Archive No. 413
NeXT Cube
N1000
Historical Context
The machine Steve Jobs built after Apple fired him. A 68030 in a 12-inch magnesium cube, running NeXTSTEP — a UNIX-based operating system with a display server, object-oriented frameworks, and an interface so far ahead of its time that developers wept when Apple eventually shipped it as macOS. The $6,500 price kept it off most desks, but in universities and research labs it changed how software was written. Tim Berners-Lee used one to invent the World Wide Web.
Specifications
Technical Blueprint
Ref: N1000
Processor
Motorola 68040 @ 25 MHz
Memory
20MB
Storage
2 GB BlueSCSI
Hardware Notes
PRAM battery removed
Gallery
Detailed Observations
Action Images
Action Images
Action Images
Action Images
Action Images
Restoration Log
Work Done
Every repair, recap, and restoration performed on this machine — documented as the work was completed.
Replaced HDD with SSD
Swapped from ZuluSCSI to BlueSCSI
Logic Board Recap
Full recap with OS-CON for the SMDs.