Uncommon VHS cassette tape of Steve Jobs’s historic keynote presentation at the inaugural NeXTWORLD Expo, which was held at San Francisco's Civic Auditorium and Brooks Hall on January 22–24, 1992. On the second day, Jobs thrilled attendees when he demoed NeXTSTEP Release 3, NeXT's modern operating system and developer platform, and introduced improved NeXTstation systems scheduled for release in 1992. The tape’s label reads: “Steve Jobs / Keynote Presentation / NeXTWORLD Expo, 1/23/92 / 1992 NeXT Computer, Inc. / All rights reserved / 1M4901 / 1:50:49.” Includes its original paper slipcase, which bears wear and stains. In fine condition.
Having resigned from Apple in the fall of 1985, Jobs founded the innovative NeXT project, a computer and software company aimed at the markets of business and higher education. The first NeXT Computer was introduced in 1988, and then the smaller NeXTstation two years later. While computers encountered subpar sales, the NeXTSTEP operating system and development environment proved highly influential. Apple purchased NeXT in 1997 for $429 million and 1.5 million shares of Apple stock, with Jobs, as part of the agreement, returning to the company he had co-founded in 1976.
