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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
- From: nathan@laplace.csb.yale.edu
- Subject: NeXT-Hardware-General-FAQ
- Followup-To: comp.sys.next.misc
- Summary: Frequently Asked Questions about NEXTSTEP and NeXT machines.
- Originator: nathan@laplace
- Reply-To: nathan@laplace.csb.yale.edu
- Date: Fri, 1 Apr 1994 20:00:34 GMT
- Approved: nathan@laplace.csb.yale.edu
- Expires: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 00:00:00 GMT
-
- Archive-name: NeXT-Hardware-General-FAQ
- Last-modified: Tue Mar 29 16:19:09 EST 1994
- Version: 3.02
-
- Every four weeks (depending on the phase of the moon) a number of
- postings are made to comp.sys.next.announce which are a compilation
- of answers to frequently asked questions in the comp.sys.next.*
- Usenet newsgroups.
-
- The FAQ list is broken into sections and posted separately. These
- sections focus on various aspects of NEXTSTEP and NeXT machines. Items
- that appear within sections are not in any particular order, and get
- added and removed over time. Posting the sections separately allows
- people to find the sections interesting to them quickly.
-
- Within each section each question will be preceded by a "Subject:"
- field, allowing news readers to break up the file into separate
- questions. Each question has its own unique number.
-
- The FAQ is kept on-line at several ftp sites, including:
-
- cs.orst.edu
- sonata.cc.purdue.edu
-
- Many FAQs, including this one, are available via FTP on the archive site
- rtfm.mit.edu in the directory pub/usenet/news.answers. The name under
- which this FAQ is archived appears in the Archive-nameline above.
-
- Questions marked with a "+" are new to this issue, and questions with
- changes since the last issue are marked by a "!".
-
- Submissions, corrections, comments, input, etc., should be directed
- to Nathan Janette <nathan@laplace.csb.yale.edu>.
-
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- ------------------
-
- K0. Where can I purchase a NeXT machine?
- K1. Where to obtain hardware service?
- K2. What types of NeXT machines were manufactured?
-
- ____________________________________________________________________________
-
- Subject: K0. Where can I purchase a NeXT machine?
-
- NeXT discontinued manufacturing hardware in Feb, 1993. Used systems
- are often advertized in comp.sys.next.marketplace.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________________
-
- Subject: K1. Where to obtain hardware service?
-
- [Jeff Hite jeffh@ludwig.cc.uoregon.edu]
-
- USA hardware service has been purchased by Bell Atlantic. They will be
- supporting the Authorized Service Centers and are selling extended
- warranty contracts.
-
- Bell Atlantic Computing Technology Services
- Voice: 800 499 6398, or 800 848 NeXT
- Fax: 510 732 3078
-
- ____________________________________________________________________________
-
- Subject: K2. What types of NeXT machines were manufactured?
-
- There are two packagings: a cube, and a station.
-
- NeXTcube systems:
- 1. 68030-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXT Computer)
- 2. 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube)
- 3. 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube Turbo)
-
- 4. 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:
- 1. 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation)
- 2. 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation Turbo)
- 1. 68040-25 16-bit color (NeXTstation Color)
- 2. 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.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________________
-
- Editor: nathan@laplace.csb.yale.edu
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