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Re:NeXT vs. Sun (1991) [video] by aaronbrethorst on Sunday August 21, 2016 @04:00PM (#12332480)
Carbon was the name for the cleaned up, sanitized version of the old Classic Macintosh APIs that was compatible with OS X[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_(API)

Steve founded NeXT after getting fired from Apple, as is reflected in part by the name of the company. Apple acquired NeXT in 1996 for $429mm, which is how Steve Jobs came back to Apple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT#1996.E2.80.9397:_Apple_me...

[1] Well, what was then called OS X.

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Re:NeXT vs. Sun (1991) [video] by duncan_bayne on Sunday August 21, 2016 @06:00PM (#12332913)
I've heard that purchase described as "Jobs buying Apple for $-429mm" :)

I still remember reading reviews of the NeXT OS as a child, wishing I had the hardware to run it (from memory I was still running a PC at the time - an original IBM PC, which was considered a dinosaur even then).

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Re:NeXT vs. Sun (1991) [video] by charlesism on Sunday August 21, 2016 @04:07PM (#12332507)
...and Avie, from this video, came to Apple with him :)
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