In October 1991, the author became a Systems Engineer at NeXT, a company founded by Steve Jobs. During this time, NeXTMail was celebrated for its innovative features, including audio attachments in emails, which marked a significant technological leap. The author noticed the unused email alias steve@next.com, and out of curiosity, requested it. Surprisingly, this request was approved automatically, leading to a noteworthy moment when Steve Jobs himself sent a response, acknowledging the authorâs idea. This experience reflects the cultural and technological innovations at NeXT during the early '90s.
In 1991, I was a new Systems Engineer at NeXT, a company founded by Steve Jobs, and I naively requested the email alias steve@next.com for myself.
NeXTMail was revolutionary at the time, allowing multimedia features like audio attachments embedded in emails, a stark contrast to conventional command line email.
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