Rank Last Qtrs. Item Comment
Qtr. on List
1 2 3 JPEG compression Readers' loudest complaint
2 10 3 NeXT portable/notebook Get a '486
3 8 5 Full-featured CAD software Designers clamoring
4 U&C* 2 Expanded marketing message Developers clamoring
5 3 3 OD survival Cube owners clamoring
6 5 3 $99/MIPS workstation Magic price/performance goal
7 - 1 NeXT management stability Late entry rising fast
8 9 2 Better sysadmin support Licensing, configuration management
9 - 1 3-D modeling package On top of 3DKit
10 U&C* 3 Choice of keyboards UNIX users prefer the old one
Item Comment Examples of Object Links Proof of concept Low-cost entry-level system Can Canon make it cheap? Extended text object Missed NeXTSTEP 3.0 Time-based media standard Better than QuickTime NeXTSTEP port to SPARCstations Second step for software strategy
Item Comment 16-bit color upgrade path Reward original buyers End-user relational database Custom apps not for everyone World-class service/support New pricing plan a mixed blessing Reasonable RAM/storage Pricing on configured Turbos a help Multiuser project-management software Standard IPC application
Item Date Removed Comment NeXT marketing message Nov. 1991 Custom apps 3-D graphics/animation** Jan. 1992 3DKit in NeXTSTEP 3.0 Inexpensive color printer** Jan. 1992 NeXT Color Printer NeXTWORLD Expo Jan. 1992 First of many OS distribution via CD-ROM** Jan. 1992 When 3.0 ships NeXTSTEP port to Intel PCs** Jan. 1992 Ship date slips NeXT support for Mac floppies** Jan. 1992 NeXTSTEP 3.0 Services for linking applications** Jan. 1992 3.0's Object Links Hypertext authoring system Jan. 1992 CraftMan ships Page-layout program July 1992 PasteUp ships Built-in MIDI ports or card May 1992 MIDI Link from Quest* On Up-and-Coming list last quarter
** Announced but not shipping