BeOS Laptop Compatibility Table

This is a table of what I have collected for info about BeOS running on laptops. It's not based on my personal experience with these machines but on the remarks of people I don't know. Please keep in mind that your milage may vary.

Video

Audio

Network

Last Modified

Notes

Chembook 7400

Fine

Deos not work

None - PCMCIA works fine

4.6.00

Can be shipped w/o Windows
Video is ATI rage - may have pitfalls associated with that chipset

Compaq Armada V300

greyscale

no info

no info

3.9.00

"Works"

Compaq Presario 1210

fine

doesn't work

not built in

5.21.00

Compaq Presario 1260

fine

doesn't work

no info

3.9.00

Modem doesn't work

Compaq Presario 1640

fine

doesn't work

no info

3.11.00

"Runs just fine! " winmodem (no work)

Compaq Presario 1683

fine

fine

no info

4.18.00

"Touchpad works fine - cannot be tweaked/adjusted"

Compaq Presario 1800 XML 650

3rd Party - Rage Mobility

fine

fine

5.21.00

"APM Driver (BeBits app 597) very helpful

Compaq Presario 1825

fine

fine

fine

3.9.00

"Mouse too sensitive"

CTX 800 (Manufacturer)

fine

fine

no info

3.9.00

CD-ROM, mouse "work great"

Dell Inspiron 7000

3rd party driver

3rd party (Ess Maestro Driver)

no network

4.18.00

Dell Latitude CP 233MX

fine

fine

no network

3.9.00

"CD and Floppy work"

Fujitsu Lifebook L470

fine

no support

docking station - works fine with dec tulip driver

4.18.00

"CD-ROM works perfectly (internal and dock)"

HP Omnibook 3000 CTX

no info

no info

no info

3.9.00

"Runs flawlessly"

IBM Think Pad 240

fine

no info

no info

5.21.00

IBM Think Pad 570

fine

fine

no info

4.18.00

"Needs to be booted in debug or else mouse doesn't work"

IBM Think Pad 600

fine

fine

no info

4.1.00

"Runs just fine! " winmodem (no work)

Sony PCG-F370

Fine

Fine

no network

4.6.00

Disable PnP in BIOS

Sony Vio505

no info

no info

no info

3.9.00

"Works"

 

This is a page that started out as a project for when I get enough money for a laptop that runs BeOS. It's grown:-) If you want to include your own laptop gimmie an E-mail at poiuyt@maine.rr.com and I'll punch it in. Heart filled thanks to those who contribute ( Especially those who I didn't get to thank personally in the "Great Newbie Flood of BeOS 5)