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5.29 What types of NeXT machines were manufactured?

There are two packages: a cube, and a station.

• NeXTcube systems:
  • 68030-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXT Computer)
  • 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube)
  • 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube Turbo)
  • NeXTdimension board adds 32-bit color (i860) to any of above systems

  Cube systems can use any of the boards. With hacks, multiple independent CPU boards can run in one cube.

  NeXT Computer systems have room for 2 full-height 5.25" internal devices with a wide slot for an Optical Disk drive(s) in either position.

  NeXTcube systems also have room for 2 full-height 5.25" internal devices with a wide slot for an Optical Disk drive in the lower position, but have additional mounting holes for 1/2-height devices, and have a floppy slot at the top position.

• NeXTstation systems:
  • 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation)
  • 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation Turbo)
  • 68040-25 16-bit color (NeXTstation Color)
  • 68040-33 16-bit color (NeXTstation Color Turbo)
  NeXTstation systems have room for two 1/2-height 3.5" devices, with a floppy slot at the side.

• (continue with 5.30 What can be done about older 030 NeXT cubes that have a fan that turns in the "wrong" direction?)