Supported Hardware
BeOS supports the following network cards and modems. For an up-to-date list of BeOS-compatible network hardware, go to
http://www-classic.be.com/products/beosreadylist.html.
Network Cards
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PCI Network Adapter Card
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DEC 21040/21041-compatible cards
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3COM EtherLink XL (3C900, 3C905, 3C905B) (Intel only)
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Intel EtherExpress (Intel only)
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NE2000
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HomeLan (AMD) (Intel only)
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thunderLAN
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TLan
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Intel 21145
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ISA Network Adapter Card
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NE2000-compatible cards for Intel and BeBox
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3COM EtherLink II-compatible cards for BeBox
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Power Macintosh On-Board Networking
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This comes bundled with Power Macintosh-compatible computers that have built-in Ethernet networking.
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Modems
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Modems (PPC)
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BeOS for PPC supports external modems only
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Soft modems (Intel)
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Lucent chip-based, host-controlled, including Zoom
and ActionTec.
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PCTel chip-based, including BTC
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Hardware modems (Intel)
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ActionTec 56K Internal PCI Call Waiting
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