website/content/museum/next-computers-next-station.md

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

The NeXTstation was a light version of the [NeXTcube](/museum/next-computers-next-cube/).

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](http://perso.wanadoo.fr/fabrice.montupet/) for his help.