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.
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Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
computer hardware platform
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workstation computer → |
| architecture |
Motorola 680x0
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| associatedWith |
Steve Jobs
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| commercialStatus |
discontinued
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| cpu |
Motorola 68040
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| designer |
NeXT
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| discontinuedAfter |
Apple’s acquisition of NeXT in 1996
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| discontinuedBy |
NeXT
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| displayOutput |
proprietary NeXT monitor connection
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| family |
NeXT workstation line
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| formFactor |
pizza box desktop
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| graphics |
2D display postscript-based graphics
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| influenced |
Apple’s Cocoa frameworks
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Aqua user interface concepts → Mac OS X → |
| introduced |
1990
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| introducedWith |
NeXTstation Color
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NeXTstation Turbo → NeXTstation Turbo Color → |
| manufacturer |
NeXT
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| marketedAs |
lower-cost alternative to original NeXT Computer
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| media |
floppy drive in some configurations
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| networking |
built-in Ethernet
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| notableFor |
advanced GUI for its time
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influence on later Apple development tools → tight integration of hardware and NeXTSTEP software → |
| operatingSystem |
NeXTSTEP
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| osFeature |
Display PostScript-based GUI
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Interface Builder development tool → object-oriented NeXTSTEP environment → |
| predecessor |
NeXT Computer
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| primaryUse |
academic research
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high-end technical computing → software development → |
| sound |
built-in 16-bit CD-quality sound
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| storage |
SCSI hard disk
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| successor |
NeXTcube (as higher-end model in same era)
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| targetMarket |
financial and engineering firms
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research institutions → universities → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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NeXTstation
("NeXTstation Color")
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NeXTstation ("NeXTstation Turbo") → NeXTstation ("NeXTstation Turbo Color") → |
introducedWith |
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NeXTstation
("NeXT workstation line")
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family |
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NeXT Inc.
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notableProduct |
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NeXTSTEP
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platform |
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NeXT Inc.
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product |
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NeXTstation
("NeXT computer line")
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productFamily |
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NuBus
("NeXTstation Turbo Color")
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wasUsedIn |