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Peter Resele writes
> 
> - built-in video compression/decompression (H.261, MPEG)

Well, thanks to C-Cube we didn't get jpeg compression of the original  
NeXTdimension, but I've been told by NeXT that something will become availble  
for the dimension to handle hardware compress. The rep wouldn't give me  
details, however, except that it will plug into the socket where the C-Cube  
chiop should have gome.

> - ISDN and B-ISDN access (just look at the "NCLATM" document from them, a  
draft standard for an ATM (B-ISDN) local area network, see  
comp.dcom.cell-relay.

I thought this is what the PhoneKit and ISDN Adapter from Hayes was suppose to  
do.

> - video in a window, naturally

You've got this on a NeXTdimension, and most people aren't will to pay the  
price for it unless they need it.

> - support for 128MB MODs

128MB MODs will work on a cube, assuming they're SCSI compliant. I know of  
people currently running these on NeXT's. For that matter you can also use the  
higher capacity 5.25" drives (Up to 1 Gig on a MOD).

> - etc...


> Also get out NeXTstep 486. I really would like to run it on my 486, and I  
even would pay quite some money for it - if it works. It could support the S3  
graphics accelerator, this would be great (I think this type of cards sells  
quite well in the PeeCee market at the moment, and it supports blazing fast  
BitBlt, Draw, etc.). Maybe I would start developing with NeXTstep, because I  
know it and really admire the developing environment?

NS486 should be out in a few months. I've been told (also by NeXT) that they  
planned to delay the release of NS486 to about 3 months after NS3.0 for their  
own machines. The main benefit this delay gives is that NS486 should be able to  
support a wider array of hardware, especially in the video area. 

> Cheers,
> 
> Peter

Alex
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