NeXTcube
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| Manufacturer | NeXT, Fremont, California plant |
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| Type | Workstation |
| Release date | 1990 |
| Discontinued | 1993 |
| Operating system | NeXTSTEP, OPENSTEP, NetBSD (limited support) |
| CPU | Motorola 68040 @ 25 MHz, 56001 digital signal processor (DSP) |
| Memory | 16–64 MB |
| Dimensions | 1-foot (305 mm) die-cast magnesium cube-shaped case |
| Successor | NeXTcube Turbo |
The NeXTcube was a high-end workstation computer developed, manufactured and sold by NeXT from 1990 until 1993. It superseded the original NeXT Computer workstation and was housed in a similar cube-shaped magnesium enclosure. The workstation ran the NeXTSTEP operating system and had a $10,000 list price.
Hardware
The NeXTcube was a development of the original NeXT Computer. It differed from its predecessor in having a 25 MHz 68040 processor, larger hard disks in place of the MO drive and an optional floppy disk drive. A 33 MHz NeXTcube Turbo was produced later.
NeXT also released the NeXTdimension for the NeXTcube, a circuit board based on an Intel i860 processor, which offers 32-bit PostScript color display and video sampling features.
There was also a rare accelerator board known as the Pyro. It increased the speed of a NeXTcube by replacing the standard 25 MHz processor with a 50 MHz one.[citation needed]
Specifications
- Introduced in 1990 with monitor
- Display: 1120×832 17" grayscale
- Operating System: NeXTstep 2.2 Extended or later
- CPU: 25 MHz 68040 with integrated floating-point unit
- Digital Signal Processor: 25 MHz Motorola DSP56001
- RAM: 16 MB, expandable to 64 MB
- Hard drive: 400 MB, 1.4GB or 2.8GB SCSI drive (optional)
- Size (H × W × D): 12" × 12" × 12"[1]
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