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The NeXTcube is a high-end workstation computer developed, manufactured, and sold by NeXT from 1990 to 1993. It superseded the original NeXT Computer workstation and is housed in a similar cube-shaped magnesium enclosure, designed by frog design. The workstation runs the NeXTSTEP operating system and was launched with a list price.

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Information appliance.name
NeXTcube
Information appliance.image
NeXTcube.jpg
Information appliance.caption
The base NeXTcube model
Information appliance.developer
NeXT
Information appliance.manufacturer
NeXT in Fremont, California
Information appliance.type
Workstation
Information appliance.os
NeXTSTEP, OPENSTEP, NetBSD (limited support)
Information appliance.cpu
Motorola 68040 @ 25 MHz, 56001 digital signal processor (DSP)
Information appliance.storage
400 MB, 1.4 GB, or 2.8 GB hard drive2.88 MB floppy drive
Information appliance.memory
8–64 MB
Information appliance.display
1120×832 2-bpp grayscale
Information appliance.connectivity
Ethernet
Information appliance.dimensions
1-foot (305 mm) die-cast magnesium cube-shaped case
Information appliance.predecessor
NeXT Computer
Information appliance.successor
NeXTcube Turbo

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discontinuation date
1993-00-00
service entry
1990-09-18
Commons category
NeXTcube
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The NeXTcube is a high-end workstation computer developed, manufactured, and sold by NeXT from 1990 to 1993. It superseded the original NeXT Computer workstation and is housed in a similar cube-shaped magnesium enclosure, designed by frog design. The workstation runs the NeXTSTEP operating system and was launched with a list price.

==Hardware== The NeXTcube is the successor to the original NeXT Computer, with a 25 MHz 68040 processor, a hard disk in place of the magneto-optical drive, and a floppy disk drive. NeXT offered a 68040 system board upgrade (and NeXTSTEP 2.0) for . A 33 MHz NeXTcube Turbo was later produced.

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