Recent Next Station Mono (non Turbo, non ADB) acquisition

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Title: Recent Next Station Mono (non Turbo, non ADB) acquisition
Post by: Waltermixxx on February 25, 2018, 01:29:31 PM
Hi there, just a quick Hi there,  new to the group, and new to the computer.  I just recently got this computer, it's a tested and working Monochrome, non turbo and non ADB Next Station with a MegaPixel monochrome monitor. It came with 8megs of ram, and a 4.1 gig hard drive (I think).  

I have not turned it on yet as I am waiting for my 32meg upgrade and monochrome monitor cable.  ( The unit did not come with a monitor cable.) So instead of building my own, which I could have,  I decided the computer deserved a genuine next monitor cable.

Both Monitor cable and ram were perchased from Black Hole Inc.  and are on their way to me. :)  I wont upgrade the ram until i have had a chance to plug it all in and verify all is well.  :)

Just wanted to say Hi and introduce myself.   I live in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada. I enjoy vintage computer collecting, and I attend the VCF shows in the East and the MidWest. :)

Picture will come.  ( I posted some in the facebook group, i will put them here as well.)  

here is a link to my NeXT Station Flickr feed: https://www.flickr.com/photos/66577016@N00/albums/72157690848632862


Cheers.
Title: Recent Next Station Mono (non Turbo, non ADB) acquisition
Post by: Rob Blessin Black Hole on February 25, 2018, 07:35:52 PM
Hello Walter: Welcome aboard, we'll help you get her up and running.  Best regards Rob Blessin
Title: replacing the sims with 4 meg sims quick question...
Post by: Waltermixxx on February 26, 2018, 12:45:54 PM
i dont have the computer in front of me, but how do I remove the sims, when my 32meg sim upgrade arrives.   normally 30 pin sim is clipped in, but based on my pics, I dont see clips.... Kinda silly to ask without the machine in front of me, but how will i get the 1 meg sims out once my memory and monitor cable arrive. :)

Cheers. :)
Title: Hurray my Monochrome Cable and Ram Arrived this Morning....
Post by: Waltermixxx on February 28, 2018, 09:55:12 AM
the good news is they arrived, the bad news is MF'n canada post decided to tack on $21.00 to the order.  :)   When I get home tonight (had them delivered to my office) I will finally be able to fire up my Next Computer. :)
Title: Recent Next Station Mono (non Turbo, non ADB) acquisition
Post by: eagle on March 02, 2018, 06:37:59 AM
Welcome.  NeXT some of the coolest computers ever made, and I still love the OS, even 30 years later!
Title: Recent Next Station Mono (non Turbo, non ADB) acquisition
Post by: Rob Blessin Black Hole on March 04, 2018, 11:34:31 PM
Hello Walter: I made a video here https://youtu.be/8yvDsBz-VBk on how I carefully remove them!
Title: I found your video thank you, very helpful :)
Post by: Waltermixxx on March 05, 2018, 11:08:09 AM
thanks for making it available. Great video :)

Cheers. :)
Title: Just a quick follow up....
Post by: Waltermixxx on March 15, 2019, 07:51:28 AM
So I successfully repalced my ram, so now maxed out to 32 megs of ram.  That video was very helpful.   I was also, thanks to a few folks on the facebook group, was able to get my NeXT Station to boot and run properly from SCSI2SD interface. :)   She's running like a champ. :)

Cheers.

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