Editing BeBox (section)

{{Short description|Personal computer sold by Be Inc.}}
{{About|the personal computer|the router|Be Unlimited}}
{{primary sources|date=April 2013}}
{{Infobox information appliance
| name = BeBox
| title = 
| aka = 
| logo = 
| image = Samsung SyncMaster 191T and BeBox 20081114.jpg
| caption = This BeBox has an aftermarket monitor.
| developer = 
| manufacturer = [[Be Inc.]]
| family = 
| type = [[Workstation]]
| generation = 
| releasedate = '''BeBox Dual603-66:''' {{Start date and age|1995|10|03}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www-classic.be.com/aboutbe/pressreleases/95-10-03_Intro.html |title=Jean-Louis Gassée Unveils the BeBox |date=October 3, 1995|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000128072331/http://www-classic.be.com/aboutbe/pressreleases/95-10-03_Intro.html |archive-date=2000-01-28 }} for the original BeBox Dual603-66.</ref><br />'''BeBox Dual603e-133:''' {{Start date and age|1996|08|05}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www-classic.be.com/aboutbe/pressreleases/96-08-05_BeBox133.html |title=Be Announces the BeBox Dual603-133 |date=August 5, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000128162559/http://www-classic.be.com/aboutbe/pressreleases/96-08-05_BeBox133.html |archive-date=2000-01-28 }}</ref>
| lifespan = 
| price = '''BeBox Dual603-66''' {{USD|1600|1995|round=-1}}<br>'''BeBox Dual603e-133''' {{USD|2995|1996|round=-1}}
| discontinued = {{End date and age|1997|01}}
| unitssold = 1000 – BeBox Dual603-66<br />800 – BeBox Dual603e-133<ref name=production>[http://testou.free.fr/www.beatjapan.org/mirror/www.be.com/support/qandas/faqs/faq-0261.html The BeBox, General, FAQ, How many BeBoxes were sold before they were discontinued?] Be, Inc.</ref>
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| media = 
| os = [[BeOS]]
| power = 100–240 volt AC single-phase
| soc = 
| cpu = 2× [[PowerPC 600#PowerPC 603|PowerPC 603]] @ 66&nbsp;MHz, or<br>2× [[PowerPC 600#PowerPC 603e and 603ev|PowerPC 603e]] @ 133&nbsp;MHz<ref name=bbdatasheet>[http://testou.free.fr/www.beatjapan.org/mirror/www.be.com/products/bebox/dual603ds.html Be Product Datasheet], The BeBox Dual603, BeBox Dual603-66, BeBox Dual603-133</ref>
| memory = Up to 256&nbsp;MB (Up to eight 72-pin SIMMs)
| storage = 
| memory card = 
| display = 
| graphics = 
| sound = 
| input = 
| controllers = 
| camera = 
| touchpad = 
| connectivity = 
| platform = 
| service = 
| dimensions = 15.68&nbsp;in × 8.28&nbsp;in × 18.15&nbsp;in<br />39.8&nbsp;cm × 21.0&nbsp;cm × 46.1&nbsp;cm
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| compatibility = 
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| related = 
| website = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961020193020/http://www.be.com/}}
}}

The '''BeBox''' is a discontinued [[personal computer]] from [[Be Inc.]], running the company's [[operating system]], later named [[BeOS]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About Be |url=https://www.gbnet.net/public/be/acrobat/AboutBe.pdf |website=www.gbnet.net}}</ref> 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&nbsp;MHz.<ref>{{cite magazine
| url      = https://books.google.com/books?id=lp7gd8Y8RL4C&pg=PP45
| magazine = [[Computerworld]]
| title    = Video Be-in
| first    = Lisa
| last     = Picarille
| date     = 16 October 1995
| page     = 45
| volume   = 29
| issue    = 42
}}</ref> The processors were upgraded to 133&nbsp;MHz in August 1996 (BeBox Dual603e-133). Production was halted in January 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bebox.nu/history.php?s=history/1997|title=BeBox History, 1997|work=The BeBox Zone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204152621/http://bebox.nu/history.php?s=history%2F1997|archive-date=4 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine
| url   = https://books.google.com/books?id=aToEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3
| magazine = [[InfoWorld]]
| title = Briefly Noted
| date  = 3 February 1997
| page  = 3
| volume = 19
| issue  = 5
}}</ref> following the port of BeOS to the [[Mac (computer)|Macintosh]], for the company to concentrate on software. Be sold around 1,000 66 MHz BeBoxes and 800 133&nbsp;MHz BeBoxes.<ref name=production />