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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Predicate Object
instanceOf computer hardware platform
workstation computer
architecture Motorola 680x0
associatedWith Steve Jobs
commercialStatus discontinued
countryOfOrigin United States
cpu Motorola 68040
designer NeXT
discontinuedAfter Apple’s acquisition of NeXT in 1996
discontinuedBy NeXT
displayOutput proprietary NeXT monitor connection
family NeXT workstation line
formFactor pizza box desktop
graphics 2D display postscript-based graphics
influenced Apple’s Cocoa frameworks
Aqua user interface concepts
Mac OS X
introduced 1990
introducedWith NeXTstation Color
NeXTstation Turbo
NeXTstation Turbo Color
manufacturer 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
primaryUse academic research
high-end technical computing
software development
sound built-in 16-bit CD-quality sound
storage SCSI hard disk
successor NeXTcube (as higher-end model in same era)
targetMarket financial and engineering firms
research institutions
universities

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
NeXTstation ("NeXTstation Color")
NeXTstation ("NeXTstation Turbo")
NeXTstation ("NeXTstation Turbo Color")
introducedWith
NeXTstation ("NeXT workstation line")
family
NeXT Inc.
notableProduct
NeXTSTEP
platform
NeXT Inc.
product
NeXTstation ("NeXT computer line")
productFamily
NuBus ("NeXTstation Turbo Color")
wasUsedIn

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