NeXTcube Turbo
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| Manufacturer | NeXT |
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| Type | Workstation |
| Release date | April 7, 1992[1] |
| Operating system | NeXTSTEP, OPENSTEP, NetBSD (limited support) |
| CPU | Motorola 68040 @ 33 MHz, 56001 digital signal processor (DSP) |
| Dimensions | 1-foot (305 mm) die-cast magnesium cube-shaped case |
The NeXTcube Turbo was a high-end workstation computer developed, manufactured and sold by NeXT. It superseded the earlier NeXTcube workstation and was housed in the same cube-shaped magnesium enclosure. The workstation ran the NeXTSTEP operating system.
Hardware
The NeXTcube Turbo was a development of the earlier NeXTcube. It differed from its predecessor in having a 33 MHz 68040 processor.
The NeXTdimension board could also be used in the NeXTcube Turbo.
There was also a very rare accelerator board known as the Nitro; between 5 and 20 are estimated to have been made. It increased the speed of a NeXTcube Turbo by replacing the standard 33 MHz processor with a 40 MHz one.[2] Complete Nitro systems are rarely traded.[citation needed]
Specifications
- Display: 1120×832 17" grayscale
- Operating System: NeXTstep, OpenStep
- CPU: 33 MHz 68040 with integrated floating-point unit
- Digital Signal Processor: Motorola DSP56001
- Size (H × W × D): 12" × 12" × 12"[3]
See also
References
- ↑ NeXT Press release, ...NeXT Ships its "Turbo" NeXTcube On Time...April 7, 1992 - NeXT Computer, Inc.....has begun shipments...NeXTcube Turbo workstation.
- ↑ NeXT Nitro Information Archived April 24, 1999 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ NeXTcube brochure
