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 It superseded the original NeXT Computer workstation and is housed in a similar cube-shaped magnesium enclosure, designed by frog design.

NeXT Computer (also called the NeXT Computer System) is a workstation computer that was developed, marketed, and sold by NeXT Inc. It was introduced in October 1988 as the company's first and flagship product, at a price of US$ 6,500 (equivalent to $17,300 in 2024), aimed at the higher-education market. [1] .

Included inside the attention-getting, die-cast magnesium, matte-black, 12-inch cube-shaped system (informally called "the cube"), are four NuBus expansion slots, a 200W system power supply, and the first commercially available read/write magneto-optical drive for data storage.

By 1987, a factory was built for manufacturing Jobs’ computer, the NeXTcube, which was introduced in 1988. Setting new standards, the NeXTcube (“the Cube”) was based on the Motorola 68030 processor running at 25MHz, coupled with the first built-in Digital Signal Processor, and cost $6,500.

The NeXT Cube was innovative in many ways: It used Postscript both to display images on its four-shade grayscale monitor and to print them out on its 400 dpi laser printer. The Cube incorporates a Motorola 56001 digital signal processor (DSP) to process graphics in real time.

The NeXTcube was a versatile, easy-to-use workstation that could be utilized as a desktop monochrome system, true color 32-bitper- pixel color/video workstation or file server system, all featuring NeXT’s object-oriented operating and development environment.

Nov 28, 2011 · The original machine – dubbed the NeXT Cube (two words) — has powered by a 25 MHz Motorola 68030, with up to 64 MB RAM, with a 256 MB magneto-optical drive, an optional 40 Mb SCSI hard drive, 10Base–2 Ethernet, NuBus (Of course, NuBus was also in use by Apple at this time.) and a 1120 by 832 grayscale display powered by Motorola’s 56001 digital ...

Whether used with the NeXTdimensionTM board as a standalone workstation incorporating 32-bit-per-pixel color/video, or as server on a network, the NeXTcubeTM computer offers a tremendous amount of flexibility and performance in a single, one-foot-square magnesium cube.

The NeXTcube Turbo is a high-end workstation computer developed, manufactured and sold by NeXT. It superseded the earlier NeXTcube workstation and is housed in the same cube-shaped magnesium enclosure. It runs the NeXTSTEP operating system.

The NeXTcube is a high-end workstation computer developed, manufactured, and sold by NeXT from 1990 until 1993. It superseded the original NeXT Computer System and is housed in a similar cube-shaped magnesium enclosure, sometimes called the "Cube II" or Cube 040.