A1 still in business!

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Wed Oct 6 14:53:10 1999

On Wed, 06 Oct 1999, Tom Owad wrote:
>>> NeXTStations can indeed run standalone...just like cubes...they just
>>>don't have expansion slots.
>>
>>Darn. OK, I'll remember that for next time. :)
>
>I had a NeXTStation TurboColor for a while, which required a sound box to
>plug the keyboard, mouse, and monitor into. If the unit you're looking
>at is anything like mine, it would be rather useless without that part.

  This is true...By "standalone" I meant "with no other computers". A NeXT
color station (turbo or otherwise) requires a sound box and a "Y cable" to run.
The Y cable connects to the base slab, the sound box, and the monitor. The
keyboard connects to the sound box (which is why it's required whether you want
sound or not).

  The going rate for NeXT sound boxes on eBay is about $20.

                                 -Dave McGuire
Received on Wed Oct 06 1999 - 14:53:10 BST