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Nextdimension State-Of-The-Art Color Capabilities NeXT dimension is an accelerated, 32-bit color board that gives the NeXTcube NeXTdimension state-of-the-art color capabilities. NeXT dimension was designed for people who want the most advanced color PostScript system available. It's ideal for high-end publishing, graphics, video, and animation applications. The engineers at NeXT have integrated a 32-bit, true-color display function, a 64-bit RISC-based dedicated graphics coprocessor, video capture and display, and a high-performance JPEG compression coprocessor-all on one board. Its Intel i860 RISC-based microprocessor, operating at 33 MHz, runs full-color PostScript and has been optimized for our coprocessing environment, increas­ ing drawing speed eight to twelve times. This enables graphics applications to process images in near real time. The JPEG compression capabilities let you compress and play back still- and full-motion video from a hard disk drive. Features Benefits 32-blts-per-pixel NeXTd1mens1on offers 16.7 m Ilion colors .. color to choose from, so 1mages on the screen > have a photographic realism, with color, ( depth, and clanty Accelerated graph1cs The lntei1860 graphics accelerator makes work1ng w1th 32-blt color as fast as-and 1n some cases faster than-worktng on a standard NeXTcube monochrome system. � Video 1nput Lets you connect a NeXTdimens1on and output system to a VCR, laserd1sc player, VHS, S-VHS, H1-8, Beta, Camcorder, or still-v1deo camera w1thout requtring additional boards. Real-t1me Lets you take live v1deo, compress 1t, compress1on and and store 1t on hard d1sk-tn real t1me decompression With compression, you can store up to 60 t1mes more live video on a hard disk. MegaP1xel The large, clear MegaP1xel 17- and 21-1nch Color D1splays Color D1splays let you v1ew a full page of your work 1n breathtaking color And there's plenty of extra room for menus, 1cons, and tools. The NeXTcube offers a tremendous amount of power and performance­ all in a one-foot magnesium cube. It uses the powerfulMotorola 68040 CPU andMotoro la 56001 DSP. As your needs change, you can add more memory. You can also add up to three boards to the NeXTcube, simply by plugging them into the NeXTbus™ For instance, you might consider adding a NeXTdimension™ NeXTcube color board. The NeXTcuber"' computer is the expand­ able NeXT computer for people who need maximum configuration flexibility in mass storage and memory. It can also be used as a server on a network. Features Benefits Flexibility 1n memory You can equ1p the NeXTcube wth 8MB to configurations 64MB of ma1n memory, depend1ng on your needs Variety of storage We offer several storage opt1ons-a opt1ons 2 88 MB floppy disk dnve, a 256MB opt1cal d1sk dnve; a CD-ROM dnve; and 105MB, 200MB 400MB, 660MB, and 1.4GB hard disk drives�1v1ng you the ability to choose the type and amount of storage to meet your needs. Expans1on slots There are three ava1lable NeXTbus expan­ SIOn slots for th1rd-party and NeXT boards. such as the NeXTd1mens1on color board, lett1ng you add add1t10nal capabilitieS to your computer. Server capabilities You can take a standard NeXTcube and turn ·t 1nto a server system, s1mply by adding more memory and storage NeXT computers use Display PostScrip� for both screen imaging and printing. This makes two key things possible: First. what you see on the screen is precisely what you get when you print. Second, it means that imaging happens in the NeXT computer-not in the printer. So there's no need for the printer to have its own processor. That's why the NeXT 400 dpi Laser Printer is one of the most affordable printers around. NeXTstation Color NeXTstation Color is an affordable. 16-bit color NeXT computer for people who want a professional color solution. It's ideal for publishing, graphic design, computer­ aided design, presentations. analysis. and virtually all other applications that require color capabilities. In addition to the same core technologies that make NeXTstation an exceptional computer. the NeXTstation Color computer has 1.5 MB of dedicated video memory. This lets it display 4096 colors simulta­ neously on NeXTMega Pixel Color Displays. The NeXTMega Pixel Color Displays 17 measure either or 21 inches Features Benefits diagonally and can be used with all NeXT color systems. They have a resolution of 1120 (h) x 832 (v). The NeXTstation Color 16-blts-per-pixel The NeXTstatiOn Color computer can computer has been engineered to handle color display 4096 colors Simultaneously, the demands of today's--and tomorrow's­ lett1ng you create 1mages of near­ true-color applications. It can be configured photographic quality. with 12MB to 32MB of memory. MegaPixe1 Lets you v1ew a ful page of your work in Color D1sp1ays breathtak1ng color. And there's plenty of (m two s1zes) extra room for menus. 1cons. and tools. Color PostScnpt Software appl1cat1ons wntten for a monochrome NeXT computer will also run on a color NeXT computer. and v1ce versa. In addition. color PostScnp lets you pnnt to color printers. sl1de makers. and 1magesetters. Bu1IHn Ethernet H1gh-performance Ethernet allows you to share large color images over a network. 400 dpi Features Benefits Laser Printer 400 dp1 resolut1on Offers 75% greater 1mage resolut1on than 300 dp1 laser pnnters. so your graph1cs. p1ctures. 1llustrat1ons. and type look sharper and cnsper Adjustable paper tray You can print on a variety of paper SIZes­ A4. letter-s1ze. and even envelopes. Stra1ght paper path Th1s laser pnnter has a stra1ght paper path, v1rtually el1m1nating jams. Affordable pnce Although 1t's pnced as a personal prmter. ·t's more than powerful enough to be shared on a network. NeXTstation The NeXTstationr"' computer is the most affordable NeXT™ computer. It offers un­ precedented performance at an affordable price. The NeXTstation is ideal either as a standalone system or connected to a network. Features Benefits The engineers at NeXT have pioneered a Motorola The NeXTstat1on uses a powerfulMotorola variety of new technologies to create 68040 CPU 68040 CPU that prov1des 1mpress1ve the high-performance NeXTstation. At system performance. The NeXTstat1on IS the heart of the computer is a Motorola capable of process1ng at 15 MIPS and 2 68040 CPU. running at 25 MHz. It is part MFLOPS of a system architecture that also includes a Motorola 56001 DSP and an Bullt-1n network1ng L1ke the rest of the NeXT product line. the Integrated Channel Processor invented capabilities NeXT statiOn has both th1n and tw1sted-pa1r at NeXT. The NeXTstation provides Ethernet bu1lt 1n, wh1ch makes exceptional system throughput and connect1ng 1t to a network a snap. performance. MegaP1xel D1splay One of the clearest d1splays 1n the 1ndustry, The NeXTstation includes 8 MB of main the MegaP1xe1 D1splay features a screen memory. which can be expanded to an that measures 17 1nches d1agonally. You impressive 32 MB. It offers the latest in can v1ew a ful page of your work w1th floppy disk technology; our 3.5-inch plenty of space eft over for menus. 1cons. floppy disk drive stores 2.88 megabytes and tools. of information and can also read from and write to 1.44 MB and 720 KB DOS­ 2.88 MB Floppy The floppy d1sk dnve lets you store 2 88 formatted disks. The 105 MB internal D1sk Dnve MB of 1nformat1on on inexpensive. remov­ hard disk drive that comes with the com­ able d1sks. It also reads from and wntes to puter is pre loaded with NeXT system 1.44MB and 720 KB DOS-formatted d1sks. software; 200MB and 400MB hard disk drives are available optionally. High-per­ Compact des1gn The NeXTstatiOn computer's main unit was formance Ethernet capabilities are built des1gned to f1t under the NeXT MegaP1xel in-the computer offers both thin and Display, and 1t doesn't take up add1t1onal tw1sted-pair Ethernet. space on your desk What makes a DMA architecture. We've built NeXT NeXTstep� NeXTstep is both a devel­ UNIX� NeXT computers run on the NeXT computer a NeXT computers to handle even the most opment environment and graphical user UNIX operating system, which offers complex tasks efficiently. Rather than true multitasking and powerful net­ computer? interface. As a development environ­ basing them on traditional PC or work­ ment. NeXTstep makes it possible for working capabilities. station architectures, we used a DMA people to design graphical user inter­ Display PostScript. NeXT offers a architecture similar to that of mainframe face applications more quickly. As a user unified imaging model; that is, we use computers (which are known for their interface, NeXTstep makes it easy for Display PostScript for imaging on superior system throughput). The result people to learn to use a NeXT computer. both the screen and the printer. is that NeXT computers offer exception­ Which means that what you see on al system throughput and performance. screen is precisely what you'll get when you print. NeXT dimension NeXTdimension Board Graphics Processor Memory • Supports double-buffered 16 bits/ Intel i860 33 MHz RISC processor Main Memory pixel windows • 8 MB to 32 MB of main memory Image Compression/Decompression Display Resolution • Expandable using 72-pin DRAM • Dedicated JPEG Image Compression • 1120 x 832 pixels SIMM modules Processor Display Memory Display Output • Real-time compression and • 4MB VRAM • 13W3 triple-coaxial decompression to hard disk • 32 bits/pixel color, including 8 bits/ • User-selectable compression rate pixel alpha channel Video Video Compatibility Video Inputs: Video Outputs: • NTSC video input and output chan­ • One S-Video using standard • One S-Video using standard nels (PAL option) DIN-style 4-pin jack DIN-style 4-pin jack • Video output genlocked to input vid­ • Two composite video using • One composite video using eo source RCA®-style jack RCA-style jack • Closed-caption, TeleText, and VITC • Software-selectable • One RGB video using 9-pin D-shell support with EGA pinout MegaPixel Color Displays, MegaPixel17" Color Display • UL 478, CSA C22.2 #220-M1986, IEC Regulations Keyboard, Mouse, and • 16" viewable (true flat square) 950, DHHS • FCC Class A.
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