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  1. BeOS - Wikipedia

    • BeOS is a discontinued operating system for personal computers that was developed by Be Inc. [2] ... Be closed in 2002, and sued Microsoft, claiming that Hitachi had been dissuaded from selling PCs loaded with BeOS. The case was eventually settled out of court for $23.25 million with no admission of liability on Microsoft's part. [31]… See more

    Overview

    BeOS is a discontinued operating system for personal computers that was developed by Be Inc. It was conceived for the company's BeBox personal computer which was released in 1995. BeOS was designed for multitaskingSee more

    Development

    BeOS is the product of former Apple Computer's Jean-Louis Gassée, with the underlying philosophy of building a "media OS" capable of up-and-coming digital media and multi-processors. Development began in th… See more

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  1. What Was BeOS, and Why Did People Love It? - How-To Geek

  2. A quick look back at BeOS, the PC operating system …

    Jan 27, 2024 · In 1995, another PC operating system launched its first version around the same time as Windows 95 was released. It was called BeOS, and it tried to become an alternative to Windows and Mac.

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  5. BeOS: The Alternate Universe’s Mac OS X - Hackaday

    Jan 9, 2020 · A PowerPC BeBox, including the Blinkenlights at the lower left and right of the case. The BeBox finally debuted in October 1995, sporting a dual-PowerPC architecture clocked at 66 MHz each,...

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  7. The BeOS Operating System: An Overview - Sound On …

    Those of you who have been keeping abreast of developments in computer-based music are likely to be only too aware of the problems posed by the Windows and MacOS operating systems. You may also know that an …

  8. BeOS Bible - Hardware and Peripherals - birdhouse.org

  9. A quick look back at BeOS, the PC operating system …

    Jan 27, 2024 · The BeUnited.org site says during the development of BeOS, the Hobbit processor that the company wanted to use for its device, the BeBox, was discontinued by its creator, AT&T. So the decision was made to port the OS to …