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NeXTdimension

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 dispay, and a high-performance JPEG compression coprocessor--all on one board. Its Intel i860 RISC-based microprocessor, operating at 33Mhz, runs full color PostScript and has been optimized for our coprocessing environment, increas- ing drawing speed eight to twelve times. This enables graphics applications to process images in near real time. The JPEG compression capabilities let you compress and play back still- and full-motion video from a hard disk drive.

	Features	Benefits
	32-bits-per-pixel color NeXTdimension offers 16.7 million colors to choose from, so images on the screen have a photographic realism, with color, depth, and clarity. Accelerated graphics 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. Video input and output 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. Real-time compression and decompression Lets you take live video, compress it, and store it on hard disk--in real time. With compression, you can store up to 60 time more live video on a hard disk. MegaPixel Color Displays The large, clear MegaPixel 17-and 21-inch Color Displays let you view a full page of your work in breathtaking color. And there's plenty of extra room for menus, icons, and tools.