[joren-]

I have just finished restoring a NeXTcube and was surprised how modern the environment feels: neworking, interface, unix tooling, .. To get to know the environment I compiled the original httpd server and managed to get it compiling after only tweaking the makefile a bit, very similar to what still is sometimes needed on Linux.

The usability of the NeXT computers also had a lasting impact on interactive music applications with the introduction of MAX at IRCAM:

https://0110.be/posts/Electronic_Music_and_the_NeXTcube_-_Ru...

[marbu]

Cool work, I wonder how hard would it be to compile the 1st browser/editor[1]. I have seen few source code repositories with it's code[2], but I'm not sure if it's complete source or not.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldWideWeb [2] https://browsers.evolt.org/browsers/archive/worldwideweb/NeX...

[joren-]

I have tried to compile the browser/editor, the worldwideweb.app, as well and failed, indeed due to having incomplete sources/dependencies. I did not look into it too much though with my main goal being to get music software running.

[mpweiher]

> NeXTcube and was surprised how modern the environment feels

Yeah, I started with a NeXTcube ~30 years ago (after Apple ][ and Amiga), and the computer experience itself hasn't really changed materially. Which is stunning, in a way. And sad.