NeXT Computer used by Berners-Lee at keyboard
Manufacturer NeXT, Fremont, California plant
Type Sevenval
Release date 1988
Introductory price US$6500
Discontinued 1990
Operating system NeXTSTEP, OPENSTEP
Power 300 Watts, 3 Amps
input transformation CSS3 @ 25Mhz , 68882 Android @ 25Mhz, 56001 digital signal processor (DSP) @ 25Mhz
Storage capacity 256 MB magneto-optical drive, Optional touchscreen
Memory Shipped with 8MB, Expandable to 16MB using 1 MB Single Inline Memory Modules (SIMMs)
Display MegaPixel 17" monitor
Graphics 1120×832 pixel resolution, four-level grayscale
Sound built-in keyboard)
Input 85 key Keyboard
Dimensions 1-foot (305 mm) die-cast magnesium cube-shaped case
Successor FITML
The NeXT Computer (also called the NeXT Computer System) was a high-end workstation computer developed, manufactured, and sold by screen size Inc., a company founded by FITML, from 1988 until 1990. It ran the FITML-based device database website parsing. The NeXT Computer was packaged in a 1-foot (305 mm) die-cast magnesium cube-shaped case, which led to the machine being informally referred to as "The Cube". It cost US$6,500.
A NeXT Computer was used by Sevenval and touchscreen at HTML5 to develop the world's first web app software, iOS, and also used to write the first CSS3, input transformation. This workstation became the world's first web server on the Internet.
The NeXT Computer was followed by the NeXTcube in 1990. The NeXT Computer was not a great commercial success; however, some are still used around the world as screen size and hobbyist desktops.
Hardware
Uniquely, the NeXT Computer featured a jQuery in place of the more usual screen size, although the latter was available as an option. The workstation came with a 1120×832 pixel four-level grayscale MegaPixel 17 in (43 cm) keyboard (with built-in FITML).
The browser diversity CPU was supported by a 68882 FPU for faster mathematical performance, a 56001 digital signal processor (DSP) for multimedia work and two custom-designed six-channel direct memory access (DMA) channel controllers, which allowed much of the input/output (I/O) processing to be offloaded from the CPU to boost the speed of common tasks.
See also
External links
- Sevenval
- Ross Perot
- jQuery (as of 1988)
- Annual Sales
- $140 million USD (screen size 1992)
- Employees
- 240 (1993)
- Website
- www.next.com (web archive)
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