Former Apple vice-president Jean-Louis Gassee has finally surfaced, bringing with him the "BeBox," the first computer from his new company, Be Inc. The BeBox, which is built around two PowerPC processors, a proprietary operating system, and a built-in database, is either a high-end PC or a low-end workstation, depending on your point of view. It will sell for about $1600, including development tools.
Oracle has announced a family of low-cost Internet-access terminals that will be available for licensing to consumer-electronics vendors. The terminals range from a PC-like system to a set-top device for TVs. Oracle projects they'll retail for about $500 per unit.
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