October 13, 1988: NeXT Introduces First Computer

It's a fair guess to say that Steve Jobs really, really likes cubes. As evidence of this assertion you've got the failed Mac Cube, the popular Mac mini, the NeXT logo and the first NeXT computer.

NeXT's first computer had specifications that were awe-inspiring for the time: up to 16 MB of RAM, 250 MB optical drive, and a UNIX operating system all crammed into a 12-inch magnesium cube shaped box.

The machine was better than anything Apple was making at the time and cheaper than Apple's highest-end computer. However, having a fast and lovely computing cube wasn't enough, however, and the NeXT computers sold poorly from its introduction this week in 1988.