There was an external SCSI CD-ROM drive later on. http://www.kevra.org/TheBestOfNext/NeXTProducts/NeXTHardware/ExternalCD-ROM-Drive/files/page624_2.pdf
On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 5:01 PM Fred Ridder <docu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Actually, the original NeXT computer was designed before CD-ROM was > standardized. The so-called Yellow Book that contained the CD-ROM standards > was published in 1988, the same year that the NeXT was introduced. Instead, > the original NeXT computer came with a magneto-optical disc drive that used > removable disc cartridges as both the primary storage and the external media > device while a magnetic hard drive was an option. > > In 1990, the second generation NeXT -- the one that was officially named the > NeXTcube -- dropped the MO drive in favor of a conventional hard disc as the > primary storage. A 3.5" HD floppy drive was available as an option and every > cube I saw was fitted with one. The NeXTstation (the pizza box) came with a > 3.5" floppy standard. _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
