Hello, all -
Pleased to join the NeXT community, both as a new owner and member here. I purchased my first system from Rob at Black Hole last week (a loaded Turbo Color) and can't wait to get it. I've been primarily a Mac user since the SE/30 in high school and my first computer was a VIC-20 (depending on if you count the Coleco ADAM). I've been collecting and restoring Macs for the last few years but have ALWAYS. WANTED. A NeXT MACHINE. That dream has finally come through and, again, I can't wait to start playing on mine!
I say VA/FL because, while my home (and family) are in Florida, I've been living in the DC/northern VA area since April due to a work opportunity (and get to go home every couple of weeks). Never fear - I have more than a few machines up here to keep me company :)
Welcome to this gang of geeks! You will most enjoy the TurboColor - as swift as advertised. I'm posting this from OmniWeb 2.7b running on mine. I picked mine up somewhere around 2003-4 from a grad student in Canada who was finishing up his dissertation (written, of course, on this machine). Has a 1GB HD and I stuffed it with 128MB of RAM.
Do let us know what aspects of NextStep you enjoy!
(And I am somewhat nearby - in Charlottesville, VA)
Thanks for the welcome!