keyboard/mouse question

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2 total messages Started by The BLaCKSMiTHE Mon, 05 Oct 1992 22:10

#1207

Author: The BLaCKSMiTHE
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 22:10

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Allright,

I have heard:
1) New NeXT's have ADB Keyboards/mice
2) **ONLY** new colors' have ADB
3) New keyboards and mice are **ONLY** available for ADB


What is true??  I am looking at buying a Turbo NS monochrome,
and I want the new keyboard and mouse, so what is the deal??

It would be good to get someone from NeXT who knows what
they are talking about (look at the whole "nitro" thread)

-nate

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Re: keyboard/mouse question

#1215

Author: Eric J. Byrne
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 13:46

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In article <Oct05.221005.81218@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>  
ns111310@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (The BLaCKSMiTHE) writes:
> Allright,
> 
> I have heard:
> 1) New NeXT's have ADB Keyboards/mice
> 2) **ONLY** new colors' have ADB
> 3) New keyboards and mice are **ONLY** available for ADB
> 
> 
> What is true??  I am looking at buying a Turbo NS monochrome,
> and I want the new keyboard and mouse, so what is the deal??
> 

Here's the announcement:

NeXT Product Announcement
October 1, 1992

 All NeXT systems are now ADB-compatible

Starting October 1, 1992, NeXT is standardizing on ADB-compatible hardware.   
Because of the advantages of the new ADB keyboard and mouse, NeXT has decided  
to support this system enhancement across the entire product family.  The  
NeXTstation, NeXTstation Turbo, NeXTstation Color, NeXTcube Turbo systems along  
with the NeXTstation Color Turbo system are now fully compatible with NeXT's  
new ADB Keyboard and Mouse. 

Effective late October, NeXT will begin shipments of a new ADB-compatible  
MegaPixel 17" monochrome display. This ADB-compatible 17" monochrome display  
will replace the old 17" monochrome display.  Along with the Sony 17"   
MegaPixel Color Display and the Hitachi 21" MegaPixel Display, now all NeXT  
displays are completely ADB-compatible.

Now that all products are ADB compatible, the ordering process is very  
straightforward.  All displays work with the same keyboard.  There is one  
Starting Point Kit for all systems, Starting Point Kit 3.0A. The old kit     
Starting Point Kit 3.0 (N8504-5216)   has been taken off the price list.  For  
color systems, the Sound Box 2 supports all color monitors. The old Sound Box  
(N4004) has been removed from the price list.

Note: Because of the need for NeXTSTEP Release 3 to support ADB, new NeXT  
systems are not downgradable to prior NeXTSTEP releases. You can only run  
Release 3 on new systems shipped from the factory.
______________________________________________________________________

New Products
17" Megapixel Monochrome Display  (N4000B)
	- ADB compatible keyboard connector
	- 3 pounds lighter (13 pounds lighter than the "original")
	- Higher reliability
	- New footprint

17" MegaPixel Color Display - Fimi  (N4001F) 
	- Compatible with the new ADB keyboard and mouse

Products Introduced September 1, 1992
17" MegaPixel Color Display - Trinitron  (N4006)
	- Compatible with the new ADB keyboard and mouse
	- Higher contrast
	- Flatter display
	- Universal power supply
	- Industry leading focus and convergence
	- 72Hz for rock solid image (compatible at 68Hz with small adjustment)
	- Fully compliant with NPR-2 regulations for ELF and VLF emissions

Starting Point Kit 3.0A (N8504-4996)
	- For use with all systems
	- Includes new ADB Keyboard/Mouse
	- Release 3.0 documentation

Sound Box 2 (N4004A)
	- Re-designed audio board with ADB style keyboard connector

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