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BeOS is an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. in 1991.
Overview
The Be Operating System, or BeOS, was first written in 1991 to run on BeBox hardware. Unlike some other operating systems of the time, BeOS was written to take advantage of modern hardware. Optimized for digital media work, BeOS makes full use of multiprocessor systems by utilizing modular I/O bandwidth, pervasive multithreading, preemptive multitasking and a custom 64-bit journaled file system known as BFS. The BeOS GUI was developed on the principles of clarity and a clean, uncluttered design. The API was written in C++ for ease-of-programming. It has POSIX compatibility and access to a command line interface through the Bash shell, although internally it is not a Unix-derived operating system.
Initially designed to run on AT&T Hobbit-based hardware, BeOS was later modified to run on PowerPC-based processors: first Be's own systems, later Apple's PReP and CHRP platforms, with the hope that Apple Computer would purchase or license BeOS as a replacement for its then aging Mac OS. However, Apple's board of directors decided NeXTSTEP was a better choice and purchased NeXT in 1996, bringing back Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. To further complicate matters for Be, Apple refused to disclose architectural information about its G3 line of computers—information critical to making BeOS work on the latest hardware from Apple.
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Haiku Project - (former OpenBeOS project) Goal: recreate (functional equivalent), and then extend, BeOS R5, with binary and source compatibility. Servers and APIs (kits) being rewritten from scratch by over 50 volunteers; kernel based on NewOS. [Open Source, MIT]
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baBUG - San Francisco Bay Area BeOS Users Group.
BeDrivers - Driver resource site for BeOS.
Meta Description: [ BeDrivers.com is a web site dedicated to BeOS drivers. To both help users find BeOS drivers and to help would-be BeOS driver devs write drivers for new hardware. ]
BeGroovy - News on BeOS and BeOS related projects.
BeOS Radio - An internet radio station that plays music created from BeOS users.
Meta Description: [ BeOSRADIO, home of ultra-stable BRS TuneTracker radio automation software and music selection software for use in Internet, intranet, low power FM (LPFM), shortwave, elevator music, drive-by or drive-thru radio, public access stations, tourism radio, public radio outlets, on-hold systems, and ... ]
beosonline.com - News and information about the German based BeOS distribution, BeOS Developer Edition.
Meta Description: [ Hier findet Ihr die neusten deutschen Informationen \xfcber BeOS und k\xf6nnt mit anderen dar\xfcber diskutieren. Wir erweitern t\xe4glich unsere Inhalte und freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch. ]
Beosonline.com - Forums, news, and information on the BeOS Developer edition. Site in English and German.
Meta Description: [ Hier findet Ihr die neusten deutschen Informationen \xfcber BeOS und k\xf6nnt mit anderen dar\xfcber diskutieren. Wir erweitern t\xe4glich unsere Inhalte und freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch. ]
BeUnited - Open Source BeOS-compatible Operating System - Organization that defines and promotes open specifications for Open Source BeOS-compatible Operating System (OSBOS) platform.
BlueEyedOS: B.E.OS. - Multimedia, network OS, source compatible with Linux, BeOS; BeOS-inspired, has Linux kernel, APIs are BeOS, rewritten with improvements, main goal: make new platform for BeOS developers, only need to recompile BeOS programs. [Open Source]
Kirilla - A site serving content to the BeOS newbie.
The BeBox Zone - Technical Specifications for BeBox components, historical information about BeBox development, and anecdotal information about the use of BeBoxen.
The BeOS Tip Server - Hundreds of tips, tricks, shortcuts, and undocumented secrets by and for BeOS users.
The Green Board - Forums and information for users and developers of the Be Operating System.
Meta Description: [ the Green board - pure BeOS discussion forums! We have fast and easy to use forums for users and developers of the Be Operating System. ]
yellowTAB - News, and purchase information about this commercial BeOS distribution.
Meta Description: [ yellowTAB is the manufacturer of the ZETA operating system. ZETA provides the user with a satisfying computing experience. ]
ZetaNews - Offers the forums and the latest news on the BeOS based Zeta OS and other BeOS like OSs.
Meta Description: [ Internet service provider met kwaliteit als uitgangspunt. ]
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