Re: the NeXT, IIe motherboard upgrade?

[julichjh@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Joseph H Julicher)]

In article <9212022122.AA28614@apple.com> ST7759@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU writes:
> There has been some talk about the NeXT computer lately, and I'm afraid
> I don't know that much about it.  Could someone give an idea of its
> basic architecture and "special purpose", if any?  I have been away in
> Europe for the last few years, and unfortunately have missed the boat
> completely in terms of this machine.  Any info at all would be great...
> 
The next is an 040 based workstation that runs a VERY large OS called NeXTStep.
NeXTstep runs on the Mach Unix system.  Really the machine is just now getting  
fast enough for its operating system.. a typical system is a 33mhz 040, a 
25 mhz 56000 DSP, at least 250 meg hard disk(400+ recomended) and 16+ meg ram.  
and a 17" monocrome or color monitor. It cannot run Mac or DOS but it can read  
the disks.  There is soft pc available for it.  the gui is vaguely mac like but  
a lot nicer.
Over all it is a nice machine running at about 20 mips.
with a price tag of about 6-15 thousand.
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