Editing NeXTstation (section)

==Overview==
The NeXTstation was released as a more affordable alternative to the [[NeXTcube]] at about {{USD|4,995}} or about half the price. Several models were produced, including the NeXTstation (25&nbsp;MHz), NeXTstation Turbo (33&nbsp;MHz), NeXTstation Color (25&nbsp;MHz) and NeXTstation Turbo Color (33&nbsp;MHz). In total, NeXT sold about 50,000 computers (not including sales to government organizations), making the NeXTstation a rarity today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lowendmac.com/next/nextstation.html |title=NeXTstation |publisher=Lowendmac.com |access-date=2012-02-08}}</ref>

The NeXTstation originally shipped with a [[NeXT MegaPixel Display]] 17" [[Computer monitor|monitor]] (with built-in [[Computer speakers|speakers]]), keyboard, and mouse. It is nicknamed "the slab", since the [[pizza box form factor]] contrasts quite sharply with the original [[NeXT Computer]]'s basic shape (otherwise known as "the cube").

The Pyro accelerator board increases the speed of a NeXTstation by replacing the standard 25&nbsp;MHz processor with a 50&nbsp;MHz one.<ref>[http://www.nextcomputers.org/NeXTfiles/Docs/Rare_NeXT_Hardware/pyro_installation.pdf Spherical Solutions, Pyro Installation & Ordering]</ref><ref>[https://www.nextcomputers.org/NeXTfiles/Docs/Rare_NeXT_Hardware/pyro_accelerator_card.pdf Spherical Solutions, Pyro 50&nbsp;MHz Accelerator Card]</ref> There was also a very rare accelerator board known as the Nitro; between 5 and 20 are estimated to have been made. It increased the speed of a NeXTstation Turbo by replacing the standard 33&nbsp;MHz processor with a 40&nbsp;MHz one.<ref>[http://www.channelu.com/NeXT/Black/Nitro/index.html NeXT Nitro Information]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990424102817/http://www.channelu.com/NeXT/Black/Nitro/index.html |date=April 24, 1999 }}</ref>

[[John Carmack]] developed the PC Game ''[[Doom (video game)|Doom]]'' on a NeXTStation Color.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quora |title=Why John Carmack Chose NeXT For Developing 'Doom' And Other Favorites |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/09/01/why-john-carmack-chose-next-for-developing-doom-and-other-favorites/ |date=2016-09-01 |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

After NeXT ceased manufacturing hardware in 1993, [[Canon Computer Systems]] (a subsidiary of [[Canon Inc.]]) acquired the rights to the design of and patents pertaining to the NeXTstation.<ref>{{cite web | last=Staff writer | date=March 10, 1994 | url=https://techmonitor.ai/techonology/canon_computer_systems_forms_advanced_technology_unit_in_the_us_for_nextstation_powerhouse_boxes | title=Canon Computer Systems Forms Advanced Technology Unit in the US for NeXTstation, PowerHouse Boxes | work=Computer Business Review | publisher=New Statesman Media Group | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127215053/https://techmonitor.ai/techonology/canon_computer_systems_forms_advanced_technology_unit_in_the_us_for_nextstation_powerhouse_boxes | archivedate=November 27, 2021}}</ref> They later released the Object.Station, an [[x86]]-based workstation using the NeXTstation design, in 1994.<ref>{{cite web | last=Staff writer | date=n.d. | url=https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1153 | title=Canon Object.Station | work=Old-Computers.com | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803094635/https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1153 | archivedate=August 3, 2021}}</ref><ref name=canonnext /> Canon had been a large stakeholder in NeXT since 1989.<ref name=canonnext>{{cite web | last=Staff writer | date=March 2, 1994 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-02-fi-29142-story.html | title=Canon Computer to Ship NextStation  | work=Los Angeles Times | agency=Bloomberg Business News | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127211928/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-02-fi-29142-story.html | archivedate=November 27, 2021}}</ref>