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Canon Object.Station	Computers	Professional Computer	Japan	1994	Intel 486DX4	name image company company_name specs tabs links comments oc_id source Object.Station /media/museum/photos/canon_objectstation_system_s1.jpg /companies/canon Canon label value NAME Object.Station label value MANUFACTURER Canon label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1994 label value END OF PRODUCTION 1995 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD Canon keyboard with NeXT-specific keycaps label value CPU Intel 486DX4/100 label value SPEED 100MHz label value RAM 16 MB (up to 96 MB) label value VRAM 2MB label value TEXT MODES Bit-mapped characters label value GRAPHIC MODES Max 1280x1024 label value COLORS 16bit label value SOUND Soundblaster compatible label value I/O PORTS Fast-SCSI-2, Ethernet, parallel, serial, keyboard mouse, video, microphone, headphone, stereo out label value BUILT IN MEDIA 500 MB HDD, CD-ROM, 3,5 label value OS NEXSTEP, Openstep, Windows NT label value POWER SUPPLY 95-130V or 180-270V, 180W label value PRICE ~$4000 links title url text Object.station complete specifications http://www.geocities.com/next_infopage/pdf/canon.pdf .pdf file author date text Falkon215 (Milwaukee) Saturday 11th February 2017 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 date text declan donohue (england) Monday 7th April 2008 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 date text jon (alabama) Sunday 3rd December 2006 the last real looking computer of the 90's :( 1153 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230605040513/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1153 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.

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