Xref: utzoo comp.multimedia:448 comp.sys.amiga.advocacy:3167 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!rutgers!orstcs!prism!hackbod From: hackbod@prism.cs.orst.edu (Dave Hackborn) Newsgroups: comp.multimedia,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: NeXT/Amiga Multimedia.. Message-ID: <1991May18.021039.26428@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> Date: 18 May 91 02:10:39 GMT References: <1991May15.193236.4712@menudo.uh.edu> <1991May18.001444.4743@IRO.UMontreal.CA> Sender: @lynx.CS.ORST.EDU Distribution: comp Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 23 Nntp-Posting-Host: prism.cs.orst.edu In article <1991May18.001444.4743@IRO.UMontreal.CA> martin@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Daniel Martin) writes: > > NeXT Station, 100 Meg, 8 Meg ram, BW Monitor, 68040, DSP, softwares (UNIX) > etc. for 4995$ list. > > NeXT Dimension board, 32 bitplanes, 8 bitplanes alpha channel. A really > impressive card. 3995$ list. The only problem is that you can't use the NeXT Dimension board with the NeXT Stations :-) The NeXT Station doesn't have any slots; you'll need to get a NeXT Cube, which is about $8000. As far as I know, the Cube is basically the same as the Station, except that it has slots. Yes, the NeXT Station *is* a nice machine, and when I was looking for a computer to buy, I had a tough time deciding between it and the A3000. Until I found out that there was no way to upgrade it to color. I HATE b&w. If you want color, the NeXT Station Color is about $8000 and gives you 1120 x 832 pixel 12 bit (4096 color) display with 12 MB. Oh, and you'll need the 340MB drive to do anything serious. I really like the NeXT computers. I just wish I could afford one. :-)