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From: cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu (Chun-Yao Liao)
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Subject: Re: What's NeXT's Eighth Breakthrough should be ?
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Date: 21 Sep 90 05:34:33 GMT
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In article <1990Sep20.064103.17884@midway.uchicago.edu> phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:
>cubes:	(1) Can I insert a color board into my NeXT cube, and hook it up to my
>old monochrome monitor? I certainly wouldn't mind a screen processor.

	I don't think so. It says that if you already have a NeXT cube or the
	original 030 next computer, you can add a NeXTdimension Upgrade to
	give your system high-performance color capabilities.  but I don't
	think the old monochrome monitor will fit since the connector is
	different (NeXT's done a good job on choosing connectors).

 (2) Does the upgrade 68040 board provide a few more greys? 

	No...

(3) Do the new NeXTs have the
>same bus, do some models have the same OD, as my old one (so that I can add the
>same upgrades)?

	I believe so, or at least downward compatible. The same OD now
	is listed as "option"

 (4) Should 2.88MB floppy drives be purchased from 3rd parties,
>or from NeXT? Since I bet software will be distributed through these, one needs
>to have at least one of these in the vicinity. 3rd parties charge >$500, which
>comes to $1,500 with the 68040---half the price of a new NeXT, which would
>provide 2 17" monitors if one could pull out the old stuff and hook it up to
>the new one.

	the one build into NeXTstations are of course from NeXT, but the 
	external which connects to SCSI port is sold by 3rd party. 
	As said by NeXT, the estimated price would be $499




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