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NeXTdimension
The NeXTdimension board for the NeXTcube accelerates the graphics ability with 24-bit displayed color. Uses Intel i860 chip.
NeXTdimension is an accelerated 32-bit color board that gives the NeXTcube state-of-the-art color capabilities. NeXTdimension was designed for people who want the most advanced color PostScript system available. It's ideal for high-end publishing, graphics, video, and animation applications.
The engineers at NeXT have integrated a 32-bit, true-color display function, a 64-bit RISC-based dedicated graphics coprocessor, video capture and display, and a high-performance JPEG compression coprocessor -- all on one board. Its Intel i860 RISC-based microprocessor, operating at 33 MHz, runs full-color PostScript and has been optimized for our coprocessing environment, increasing drawing speed eight to twelve times. This enables graphics applications to process images and interactive 3D graphics in near real time. The JPEG compression capabilities let you compress and play back still- and full-motion video.
- NeXTdimension offers 16.7 million colors to choose from, so images on the screen have a photographic realism, with color, depth, and clarity.
- The Intel i860 graphics accelerator makes working with 32-bit color as fast as -- and in some cases faster than -- working on a standard NeXTcube monochrome system.
- Lets you connect a NeXTdimension system to a VCR, laserdisc player, VHS, S-VHS, Hi-8, Beta, Camcorder, or still-video camera without requiring additional boards.