THE NeXT COMPUTING FRONTIER?

Reports on the launch of computer NeXT by Apple Computer Inc. co-founder Steven Jobs in the U.S. Expectations from the company to develop engineering software for the computer; Aim of the company to meet market demands in terms of sound and images in comparison with other personal computer or workstation; Design of a microphone for NeXT that captures analog sounds and immediately digitally encodes them turning the product into a complete and powerful audio processing system. INSET: NeXT's factory of the future.