →
UNIX for the PC (Politically Correct)
In order for UNIX(tm) to survive into the nineties, it must get rid of its intimidating commands and outmoded jargon, and become compatible with the existing standards of our day. To this end, our technicians have come up with a new version of UNIX, System VI, for use by the PC that is, the "Politically Correct."
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