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Nextstation..Frame NeXTSTATION NeXTSTATION TURBO NeXTstation Powered by the Motorola 68040, both the 25-megahertz NeXTstation™ and the computers combine 33-megahertz NeXTstation Turbo offer an unprecedented number of features at an affordable price. Each system features two new NeXT-designed VLSI chips, Motorola’s state-of-the-art 56001 Digital Signal Processor, as well as built-in networking capabilities. The result is a technology with class of workstations ideally suited for creating and deploying custom mission-critical an object-oriented applications and running world class productivity applications. operating and The NeXTstation Turbo includes 16 megabytes of main memory, which can be expanded development to an impressive 128 megabytes. A choice of either 250 or 400 megabytes of hard disk environment into storage space is available, both options coming preloaded with NeXT™ system software making NeXTstations productive right out of the box. Also included is a 2.88-megabyte, an easy-to-use, 3.5-inch floppy disk drive capable of reading and writing to 1.44 MB and 720 KB diskettes affordable in UNIX,® MS-DOS,® and 1.44 MB in Macintosh® formats. professional All NeXT computers were designed from the beginning to be part of a connected workstation. workplace. From the true multitasking capabilities of UNIX to the built-in, high- performance Ethernet—including twisted-pair and thin Ethernet—NeXTstations can be easily configured into any network, including IBM® PCs and compatibles, Sun® and Macintosh computers, and DEC® and IBM mainframes. FEATURES AND BENEFITS Motorola 68040 Combined central processing A highly integrated microprocessor design providing excellent computer (CPU), floating-point (FPU), and performance, high data transfer rate, and exceptional reliability. paged memory management (PMMU) units with 8 kilobytes of on-chip cache memory. NeXT-designed ICs Turbo Memory Controller (TMC) Supports up to 128 MB of fast, interleaved RAM, with prefetching. Peripheral Controller (PC) Supports off-loading of all seven DMA peripheral channels from the main processor, and is capable of running at 50 MB per second. Motorola 56001 DSP Provides fast processing of large matrix calculations—used for generating CD-quality sound, music, speech, and tone detection. MegaPixel 17-inch 1120 x 832 resolution with Delivers sharp, crisp display of text and graphics with enough screen Monochrome Display 92 dpi space to run multiple applications simultaneously. Eight built-in ports SCSI Supports up to seven SCSI peripherals. Two RS-423 serial ports Allows NeXTstations to be tailored to meet your needs with popular serial-based peripherals such as fax and data modems without using expansion slots. DSP I/O port Supports direct I/O access to the DSP. Display port Provides connection to built-in video. Laser printer port Allows direct connection to NeXT’s 400 dpi Laser Printer. Two Ethernet (twisted and thin) Provides easy connection to virtually any Ethernet network without ports having to purchase additional cards or adaptors. Built-in sound I/O Allows voice input to applications with sound-handling capabilities and provides dual channel CD-quality output. NeXT 2.88 MB floppy disk drive 2.88 MB of storage space using extended density (ED) disks, as well as 720 KB and 1.44 MB disks. Allows for convenient transfer of data files between Macintosh,® OS/2,® and MS-DOS.® 8 MB on-board RAM 4 high-speed SIMM memory Supports 8, 16 and 32 MB SIMMs in two-SIMM increments. sockets expandable to 128 MB When denser chips (16 MB) become available, NeXTstations can be upgraded up to 128 MB. Optional parity support Parity memory checking is available when optional parity RAM is installed. NeXTstep™ UNIX-® based operating environment optimized for multitasking and networking. Offers superior graphical user interface and development environment, with the only object-oriented system software available on the market today. PRODUCT DETAILS 68040 Processor efficiently. Rather than emulating a sound. n BuildDOS n The 68040 is a fast and highly traditional PC or workstation Using the built-in microphone in InstallTablet n integrated microprocessor with architecture, NeXT systems used a the MegaPixel Display™ or an MailManager n clock speeds of either 25 MHz or direct memory access (DMA) external microphone, voice NetInfoManager n 33 MHz. The 68040 contains 1.2 architecture similar to that of messages can be easily added to NetManager n million transistors, more than any mainframe computers for off- electronic mail or used to annotate PrinterTester n other microprocessor in its class. loading I/O functions from the applications. UserManager This incredible number of CPU to the peripheral controller transistors is required because the (PC) chip to maximize system NeXTstep NeXTstep Release 2.2 Extended 68040 is actually four chips in throughput. Based on the industry’s first also includes: one—a central processing unit, a object-oriented system software, floating point unit, a paged RAM Configurations NeXTstep offers an elegant End-User Applications memory management unit, and 8 n ® NeXTstations are currently graphical user interface and one of Oxford Dictionary of kilobytes of cache memory. available in 8, 16 or 32 MB RAM the most productive development Quotations The system clock speed is configurations. environments available today. n William Shakespeare: The identical to the CPU bus speed, To support the fast memory Complete Works (for Digital providing an average execution transfer capability of the Turbo UNIX Librarian) n ™ time per instruction of 1.3 clock Memory Controller (TMC), NeXT’s operating system is based TEX Document Processing cycles. NeXTstations utilize very-high on the Mach UNIX kernel System (Radical Eye Software) There are two 4-kilobyte memory speed (70-nanosecond) 72-pin developed at Carnegie Mellon Developer Tools caches, one for data, the other for DRAM SIMMs. University, which features shared n Interface Builder™ instructions, along with burst RAM upgrades can be added memory, fast interprocess n NeXT Compiler for the mode read and write-back incrementally in two-SIMM communication, multitasking, and Objective C Language caching for improved data increments up to 32 MB of RAM. network support. n C++ Language Compiler transfers. When denser chips (16 MB) NeXT’s UNIX is compatible with n Objective C Class Definitions become available, NeXTstations UNIX 4.3 BSD (Berkeley n 56001 DSP Tools 56001 DSP can be upgraded up to 128 MB. Software Distribution). n GNU Emacs Built into the NeXTstation’s n GNU Debugger design is the 56001 DSP, a Parity memory is also an option, Display PostScript n Bug-56™ Debugger (Ariel) 25 MHz digital signal processor. and can be ordered on a select NeXT offers a unified imaging n Malloc Debugger With 24 K of static RAM cache, number of 16 MB configurations. ® model, Display PostScript, for n AppInspector™ upgradable to 96 K, the DSP is imaging on both the screen and n SCSI PostScript Tools dedicated to the task of handling printer. n ™ SCSI is an expandable high- Application Kit digital signals—such as sound—at n ™ performance interface for Music Kit exceptional speeds. Bundled Software n ™ connecting NeXTstations to hard Sound Kit The DSP is capable of generating Each NeXTstation ships with an n disks and other peripherals, such On-line technical compact-disc quality sound: 44.1 unprecedented amount of end-user as the NeXT Color Printer, NeXT documentation kHz sampling rate with 16-bit and development software CD-ROM Drive, scanners, and resolution and full stereo. including: other devices. Up to seven SCSI Other uses for the DSP range from peripherals (including the internal End-User Applications receiving still and video images to hard disk) can be connected. n ™ a variety of other data transmission Workspace Manager SCSI data transfer rates are up to n ™ and acquisition activities. NeXTmail 4.8 MBytes per second (SCSI-I n Digital Webster™ (Webster’s implementation). Ninth New Collegiate Network Support Dictionary® and Collegiate® Built-in networking, both thin and A SCSI-II–type connector was Thesaurus) twisted-pair Ethernet ports are used on NeXTstations to provide n Digital Librarian™ designed into all NeXT™ high data reliability in CPU-to- n Edit computers. peripheral connection. n Mathematica®—for higher Network software and Sound I/O education customers only administrative tools are preloaded n ™ NeXT computers have been DataViz/Bridge on all hard drives to simplify n designed to accept and process FaxReader connecting to virtually any n Preferences network, with no additional cards n Preview for PostScript® to purchase, install, or configure. n PrintManager DMA Architecture System Administration NeXT computers were designed Applications to handle the most complex tasks n VT100™ n BuildDisk TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PROCESSORS MEMORY 400 MB Hard Disk Drive (optional) n MegaPixel Display port Motorola 68040 25/33 MHz CPU DRAM Main Memory n 3.5-inch half-height form factor OTHER NeXTSTATION n Integrated Central Processing Unit n 8 MB to 32 MB of main memory n 406 MB formatted capacity SPECIFICATIONS n Integrated Memory Management Unit n Optional main memory parity checking n 13 ms average seek time Size n Integrated Floating-Point Unit n Expandable using DRAM SIMM modules n 4 MB/sec maximum transfer rate n 15.66 in. (h) x 14.35 in. (w) x 2.5 in. (d) n Integrated 8-kilobyte instruction/data (synchronous) (397.8 mm x 364.5 mm x 64 mm) caches DSP Static Memory n Software Release 2.2 Extended n Magnesium structure with plastic housing n 24 kilobytes
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