smithw@physc1.byu.edu (04/11/90)
a number of things will be happening with the cube. 2.0 software will be released, cpu upgrade to 040 board, video will be off loaded to another slot-supposed to speed things up considerable like! Video slot board will support 32 bit color, color monitor will be offered at some discount to b&w people, but you don't need to buy color to take advantage of video board. cpu upgrade plus video cost is under 1K maybe under .5K(not color). A multiprocessor board is in the works. Motorola is shipping 040s this month with real volume by mid May-June. Some of this stuff may be announced in the fall, for possible Dec. delievery. Apparently some kind of lower cost version of the present cube may be announced. Some kind of hierarchy will develop, low cost cube (whatever that is), standard version with 512MB optical (hard drive optional still) color optional, and multiprocessor cube to be hyped as a server for NeXT networks. (But could be purchased as standalone for the greedy). Anyway, that's the very unofficial story. So much for the rumors.
gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (04/12/90)
In article <83smithw@physc1.byu.edu>, smithw@physc1.byu.edu writes... >a number of things will be happening with the cube. 2.0 software >will be released, cpu upgrade to 040 board, video will be off loaded >to another slot-supposed to speed things up considerable like! Video >slot board will support 32 bit color, color monitor will be offered >at some discount to b&w people, but you don't need to buy color to take >advantage of video board. cpu upgrade plus video cost is under 1K maybe ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >under .5K(not color). A multiprocessor board is in the works. Motorola is ^^^^^^^^^^ The cost of the '40 chipset by itself is $200-400, right? What about the other circuitry? And the video board? And Next's profit margin? Think about it. Robert ============================================================================ = gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu * generic disclaimer: * "It's more fun to = = * all my opinions are * compute" = = * mine * -Kraftwerk = ============================================================================
cyliao@eng.umd.edu (Chun-Yao Liao) (04/13/90)
In article <8410@tank.uchicago.edu> gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes: >In article <83smithw@physc1.byu.edu>, smithw@physc1.byu.edu writes... > >>at some discount to b&w people, but you don't need to buy color to take >>advantage of video board. cpu upgrade plus video cost is under 1K maybe > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>under .5K(not color). A multiprocessor board is in the works. Motorola is >^^^^^^^^^^ > >The cost of the '40 chipset by itself is $200-400, right? What about the other >circuitry? And the video board? And Next's profit margin? >Robert > nope, as far as I know, the single chip set which can be purchased as sample costs over $700, I wouldn't imagine that a price of $200-$400 can be made even with large quantity of purchase. Of couse, if it is true that we can get upgrade PLUS video (I assum he meant color) for under K or .5K, I'd go to my campus computer store and order my NeXT RIGHT NOW! -- cyliao@wam.umd.edu o NeXT : I put main frame power on two chips. @epsl.umd.edu o people: We put main flame power on two guys. @bagend.eng.umd.edu o :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xxx (reserved) o RC + Apple // + Classic Music + NeXT = cyliao