Direct memory access
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Direct memory access is a feature of many computer systems that allows certain hardware subsystems to access main system memory independently of the central processing unit.
Motherboard of a NeXTcube computer (1990). The two large integrated circuits below the middle of the image are the DMA controller (left) and - unusual - an extra dedicated DMA controller (right) for the magneto-optical disc used instead of a hard disk drive in the first series of this computer model.
NeXTcube
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The NeXTcube is a high-end workstation computer developed, manufactured, and sold by NeXT from 1990 to 1993. It superseded the original NeXT Computer workstation and is housed in a similar cube-shaped
Direct memory access
…While hardware acceleration is usually vendor-specific, direct memory access can be used by the class driver. Principles Third-party Motherboard of a NeXTcube computer (1990). The two large integrated circuits below the middle of the image are the DMA controller (left) and - unusual - an extra dedicated DMA…
The base NeXTcube model
This NeXTcube has the original screen, keyboard, and mouse.
Tim Berners-Lee used this NeXTcube to create and host the World Wide Web.