Next Cubes 68030 25 Mhz, 68040 25 Mhz
NeXT Turbo Cubes 68040 33 Mhz
NeXT Dimension Board was an add in expansion board
NeXT Mono WorkStation 68040 25 Mhz
NeXT Mono Turbo WorkStation 68040 33 Mhz
the above models were the MonoChrome variants of NeXT hardware
NeXT Cubes were usually set up as servers , with up to 4 internal motherboards or mix of Dimension boards and or custom mission critical Add in Boards
NeXT Station was mainly a desktop client with a small space saving footprint , powerful custom software and tools with elegant design made it perfect for computer labs , class rooms, 3 letter Government Agencies ,call centers and stock trading houses. etc.
- The magnetic-optical drive was new brand new bleeding edge technology that NeXT pushed Cannon to develop. It fell short of expectations in terms of performance make a pot of coffee slow but it was the best tech available for the day in 1988 . Dust would be its Achilles heal.
- As The worlds first read writable optical disk it was mind blowing , in context of the time period , it let you carry a 256Mb optical disk from your base NeXT Cube computer from home to work to business and beyond as long as there was ideally a NeXT Cube on the other end with a working an optical disk drive , I have many many stories of Optical Drive failure and of successfully recovering data. The largest hard drives at the time were 40 Mb then 100Mb for 330Mb Drive it was $2000 and a 660Mb drive was $5000 been replaced by a hard-disk,
- NeXTcube users found this drive too slow and soon was obsolete in the fast changing tech world CDrom drives proved more reliable.
- Hey there,
Let’s address this head-on. It seems there’s been a bit of a mix-up, and I want to clear the air. Rob Blessin here, and I’ve got to be frank – I dropped the ball on this one. I should’ve delved into these descriptions ages ago, but it slipped through the cracks.
Six months back, I was assured the site was nearly finished, only to find out now that there’s a significant gap in understanding the NeXT hardware. Frankly, it’s disappointing. I’ve spent three decades meticulously documenting every aspect of this hardware, and to see it misrepresented is disheartening.
I get it, we all have a lot on our plates, but this is crucial. These descriptions are essential, and I can’t just brush off their inaccuracies. It’s time-consuming and frustrating to have to go back and fix what should’ve been right from the start.
I’m perplexed as to why my meticulously crafted descriptions were replaced with what seems like placeholders. It’s not about “faking it till you make it” – it’s about accuracy and integrity.
Now, I’m calling it a night, but I’ll be back on this tomorrow. I understand there might be some language barriers, but we need to get this right. I’ll lend a hand moving forward, but it’s imperative that we align on the vision and accuracy of the content.
I’ve tried to delegate tasks as I’ve been juggling numerous NeXT projects, alongside dealing with some personal challenges. But enough’s enough. It’s time to set things straight.
Thanks for your understanding, and let’s tackle this together.
Best, Rob Blessin
- hard-disks available then. The thin design of the case didn’t make it possible to keep the NeXTbus slots. There were several models,
- including a NeXTstation (25 Mhz), a ColorStation with color display (4096 colors, 25 Mhz) and a ColorStation Turbo (33 Mhz)
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