BeOS

Betriebssystem des Unternehmens Be Incorporated

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BeOS was an operating system for personal computers developed by Be Inc., originally created for their BeBox computer released in 1995, and later made available to various manufacturers and individual users. It was designed to handle multiple tasks and programs running simultaneously with a graphical interface, and its final version was released for free before the company discontinued it.

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Key facts

OS.name: BeOS
OS.logo: BeOS logo.svg
OS.screenshot: BeOS Desktop.png
OS.caption: BeOS R5
OS.developer: Be Inc.
OS.programmed in: C++
OS.source_model: Proprietary
OS.latest release version: R5.0.3
OS.working_state: Discontinued
OS.kernel_type: Monolithic
OS.language: English, Japanese
OS.supported_platforms: IA-32 PowerPC
OS.license: Proprietary
OS.website: beincorporated.com

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Internet Archive

texts

BeOS Users Guide 4.5

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: trademark
Founded by: Jean-Louis Gassée
Platform: ARM architecture
Distribution format: CD-ROM
Official website: www.be.com/products/freebeos
Image: BeOS screenshot.png

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Commons category: BeOS
topic's main category: Category:BeOS
copyright license: proprietary license
inception: 1995-10-01
programmed in: Q2407
software version identifier: R5.1d0
language of work or name: English language
replaced by: Zeta

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Article · Deutsch

BeOS ist ein Betriebssystem der ehemaligen Be Incorporated. Aufgrund seiner Multimedia-Fähigkeiten wurde es von Be auch als „Media OS“ bezeichnet. Am Markt konnte es sich jedoch nicht behaupten und wurde 2001 eingestellt. In der Folge entstand u. A. Haiku, eine freie Re-Implementierung von BeOS.

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