BeBox

This article is about the personal computer. For the router, see Be Unlimited.
BeBox
This BeBox has an aftermarket monitor.
ManufacturerBe Inc.
TypeWorkstation
Release dateBeBox Dual603-66: October 3, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-10-03)[1]
BeBox Dual603e-133: August 5, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-08-05)[2]
Introductory priceBeBox Dual603-66 US$1,600 (equivalent to $3,200 in 2023)
BeBox Dual603e-133 US$2,995 (equivalent to $5,820 in 2023)
DiscontinuedJanuary 1997; 27 years ago (1997-01)
Units sold1000 – BeBox Dual603-66
800 – BeBox Dual603e-133[3]
Operating systemBeOS
CPU2× PowerPC 603 @ 66 MHz, or
2× PowerPC 603e @ 133 MHz[4]
MemoryUp to 256 MB (Up to eight 72-pin SIMMs)
Power100–240 volt AC single-phase
Dimensions15.68 in × 8.28 in × 18.15 in
39.8 cm × 21.0 cm × 46.1 cm
WebsiteArchived 1996-10-20 at the Wayback Machine

The BeBox is a discontinued personal computer from Be Inc., running the company's operating system, later named BeOS.[5] It has two PowerPC CPUs, its I/O board has a custom "GeekPort", and the front bezel has "Blinkenlights".

The BeBox debuted in October 1995 with dual PowerPC 603 at 66 MHz.[6] The processors were upgraded to 133 MHz in August 1996 (BeBox Dual603e-133). Production was halted in January 1997,[7][8] following the port of BeOS to the Macintosh, for the company to concentrate on software. Be sold around 1,000 66 MHz BeBoxes and 800 133 MHz BeBoxes.[3]

  1. ^ "Jean-Louis Gassée Unveils the BeBox" (Press release). October 3, 1995. Archived from the original on 2000-01-28. for the original BeBox Dual603-66.
  2. ^ "Be Announces the BeBox Dual603-133" (Press release). August 5, 1996. Archived from the original on 2000-01-28.
  3. ^ a b The BeBox, General, FAQ, How many BeBoxes were sold before they were discontinued? Be, Inc.
  4. ^ Be Product Datasheet, The BeBox Dual603, BeBox Dual603-66, BeBox Dual603-133
  5. ^ https://www.gbnet.net/public/be/acrobat/AboutBe.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ Picarille, Lisa (16 October 1995). "Video Be-in". Computerworld. Vol. 29, no. 42. p. 45.
  7. ^ "BeBox History, 1997". The BeBox Zone. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Briefly Noted". InfoWorld. Vol. 19, no. 5. 3 February 1997. p. 3.