NeXTstation
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NeXTstation was a line of high-end workstation computers introduced in 1990 by Steve Jobs’s company NeXT, known for their advanced NeXTSTEP operating system and influence on later Apple technologies.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NeXTstation canonical | 6 |
| NeXTstation Turbo Color | 2 |
| NeXT computer line | 1 |
| NeXT workstation line | 1 |
| NeXTstation Color | 1 |
| NeXTstation Turbo | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware platform
ⓘ
workstation computer ⓘ |
| architecture |
Motorola 68000 family
ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola 680x0
|
| associatedWith | Steve Jobs ⓘ |
| commercialStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cpu |
Motorola 68040 microprocessor
ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola 68040
|
| designer |
NeXT Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXT
|
| discontinuedAfter | Apple’s acquisition of NeXT in 1996 ⓘ |
| discontinuedBy |
NeXT Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXT
|
| displayOutput | proprietary NeXT monitor connection ⓘ |
| family |
NeXTstation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXT workstation line
|
| formFactor | pizza box desktop ⓘ |
| graphics | 2D display postscript-based graphics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Apple’s Cocoa frameworks
ⓘ
Aqua user interface concepts ⓘ macOS ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X
|
| introduced | 1990 ⓘ |
| introducedWith |
NeXTstation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXTstation Color
NeXTstation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
NeXTstation Turbo
NeXTstation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
NeXTstation Turbo Color
|
| manufacturer |
NeXT Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXT
|
| marketedAs | lower-cost alternative to original NeXT Computer ⓘ |
| media | floppy drive in some configurations ⓘ |
| networking | built-in Ethernet ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced GUI for its time
ⓘ
influence on later Apple development tools ⓘ tight integration of hardware and NeXTSTEP software ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | NeXTSTEP ⓘ |
| osFeature |
Display PostScript-based GUI
ⓘ
Interface Builder development tool ⓘ object-oriented NeXTSTEP environment ⓘ |
| predecessor |
NeXT Computer line
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXT Computer
|
| primaryUse |
academic research
ⓘ
high-end technical computing ⓘ software development ⓘ |
| sound | built-in 16-bit CD-quality sound ⓘ |
| storage | SCSI hard disk ⓘ |
| successor |
NeXTcube
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXTcube (as higher-end model in same era)
|
| targetMarket |
financial and engineering firms
ⓘ
research institutions ⓘ universities ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
NeXTstation
this entity surface form:
NeXT computer line
subject surface form:
NeXT Inc.
this entity surface form:
NeXT workstation line
this entity surface form:
NeXTstation Color
this entity surface form:
NeXTstation Turbo
this entity surface form:
NeXTstation Turbo Color