This is a rare condition. 1  When it does occur, possible causes include: 2  Collapsed lung (pneumothorax), often occurring with a rib fracture. 3  Facial bone fracture. 4  Ruptured bronchial tube. 5  Ruptured esophagus.
NeXT (later NeXT Computer and NeXT Software) was an American computer and software company founded in 1985 by Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs, based in Redwood City, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets.
October 27, 2011. Editor's Note: This is the third part of a short series of posts as I read Steve Jobs, the new biography of the Apple co-founder written by Walter Isaacson. When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, the tech company he co-founded more than two decades earlier was on the brink of failure. During the final quarter of 1996, Apple's sales plummeted by 30 percent. Microsoft was the dominant computer company in the market.