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The NeXT Turbo Dimension Cube
NeXT Turbo NeXTcube Technical Specifications
Processors
Motorola 68040 33 Mhz CPU
Integrated Central Processing Unit
Integrated Memory Management Unit
Integrated Floating-Point Unit
Integrated 8-kilobyte instruction/data caches
Performance 33 Mhz
25 Drystone MIPS
2.9 MFLOPS DP LINPACK
16.3 SPEC marks
Memory Controller
Controls up to 128 MB of interleaved
main
memory
Controls 256KB of two-bit monochrome
display
memory
Includes 16-bit monochrome video write
buffer
Performs in-line memory prefetching
Perpherial Controller
Controls 7 DMA channels
50 MB/sec bandwidth
Motorola 56001 25 Mhz Digital Signal
Processor
Memory
DRAM Main Memory
16 MB to 64 MB of main memory
Optional main memory parity checking
Expandable using DRAM SIMM
modules
DSP Static Memory
24 kilobytes DSP static RAM
Expandable up to 96 kilobytes using an SRAM
SIMM
module
Internal
Mass Storage
3.5-inch Floppy Disk Drive
2.88 MB formatted capacity using
extended
density (ED) disks
3.5-inch third-height form factor
Read/Write compatible with 720 KB and
1.44
MB
disks in UNIX, MS-DOS, and
Macintosh
formats (not included with
2.8
GB
hard drive option)
400 MB Hard Disk Drive (optional)
3.5-inch third-height form factor
406 MB formatted capacity
13 ms average seek time
4 MB/sec maximum transfer rate
(synchronous)
Software Release 2 Extended
preinstalled
on disk
1.4 GB Hard Disk Drive (optional)
5.25-inch form factor
1.4 GB formatted capacity
15 ms average seek time
5.0 MB/sec maximum transfer rate
(synchronous)
Software Release 2 Extended
preinstalled
on disk
2.8 GB Hard Disk Drive
2 each, 5.25-inch half-height form factor
2.7 GB formatted capacity
15 ms average seek time
5.0 MB/sec maximum transfer rate
(synchronous)
Software Release 2 Extended
preinstalled
on disk
Display
MegaPixel Display
17-inch monochrome flat square display
1120x832 resolution at 2 bits/pixel
68 Hz refresh rate, noninterlaced
92 dots per inch
Integrated microphone and speaker
CD-quality stereo sound via line-outs
and
headphone jack
Glare-reduction screen
Built-in tilt mechanism
Input Devices
Keyboard
84 keys, including: cursor keys numeric
pad,
monitor brightness, sound volume,
and
power
on/off
Mouse
Two-button opto-mechanical mouse
Communication And Interfaces
Thin Ethernet, IEEE 802.3a compatible
at
10Mbit/sec
Twisted-pair Ethernet, 10BaseT-compatible at 10Mbit/sec
Two RS-423 serial ports
SCSI-2 connector with transfer rate of
4.8
MB/sec
(burst rate)
Laser printer port (for NeXT 400 dpi
Laser
Printer)
Digital Signal Processor port
MegaPixel Display port
Other
NeXTCube Turbo
Specifications
Size
1-foot (305 mm) die-cast magnesium
cube
Space for two full-height 5.25-inch
mass
storage devices--or three half-
height
devices.
Weight
20 lbs. to 37 lbs. (13 kg to 17 kg)
Power
Powers up to four slots with 20W each
100V to 240V, 47 Hz to 63 Hz
self-adapting
300W, 5A maximum (including
MegaPixel
Display)
Operating Environment
Ambient temperature: 32F to 104F (0C
to
40C)
Relative humidity: 10% to 90%
Altitude: 0 to 15,000 ft. (0 to 4,572 m)
Regulations
UL1950, CSA 220, and IEC950
(EN60950)
product safety requirements
FCC Class A, VCCI Class 1,
CISPR-22
Class A (EN55022)
EMI requirements
All performance numbers shown were
attained using Release 3.0 compilers, GNU C
1.36, Absoft FORTRAN 77 3.1, Greenhills
Fortran-6800 1.8.5, Kuck and Associates
Preprocessor.
The NeXT Dimension Board
Technical specification of the NeXT Dimension Board
Graphics
Processor
Intel i860 33
MHz RISC
processor
- 30,000 polygon/sec
(Gouraud shaded, triangular, meshed)
- 30 ms full-screen clear
130 MB/sec lit rate (peak)
Image Compression/Decompression
Dedicated JPEG
image
Compression Processor
- Real-time compression and
decompression to hard disk
- User-selectable
compression rate
Memory
Main Memory
- 8 MB to 32 MB of main
memory
- Expandable using 72-pin
DRAM SIMM modules
Display
Memory
- 4 MB VRAM
- 32 bits/pixel color,
including 8 bits/pixel alpha channel
- Supports double-buffered
16 bits/pixel windows
Display Resolution
- 1120 x 832 pixels
Display Output
- 13W3 triple-coaxial
Video
Video
Compatibility
- NTSC video input and
output channels (PAL option)
- Video output genlocked to
input video source
- Closed-caption, TeleText,
and VITC support
Video Inputs
- One S-Video using
standard DIN-style 4-pin jack
- Two composite video using
RCA style jack
- Software-selectable
Video Outputs
- One S-Video using
standard DIN-style 4-pin jack
- One composite video using
RCA-style jack
- One RGB video using 9-pin
D-shell with EGA pinout
MegaPixel
Color Display
and Sound Box
Display
- 16-inch display
- 1120 x 832 resolution
- 68 Hz refresh rate,
noninterlaced
- 92 dots per inch
Dimensions
- 15.8 in (h) x 15.5 in.
(w) x 17.3 in. (d) (400 mm x 394 mm x 438
mm)
Weight
- 70 lbs. (31.8 kg)
Connector
- 13w3-style triple-coaxial
Power
Requirement
- 100-120/200-240 VAC
switchable
- 200W
Operating
Environment
- Ambient temperature:
32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
- Relative humidity: 10% to
90%
- Altitude: 0 to 15,000 ft.
(0 to 4,572 m)
Sound Box
- Integrated monophonic
speaker and microphone
- Headphone and RCA-style
stereo output jacks
- NeXT keyboard and mouse interface
Other
Specifications
System
Compatibility
- NeXTcube computer via
NeXTbus
Power
Requirements
- 25W (3.6A at 5V)
Operating
Environment
- Ambient temperature:
32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
- Relative humidity: 10% to
90%
- Altitude: 0 to 15,000 ft.
(0 to 4,572 m)
Regulations
- UL478, CSA 220, and
IEC950 (EN60950) product safety requirements
- FCC Class A, VCCI Class
1, and CISPR-22 Class A (EN550022) EMI requirements
