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+title: Canon Object.Station
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Professional Computer
+origins:
+- Japan
+years:
+- '1994'
+cpus:
+- Intel 486DX4
+params:
+  name: Object.Station
+  image: /media/museum/photos/canon_objectstation_system_s1.jpg
+  company: /companies/canon
+  company_name: Canon
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: Object.Station
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: Canon
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Professional Computer
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: Japan
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: '1994'
+  - label: END OF PRODUCTION
+    value: '1995'
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: None
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: Canon keyboard with NeXT-specific keycaps
+  - label: CPU
+    value: Intel 486DX4/100
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: 100MHz
+  - label: RAM
+    value: 16 MB (up to 96 MB)
+  - label: VRAM
+    value: 2MB
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: Bit-mapped characters
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: Max 1280x1024
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: 16bit
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: Soundblaster compatible
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: Fast-SCSI-2, Ethernet, parallel, serial, keyboard mouse, video, microphone, headphone, stereo out
+  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
+    value: 500 MB HDD, CD-ROM, 3,5
+  - label: OS
+    value: NEXSTEP, Openstep, Windows NT
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: 95-130V or 180-270V, 180W
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: \~$4000
+  tabs:
+  - links
+  links:
+  - title: Object.station complete specifications
+    url: http://www.geocities.com/next_infopage/pdf/canon.pdf
+    text: .pdf file
+  comments:
+  - author: Falkon215 (Milwaukee)
+    date: Saturday 11th February 2017
+    text: Still have a number of old computer and game systems,Apple IIc,Apple IIe,atari 2600,pong systems,Intellivision,nintendo.Love messing with old systems.had a Canon Objectstation computer with windows 3.0 it was my first dive into ibm/windows based systems.
+  - author: declan donohue (england)
+    date: Monday 7th April 2008
+    text: i really like this machine and it was my first proper computer. i kept the pre-installed os on it for a year and then upgraded it to 95 later on. a great pc for the ninties it does canon proud.
+  - author: jon (alabama)
+    date: Sunday 3rd December 2006
+    text: the last real looking computer of the 90's :(
+  oc_id: 1153
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605040513/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1153
+    date: '2023-06-05'
+---
+
+After NeXT abandoned the hardware business,Canon (who had a large investment in NeXT) bought the licence and started producing the successor to the NeXTstation.
+
+The Object Station was an Intel-based PC specifically adapted to run the NEXTSTEP O/S. There were two versions available, the 31 and the 41, with IDE & SCSI being the main difference. There are also specs for a Pentium-based 51 but it remains unclear whether it actually came to market.
+
+The computer could also run Windows and other PC operating systems. It came with a keyboard, that had the NeXT-specific keys found on NeXT keyboards and accompanied by a 17" or 21" monitor (made by Hitachi). NEXTSTEP 3.3 O/S was pre-installed.
+
+The Object Station did not sell very well (possibly due to marketing and Canon having other plans than being a PC manufacturer) and thus was very short lived, making it a very hard to find item.
+
+<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>