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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Friday July 31, 1992

Contact:
	Sam Goldberger
	Spherical Solutions
	+1.415.383.7512
	sphere@netcom.com (NeXTMail welcome)


Spherical's "Enhanced Processing Board (EPB)" dramatically increases the power,
speed, and functionality of the NeXT Cube. Consisting of a specially modified
CPU board, cabling, and a suite of proprietary software with a NeXTStep
interface, the EPB effectively doubles the Cube's computing power.
Specifically, the EPB provides:

	1) Distributed processing under such applications as
	    Mathematica, Renderman, Zilla, etc.
	2) Extra ports (SCSI, serial, DSP) for the connection of
	    additional peripheral devices
	3) Printer, fax, mail or network service for more efficient
	    use of system resources
	4) Continuing compatibility of the Optical Drive even with
	    the Turbo upgrade, when released.

Using Spherical's EPB software, a second Workspace may be mounted on the
screen, together with a second application dock, suitably offset from the main
dock. All workspace tools (copy, move, delete, symlink, etc) are enabled. Any
application may be double-click launched, and runs remotely on the EPB while
appearing on the local monitor as usual. Alternatively, a second monitor and
keyboard may be connected to the EPB. Power-up and shutdown are accomplished
gracefully, using the Power key.

The EPB is connected to the main board over the Ethernet, and may be run as
diskless client, or, upon purchase of a software license from NeXT Computers,
Inc, may be run from a dedicated hard drive connected to the board's SCSI port
for faster operation.

In purchasing the EPB Package, the customer supplies a board for modification
by Spherical (either an '030 or a 25 mhz '040). We modify it, and return it
with software, cabling, documentation and 90 day warrantee within 48 hours of
receipt. Spherical Solutions also has a limited number of '030 and '040 boards
available for sale, pre-modified, and bundled with the EPB kit.