Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!watmath!iuvax!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!naim From: naim@eecs.nwu.edu (Naim Abdullah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: NeXT rumors Message-ID: <12670035@eecs.nwu.edu> Date: 17 Aug 89 00:27:53 GMT References:Organization: Northwestern U, Evanston IL, USA Lines: 26 zs04+@andrew.cmu.edu (Zachary T. Smith) writes: >I only just started reading this group's postings, so I may be reiterating >previous hashed-over rumors. I got these from the last page of Infoworld, >an issue a couple months back: >[...] >Also in the works is a 32-bit/pixel color board based on TI's 34020 >processor with 4MB of VRAM that will be 4X faster than the current 68030 >(main processor) based 2-bit/pixel graphics system. As long as we are passing on rumours: The 14th August issue of Infoworld, back page, says that NeXT will be releasing a 32-bit/pixel colour board sometime next year based on the Intel i860. This board will have Renderman and Display Postscript in microcode. A 24-bit/pixel board will be released at rougly the same time, by some other company. I forget the name, but it is in the article. >Zach T. Smith (zs04+@andrew.cmu.edu) Naim Abdullah Dept. of EECS, Northwestern University Internet: naim@eecs.nwu.edu Uucp: {oddjob, chinet, att}!nucsrl!naim