Next Logo The NeXT Computer (also called the NeXT Computer System) was a workstation computer developed, manufactured, and sold by NeXT Inc in the 1980's and 90's. At Adafruit we have collected a few non-working (and working) NeXT stations, including using an Arduino to rescue some old keyboards for present day use. The following series of photos are real, we have water jetted a circle in a non-working NeXT slab (also called the "pizza box"). Photo by John De Cristofaro, water jetting by Mike Estee, NeXT collection of Limor Fried and Phillip Torrone.

Next station with a circular hole in the top case revealing parts of the motherboard.

NeXT water jetted "whole" - Photo by John De Cristofaro

Next station internal components. A circular cut is barely visible, revealing that a chunk of the motherboard has been cut free.

NeXT water jetted "together" - Photo by John De Cristofaro

Next station internals with a circular chunk of the motherboard missing.

NeXT water jetted "wholy" - Photo by John De Cristofaro

Circular chunk cut out of a Next station motherboard. RAM slots and CPU are visible.

NeXT water jetted "circle" - Photo by John De Cristofaro

Stacked view of a Next station top case with a circular hole, a circular chunk of the Next station motherboard, and the Next station motherboard with missing circular chunk.

NeXT water jetted "stack" - Photo by John De Cristofaro