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BeBox
A Be development workstation with two PowerPC processors and surviving BeOS source files.
MakerBe Inc.
Era1996
TypeBeOS development workstation
About this object
This BeBox was acquired from someone who worked at Be and was used there for development. The machine retains original source files for parts of BeOS, including utilities and games; the surviving material is a partial record, a partial surviving source record.
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Technical record
BeBox
| Introduced | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Two PowerPC 603 at 66 MHz; later two at 133 MHz |
| Memory | 8 MB to 256 MB |
| Expansion | PCI and ISA, plus four serial and three MIDI ports |
| GeekPort | 37-pin bidirectional port with A/D and D/A, digital I/O and power |
| Operating system | BeOS |
Architecture
Be announced the Dual603-133 in 1996 with two PowerPC 603e processors at 133 MHz. This machine adds a software trace to that hardware history: original source files for BeOS utilities and games remain with the workstation. They are surviving components, a partial surviving source record.
Record & provenance
This BeBox was acquired from someone who worked at Be and was used there for development. The machine retains original source files for parts of BeOS, including utilities and games; the surviving material is a partial record, a partial surviving source record.
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Reference: ATX-OBJ-092-IMG-5158
Source: collection inventory, photographs, and notes accompanying Serious Machines (Amir Husain, 2024).