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NeXT was a computer technology company created by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1985 after he was forcibly fired from the company. NeXT computers were used as the original servers for the early internet.

1986 (drafts)

Designer:  Paul Rand
Typography:  Custom
Launched:  January 18, 1986

These concept sketches were completed in January 1986.

1986–1996

NeXT-Computers-1986
Designer:  Paul Rand
Typography:  Custom
Launched:  May 5, 1986

Apple would purchase NeXT in 1996, with the deal that Steve Jobs would return to the board of directors to save the financially troubled company.

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