NeXT Step 3.0 video with Steve Jobs

[djeans]

Did anyone notice the demo of the Next version of Word Perfect looked alot like what pages is now? That makes me wonder if perhaps they may be working on bringing a Lotus Improv type spreadsheet program out sometime in the near future too.
That would be very cool.

[whitesaint]

Wow thanks for the video, very interesting stuff. I can't believe how NeXTSTEP was able to connect to so many different kinds of networks(Sun, Mac, PC, NeXT). It looked like he was using a NeXTStation? How could it be so fast? Any Cocoa-heads know what happened to that database enterprise object or whatever? When was that video taken, like in 1993? Thank God most of the interface elements made it to OS X, i see only a few that didnt....I love it how when he's using DOS he's like "its a wonderful interface" bein sarcastic as hell..Steve Jobs is such a fascinating enigma...

I can just imagine Bill Gates thinking back then, "This guy is trying to set up another computer empire! Eh he probably won't make it even if his products do kick ass..."

[Pengu]

djeans - i was thinking the same thing..

it's a pity the Netware stuff didn't make it into OSX. that would eliminate the last major "macs dont work on our network" argument...

he seemed to really give all hell to apple... understandably i guess...

and. while i can see some of the same cool ease of use in IB, what DID happen to that easy data-access stuff??

makes me want to get a copy of OpenStep.. but then i'd realise how much like osx it is and stop using it all over again. while i like UNIX/Linux, the UI definitely needs the apple touch to make it a pleasure to use : )