Wikio - BeOS

OEM Tactics: Lessons to Learn from BeOS About GNU/Linux (Boycott Novell)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:41:11 GMT

... our factory now installs three operating systemson the hard disk — Windows, Linux, and the BeOS. The reactionhas been spectacular. Customers love having a choice of OS, andthe press — from John Dvorak in PC Magazine to John Markoff inthe New York Times to Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal –has heralded us for our bold move. This is a great step forward forthe consumer and for the...

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Browseroorlog set forward with new net cape and Opera (Microweb News)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:20:08 GMT

Sunday is the btaperiode of Opera 4 official begun. Testers can raise on the site a Windows-version of the software. The business works beside it also at versions for Linux, Mac, BeOS and the EPOC-platform. The Linux-version is yet in the alpha-stage. [...]

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MacUpdate: Sweet16 2.0b18 - Apple IIgs emulator. (Free) (mac.ro)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:06:38 GMT

Sweet16 2.0b18 Sweet16 is the most capable Apple IIgs emulator for computers running Mac OS X. Based on the BeOS version of Sweet16, which was in turn based on the outlandishly popular Bernie ][ The Rescue, its code is mature and positioned to have more and better features added over time. Apple IIgs fanatics and nostalgic '80s junkies alike will love Sweet16! More information

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Linux: LinuxWorld, BeOS, Openmoko (JJinuxLand)

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:19:00 GMT

... fizzle out. I talked to the Haiku guys. I've been watching them. They're trying to rebuild BeOS. I knew that Palm bought Be's IP, so I asked them whatever happened to BeOS's source code. A very knowledgeable person gave me the whole rundown. The summary is that a company now owns it but can't release it for legal reasons. There's too much software in there that they can't get a clear...

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VICE 2.0 has been released (AmigaWorld - Amiga Community Portal)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:41:55 GMT

VICE 2.0 has been released. VICE is the Versatile Commodore Emulator, it emulates the Commodore C64, C128, VIC20, PET , PLUS4, the CBM-II, and it runs on Win32, Unix, DOS, RiscOS, OS/2, BeOS, QNX, SkyOS, AmigaOS, and GP2X systems. -Read More-

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This brain test maps the truth (Times of India)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:50:20 GMT

State Courts Sentence Three To Life On Basis Of BEOS Profile.

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BeOS-Like Distro Focused on Content Creation (OS News)

donotreply@osnews.com (Tony Steidler-Dennison) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:16:18 GMT

A new Ubuntu-based Linux distribution has arrived, aimed at both Linux newbies and content creators. Boasting "out of the box" multimedia codecs, the freely downloadable PC/OS incorporates the lightweight XFCE desktop, and is said to offer a similar layout to the groundbreaking, but ultimately doomed BeOS.

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Now, an alternative to narco-analysis test (Indian Express)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:07:53 GMT

As the country debates on the validity of narco-analysis and brain mapping tests, forensic experts now claimed that a new technology BEOS is more 'efficient and non-invasive' than the current scientific methods followed in the investigation of criminal cases.

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BeOS' ProcessController for Windows (OS News)

donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:20:33 GMT

It is no secret that us OSNews editors - Eugenia and I, mostly - have fond memories of the BeOS. So, whenever a handy BeOS feature makes its way into other operating systems, I zealously point it out in the articles or comments I write about them. Call it a harmless little compulsion. Anyway, a few days ago, while hanging around in Haiku's irc channel, a link to a screenshot showed an...

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DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 257 (DistroWatch.com: News)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:09:43 GMT

This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Reviews: PC/OS - the BeOS of the Linux world News: openSUSE 11.0 Gold Master, Mandriva Flash 2008.1, Debian Installer beta, Linux Mint security advisory, two interviews with Mark Shuttleworth, gNewSense - paste and future, desktop FreeBSD, Sabayon 3.5 Released last week: ArtistX 0.5,....

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Antiword (Jangan pernah berhenti belajar)

Mon, 26 May 2008 05:46:39 GMT

Summary: Antiword is a free MS Word reader for Linux and RISC OS. There are ports to FreeBSD, BeOS, OS/2, Mac OS X, Amiga, VMS, NetWare, Plan9, EPOC, Zaurus PDA, MorphOS, Tru64/OSF, Minix, Solaris and DOS. Antiword converts the binary files from Word 2, 6, 7, 97, 2000, 2002 and 2003 to plain text and [...]

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Interview: Kevin Musick, BeServed (OS News)

donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:19:01 GMT

BeOS (and Haiku) has a very powerful filesystem, thanks mostly to its extensive use of attributes and live queries to search through these attributes. In order to access these powerful features over a network, you need a network file system that also supports attributes and queries - cue BeServed, Kevin Musick's network file system. A few weeks ago, the code to BeServed was donated to the Haiku...

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Interview: Kevin Musick, BeServed; Haiku Code Drive 2008 (OS News)

donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:19:01 GMT

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Topic: Technology - BeBook e-book reader makes its debut, doesn't run BeOS (Technology Blog)

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:44:19 GMT

If you can get past the tinge of disappointment in learning that something named the BeBook isn't actually the BeOS -based laptop you've been waiting for all these years, you may be only slightly less disappointed to know that it's another fairly ordinary and somewhat overpriced e-book reader. Coming in at a hefty €330 (or [...]

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BeBook e-book reader makes its debut, doesn't run BeOS (Engadget)

Mon, 12 May 2008 23:32:26 GMT

Filed under: Handhelds If you can get past the tinge of disappointment in learning that something named the BeBook isn't actually the BeOS -based laptop you've been waiting for all these years, you may be only slightly less disappointed to know that it's another fairly ordinary and somewhat overpriced e-book reader. Coming in at a hefty €330 (or $510), this one ditches newfangled features like...

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One of these things is not like the others… (morgamic.com)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:30:16 GMT

In a recent bug fligtar was nice enough to run some stats for me on platform strings passed in extensions.update.url via the %APP_OS% client variable in Firefox. He found some interesting results: WINNT Darwin Linux linux-gnu SunOS FreeBSD linux winnt darwin OS2 OpenBSD NetBSD BeOS DragonFly IRIX64 AIX HP-UX NTO solaris2.10 OSF1 penis Fixing bug 407211 will be a long and hard process, but I...

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April Fool's BeOS Roundup (Linux Journal)

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:58:25 GMT

Tuesday was an insane amount of fun here at BeOS Linux Journal . If you missed the shenanigans, don't worry, most of the silliness is still here, just not on the front page. Here's a quick list of the stories. I think my personal favorite was the rumor about Sony buying BeOS. :) Enjoy: read more

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BeOS - The King of Recycling (Linux Journal)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:00:00 GMT

With the current trend towards recycling, conservation, and "green" PCs -- BeOS has the ability to save tons of computers from the landfills. It's really just a matter of logic. What runs best on hardware from the early 90's? Well, an operating system from the early 90's of course! read more

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Antiquated Hardware Revitalized, Not Happy (Linux Journal)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:00:00 GMT

BeOS is sweeping the globe as it breathes new life into our old, outdated hardware. This new trend is keeping computers out of the landfills, and into the homes of consumers. Not everyone is happy, however, and some see it as unfair to the retired hardware. read more

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BeOS Cluster Goes Live (Linux Journal)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:27:18 GMT

In an attempt to keep the aging fleet of P133 desktop workstations in working order, San Francisco's Fine Art & Design college opted to install a BeOS cluster for their image rendering needs. IT manager Whit Wheatly tells BeOS Journal: "The cases for these older machines are sturdy enough that we just stack them on the floor. Our 120 BeCluster computers not only supply read more

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Wikio - BeOS

OEM Tactics: Lessons to Learn from BeOS About GNU/Linux (Boycott Novell)

Browseroorlog set forward with new net cape and Opera (Microweb News)

MacUpdate: Sweet16 2.0b18 - Apple IIgs emulator. (Free) (mac.ro)

Linux: LinuxWorld, BeOS, Openmoko (JJinuxLand)

VICE 2.0 has been released (AmigaWorld - Amiga Community Portal)

This brain test maps the truth (Times of India)

BeOS-Like Distro Focused on Content Creation (OS News)

Now, an alternative to narco-analysis test (Indian Express)

BeOS' ProcessController for Windows (OS News)

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 257 (DistroWatch.com: News)

Antiword (Jangan pernah berhenti belajar)

*Interview: Kevin Musick, BeServed* (OS News)

*Interview: Kevin Musick, BeServed; Haiku Code Drive 2008* (OS News)

Topic: Technology - BeBook e-book reader makes its debut, doesn't run BeOS (Technology Blog)

BeBook e-book reader makes its debut, doesn't run BeOS (Engadget)

One of these things is not like the others… (morgamic.com)

April Fool's BeOS Roundup (Linux Journal)

BeOS - The King of Recycling (Linux Journal)

Antiquated Hardware Revitalized, Not Happy (Linux Journal)

BeOS Cluster Goes Live (Linux Journal)

Interview: Kevin Musick, BeServed (OS News)

Interview: Kevin Musick, BeServed; Haiku Code Drive 2008 (OS News)