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In an earlier article, I wrote:
> izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) writes:
> > NeXT apparently now has two kinds of Starting Point Kits
> > (keyboard/mouse) 3.0A [N8504-4996] and 3.0 [N8504-5216].  
> > What's the difference?
> > 
> > NeXT also now has a 17" Color display which is Trinitron.  Is this a
> > SONY monitor or if not, who manufactures it for NeXT?
> > Is it any better than the old Phillips 17" display?
> 
> First, there's the new monitor.  It's 17" and from Sony.  List price is  
> $300 more than the old 17" monitor, and NeXT claims it's much better.   
> They now call the old 17" monitor the "Fimi" monitor.  The new monitor can  
> only be used on NeXTstation Color Turbo and NeXTcube Turbo systems.

Actually, looking at the announcement a bit closer, it seems that the new  
monitor can not be added to NeXTcube systems, because the NeXTdimension  
board can not support a monitor with a 72Hz refresh rate.  Sorry about the  
error in the above...

> If you get the new monitor, you must get the new Starting Point kit.
> If you get the old 17" monitor, you must use the old Starting Point kit
> If you get the 21" Hitachi monitor, you can take either kit.
> 
> The big deal about the new starting point kit is that it has the new ADB  
> keyboard, and a new ADB mouse.  The new mouse is supposed to be 30%  
> lighter, and have a better ergonomic design.  The new keyboard is the one  
> with the new keyboard layout.

You can still get the ADB kit with a NeXTcube, if you choose the 21"  
monitor.  You just can't get the Sony monitor (and if you choose the Fimi  
monitor then you can not get the ADB kit).

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Garance Alistair Drosehn     =     gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
ITS Systems Programmer            (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;           Troy NY    USA