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 The base NeXTcube model | |
| Developer | NeXT |
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| Manufacturer | NeXT inFremont, California |
| Type | Workstation |
| Release date | September 18, 1990; 35 years ago (1990-09-18) |
| Introductory price | US$7,995 (equivalent to about $19,000 in 2024) |
| Discontinued | 1993 (1993) |
| Operating system | NeXTSTEP,OPENSTEP,NetBSD (limited support) |
| CPU | Motorola 68040 @ 25 MHz,56001digital signal processor (DSP) |
| Memory | 8–64 MB |
| Storage | 400 MB, 1.4 GB, or 2.8 GB hard drive 2.88 MB floppy drive |
| Display | 1120×832 2-bpp grayscale |
| Connectivity | Ethernet |
| Dimensions | 1-foot (305 mm)die-castmagnesium cube-shaped case |
| Predecessor | NeXT Computer |
| Successor | NeXTcube Turbo |
TheNeXTcube is a high-endworkstation computer developed, manufactured, and sold byNeXT from 1990 to 1993. It superseded the originalNeXT Computer workstation and is housed in a similar cube-shaped magnesium enclosure, designed byfrog design. The workstation runs theNeXTSTEPoperating system and was launched with a$7,995 (equivalent to about $19,000 in 2024) list price.[1]
The NeXTcube is the successor to the original NeXT Computer, with a 25 MHz68040 processor, a hard disk in place of themagneto-optical drive, and afloppy disk drive. NeXT offered a 68040 system board upgrade (and NeXTSTEP 2.0) forUS$1,495 (equivalent to $3,600 in 2024). A 33 MHzNeXTcube Turbo was later produced.
NeXT released theNeXTdimension for the NeXTcube, acircuit board based on anIntel i860 processor, which offers 32-bitPostScript color display and video-sampling features.
The Pyro accelerator board replaces the processor with a 50 MHz one.[2][3]
Tim Berners-Lee created theWorld Wide Web atCERN inSwitzerland on the NeXTcubeworkstation in 1990.[5]
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