Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!microsoft!edwardj From: edwardj@microsoft.UUCP (Edward JUNG) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Cheap color, HEY NeXT (was: GETTING A NEXT Message-ID: <70472@microsoft.UUCP> Date: 5 Feb 91 02:48:43 GMT References: <252u3744.665566130@fergvax> <775@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> <1991Feb3.225400.29316@Neon.Stanford.EDU> Reply-To: edwardj@microsoft.UUCP (Edward JUNG) Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA Lines: 23 In article <1991Feb3.225400.29316@Neon.Stanford.EDU> zimmer@calvin.stanford.edu (Andrew Zimmerman) writes: > > While the microphone input, keyboard, etc are controlled through the >monitor on the mono NeXTStation, I believe this is not the case for the >color machines. The color machines have a separate device that controls >those devices, and then has a Sony Trinitron as the color monitor. > You are correct; on the color machines all microphone, keyboard and sound output is via the Sound Box. >Wish list: What I would like is a way to have the NeXT allow me to run >NeXTStep on my IBMPC. That way, I would have access to color for the >occasional time I want color. Talk to IBM and tell them to get their butts in gear regarding getting NextStep on the PC, if that's what you want. Certainly IBM will do it if there is a sufficient market (read: $$$) in it. -- Edward Jung Microsoft Corp. My opinions do not reflect any policy of my employer.