[comp.sys.next] How a VERY recent Graduate should purchase a NeXT !!!

rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Robert D. Thompson) (09/24/90)

Hello NeXT People,

	I have plans to purchase a NeXT cube within the next
	several months.  However, I have a common problem that
	I am sure many of you can empathize with - $MONEY$

	I recently (a month ago) graduated with a BS in CS and
	I have started my own consulting firm for Windows and
	OS/2 development. 

	The business is going quite well but I am having problems
	allocating the appropriate funds to secure future
	R&D projects (many of which I have already started).

	My long term plans include development on the NeXT.  I have
	read some technical documentation and I am very impressed
	with the Mach OS, NextStep, and the general approach
	to hardware that Next, Inc. has taken.  (It took some
	reading to achieve this interest as many whom I have talked
	to refer to the cube as an attractive table decoration and
	nothing more than that - I HAVE OBVIOUSLY FOUND THIS
	NOT TO BE TRUE).

	Anyway, is it too late for me to get any kind of educational
	discount? (I suppose it would be)  Are there any alternatives
	for getting access to a NeXT for development?

	I would greatly appreciate any information on how to
	purchase a NeXT system, payment plans, etc...  This may
	be inappropriate for this group but I figured it is worth
	a try. 

	Finally, is there any way for a small development
	firm to propose development plans to NeXT and somehow
	convince them that development efforts I intend to 
	complete might be in NeXT Incs' best interest?

	Any suggestions and comments would be appreciated.

	Thanks in advance,

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daugher@cs.tamu.edu (Dr. Walter C. Daugherity) (09/25/90)

In article <3108@vela.acs.oakland.edu> rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Robert D. Thompson) writes:

>	I recently (a month ago) graduated with a BS in CS and
>	I have started my own consulting firm for Windows and
>	OS/2 development. 
...
>	Anyway, is it too late for me to get any kind of educational
>	discount? (I suppose it would be)  

No, of course it's never too late to enroll--in graduate school!

>Are there any alternatives for getting access to a NeXT for development?

You could look for a nearby NeXT and make them a deal (buy time on it,
trade your skills for time, ask them to give you some time in exchange for
a percentage of the hoped-for profits when you market your package, etc.).

You might even go work for another NeXT developer for a while
and save some money to buy your own.  Be creative!


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