This dual-CPU PC from 1995 was so cool, Microsoft had to kill it
If you’re interested in classic computing, there’s no better expert to talk to than Huxley Dunsay of Retro Roadshow. He brought a perfect example of an oddball 90s machine to the PCWorld studio: the BeBox. This design didn’t revolutionize the industry, but its dual-CPU setup and custom OS had a lot of brand-new features we now take for granted. Will Smith checks it out in our latest video below.
Be Inc., BeOS, and the BeBox hardware were a fever dream of two former Apple executives: Jean-Louis Gassée and Steve Sakoman.