What is a NeXT Cube™?
The NeXT Cube™, also known as the NeXTcube, was a personal computer designed by the founder and CEO of Apple Computers Steve Jobs during a time when he was in between stints with the company. After Jobs was let go from Apple in the mid 1980s, he founded NeXT Computers. The NeXT Cube™, while advanced for its time, may have been too advanced, and introduced too many idiosyncrasies, for it to be widely accepted. The NeXT Cube™ was manufactured from 1988 to 2003. The computer had a number of features we come to expect from modern machines, such as a graphical interface. It came complete with a monitor and printer, though the monitor could only display in grayscale, which some considered one of its drawbacks. One of the most distinctive features about the NeXT Cube&trade was its design. While most computers of the day were cream-colored horizontal or vertical towers in a rectangular shape, the NeXT Cube™ tinkered with a new design. It was black and in a cubical shape, as its name would sugg
