Today we return to the magical Wayback Machine at Archive.org to retrieve another lost nugget. This 1997 article by John Rizzo, discussing Apple's decision to buy NeXT, is originally from Creative Mac.
It begins:
"On a slow news day just before Christmas, Apple made its most important move since cofounder Steve Jobs dumped the Lisa to create the Mac.
Apple bought Job's NeXT Software Incorporated with the aim of using the NeXTstep operating system as the foundation for Mac OS 8. Back in 1993, Apple planned to ship Mac OS 8 (then called Copland) at roughly the same time Windows 95 was to debut. Copland was to be an intermediate step to Gershwin, Apple's answer to Windows NT. But as 1996 drew to a close with Copland years late and Gershwin nowhere in sight, Apple decided to kill Copland and announced it would use a third-party operating system as the core of Mac OS 8. Users would get a Mac interface, the ability to run Mac software, and a faster and more stable system."

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Saved or Sunk?

Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The March 21 - 31 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Xerox Suit, Oracle Takeover & Jesse Jackson on Apple".

March 21 - 31: Xerox Suit, Oracle Takeover & Jesse Jackson on Apple

Another interesting 1981 tale from the inside at Folklore.org by Andy Hertzfeld. This time, a shakeup in Apple II engineering frees him up to work on the Macintosh. It begins:
"I could tell there was something wrong from the moment I stepped into the building, on the morning of Wednesday, February 25th, 1981. Instead of the normal office buzz, there was a muted sadness hanging in the air. People were standing around, huddled in small groups. I ran into Donn Denman, who had a cubicle near mine, and asked him what was going on."

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Black Wednesday

Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The March 14 - 20 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Lots Of Mac History, 1 Million Macs, Wicked Fast, Tell-All Book, Darwin".

March 14 - 20: Lots Of Mac History, 1 Million Macs, Wicked Fast, Tell-All Book, Darwin

Steve Jobs delivers the Eulogy for OS 9 - coffin and all! "Please join me in a moment of silence, as we remember our old friend, Mac OS 9."



Apple WWDC 2002-The Death Of Mac OS 9

Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The March 7-13 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Newton Pioneers Prepare To Leave, MessagePad 2000 Ships, Bunnies, Columbus".

March 7-13: Newton Pioneers Prepare To Leave, MessagePad 2000 Ships, Bunnies, Columbus

Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The March 1-6 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Gassée Born, Homebrew Starts, Raskin Out".

March 1-6: Gassée Born, Homebrew Starts, Raskin Out