Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!gecko.cis.ohio-state.edu!thamer From: thamer@gecko.cis.ohio-state.edu (M T ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Color NeXTStation Message-ID: <85720@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Date: 7 Nov 90 07:12:41 GMT Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: Organization: Ohio State University Computer and Information Science Lines: 29 What is the story on the NeXTstation Color? I've heard it's scheduled to be released 1'st quarter '91, has 12MB RAM, 16 bit color, and 105MB HD. Are they simply adding color to the monochrome slab, or are there any additional performance enhancements (why different simms speeds) ? How much of a disadvantage is it to have 16 bit color vs. 32 bit? Does it have any NeXTbus slots or isn't expandable like the mono-slab? Perhaps the best way to get a serious color system is to buy the NeXTcube at $8000 and NeXTdimension 32 bit graphics accelerator board at $4000 and MegaPixel Color Monitor at $???? We're definitely over $12,000 at this point and we still only have 8MB RAM and 105MB HD with the cube. If REAL color is going to cost this much, I'll take the $3300 (edu-discounted) mono-slab now. Any thoughts, thanks, -Mustafa -- "Two days ago I saw a vehicle that'd haul that tanker. You wanna get out of here; you talk to me." Max - The Road Warrior M. Thamer @cis.ohio-state.edu