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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Next Computers NeXT Station	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1989	Motorola MC 68040	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos links related oc_id source NeXT Station /media/museum/photos/next_nextstation_2.jpg /companies/next-computers Next Computers label value NAME NeXT Station label value MANUFACTURER Next Computers label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1989 label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard, 85 keys, 2 buttons opto-mechanical mouse label value CPU Motorola MC 68040 label value SPEED 25 Mhz or 33 Mhz (turbo) label value CO-PROCESSOR FPU Motorola 68882 (math co-processor)\ Motorola 56001 Digital Signal Processor label value RAM 8 Mb (12 Mb for Colorstations) up to 32 Mb label value GRAPHIC MODES 1120 x 832 label value COLORS NeXTstation: 4 (black, white and two shades of grey)\ ColorStation: 4096 colors label value SOUND DSP Motorola 56001 @ 25 Mhz (16 bits, 44.1 Khz, stereo, 24k RAM upgradable to 576 kb)\ Speaker built-in the monitor label value SIZE / WEIGHT 39.8 (W) x 36.5 (D) x 6.4 (H) cm / 6 kg label value I/O PORTS SCSI internal connector, SCSI2 external port, DSP, video output, proprietary port for NeXT laser printer, 2 x RS232 connectors, Ethernet label value BUILT IN MEDIA 3.5'' disk-drive (2.88 Mb), Hard-disk from 105 Mb to 1.5 Gb label value OS NextStep label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU label value PERIPHERALS Modem label value PRICE NeXTstation : $6500\ ColorStation : $7995 photos links 547 title subtitle text image FRONT VIEW /media/museum/photos/next_station_system_s2.jpg title subtitle text image TOP VIEW /media/museum/photos/next_station_topview_s1.jpg title subtitle text image RIGHT SIDE Note the 3.5" floppy drive slot on the right hand side of the case. /media/museum/photos/next_station_side_s1.jpg title subtitle text image KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP Five keys, above the arrows keypad, allow sound and brightness adjustments as well as system power On/Off. /media/museum/photos/next_station_keyboard_s1.jpg title subtitle text image KEYBOARD AND MOUSE /media/museum/photos/next_station_keyboard_s2.jpg title subtitle text image REAR CONNECTORS MegaPixel display connectors, from left to right:\ • Headphone jack\ • Left & right sound output jacks\ • Main unit connector, carries the power as well as video, sound, keyboard and mouse data\ • Keyboard mini-DIN socket\ • Microphone jack Main unit connectors:\ • SCSI-2 connector\ • Dual RS-423 serial ports\ • Digital Signal Processor port\ • MegaPixel display connector\ • NexT laser printer port\ • Thin and twisted-pair Ethernet 10 MB ports /media/museum/photos/next_station_back%20side_s1.jpg title subtitle text image OPENED At left side, switching power supply unit and fan,\ at right side: 105 MB HDD and 3.5" 2.88 MB FDD. /media/museum/photos/next_station_opened_s1.jpg title subtitle text image MOTHERBOARD More info needed about the function of each chip. /media/museum/photos/next_station_mainboard_s1.jpg title subtitle text image NEXT LASER PRINTER 300/400 dpi (software-selectable) 8 pages per minute. Uses a dedicated high-speed serial interface. /media/museum/photos/next_station_nextprinter_s1.jpg title subtitle text image SET OF MANUALS Along with a sheet of NexT stickers! /media/museum/photos/next_station_manuals_s1.jpg title subtitle text image MANUALS CLOSE-UP /media/museum/photos/next_station_manuals_s2.jpg title url text Black Hole, Incorporated http://WWW.BLACKHOLEINC.COM/ Retailer of NeXT computers and related title url text Channel U NeXT page http://www.channelu.com/NeXT/index.html Site with a lot of information about NeXT title url text Computers Forever 1970..80..90 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/fabrice.montupet/ Fabrice has a nice page about NeXT computers title url text NeXT Forum http://www.nextcomputers.org/forums/index.php NeXT forum title url text NeXT Step information page http://www120.pair.com/mccarthy/nextstep/ A good introduction to the NeXT operating system title url text www.NeXTComputers.org http://www.nextcomputers.org/ Website dedicated to NeXT computers, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP /museum/next-computers-next-cube 555 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230604030750/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=555 2023-06-04

The NeXTstation was a light version of the NeXTcube.

The magnetic-optical drive has been replaced by a hard-disk, as NeXTcube users found this drive too slow compared to "modern" 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).

Thanks to Computers Forever for his help.