Editing NeXT Computer (section)

{{Short description|Workstation computer}}
{{About|the desktop computer|the company|NeXT}}
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| name = NeXT Computer
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| manufacturer = [[NeXT]], [[Redwood City, California]]
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| type = [[Workstation]]
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| releasedate = {{start date and age|1988|10|12}}
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| price = {{USD|6500|1988||round=-2|link=yes}}<!-- this is price at initial release, not the current price. -->
| discontinued = {{end date|1991}}
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| os = [[NeXTSTEP]], [[OpenStep|OPENSTEP]]<!-- operating system -->
| power = 300 Watts, 3 Amperes
| cpu = [[Motorola 68030]] @ 25 [[MHz]], [[Motorola 68882|68882]] [[floating-point unit|FPU]] @ 25 MHz, [[Motorola 56000|56001]] [[digital signal processor|DSP]] @ 25 MHz
| storage = 256 MB [[magneto-optical drive]], optional 330 MB or 660 MB [[hard disk drive|hard disk]]
| memory = Shipped with 8 [[Megabyte|MB]], expandable to 64 MB using 4 MB [[SIMM]]s
| display = [[NeXT MegaPixel Display|MegaPixel 17"]] [[computer monitor|monitor]]
| graphics = 1120×832, four-level [[grayscale]]
| sound = Built-in [[Computer speakers|speaker]]
| input = 85-key keyboard, 2-button mouse
| location = <!-- GPS or Wi-Fi based -->
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| connectivity = [[Ethernet]]
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| dimensions = 1-foot (305 mm) [[die-casting|die-cast]] [[magnesium]] cube-shaped case
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| successor = [[NeXTcube]]
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'''NeXT Computer''' (also called the '''NeXT Computer System''') is a [[workstation]] computer that was developed, marketed, and sold by [[NeXT|NeXT Inc.]] It was introduced in October 1988 as the company's first and flagship product, at a price of {{USD|6500|1988|link=yes|round=-2}}, aimed at the higher-education market.<ref name="smgc">{{Cite web |title=NeXT Computer {{!}} Science Museum Group Collection |url=https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8094437/next-computer-personal-computer |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> It was designed around the [[Motorola]] [[Motorola 68030|68030]] [[Central processing unit|CPU]] and [[Motorola 68882|68882]] [[Floating-point arithmetic|floating-point]] [[coprocessor]],<ref name="smgc" /> with a clock speed of {{nowrap|25 MHz}}. Its [[NeXTSTEP]] operating system is based on the [[Mach (kernel)|Mach]] microkernel and [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]]-derived [[Unix]], with a proprietary GUI using a [[Display PostScript]]-based back end. According to the Science Museum Group, "The enclosure consists of a 1-foot ({{nowrap|304.8 mm}}) [[die-casting|die-cast]] [[magnesium]] cube-shaped black case, which led to the machine being informally referred to as 'The Cube'."<ref name="smgc" />

The NeXT Computer was renamed [[NeXTcube]] in a later upgrade. The [[NeXTstation]], a more affordable version of the NeXTcube, was released in 1990.