Operating Systems > Not Quite Mainstream OSes
BeOS Max 3.0 released.
Laukev7:
quote:Originally posted by mushrooomprince:
So what is BeOS anyways ? And is it any good ?
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BeOS is an excellent desktop system, WAY better than Windoze or any Linux distro (but not quite Mac OS X). It is stable, and has a similar structure, but not quite like UNIX. It was developped in the mid 90's, designed to be a multimedia OS. There are both an x86 and PPC version; many people argue that this caused the downfall of Be.
[ September 25, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]
billy_gates:
there are some things better in BeOS than OSX. First, its fucking fast. Second it has a 64bit File System. And the FS supports massively good meta data. And the tracker reads the meta data in the correct order. The FS is also journaled (so is OSX) and is indexed live (osx's has to be manually indexed)
The only thing better about BeOS compared to OSX is the FS. Apple should serioulsy use BeFS for OSX, it would be wonderful.
Refalm:
Has anyone here installed it? I'd like to install BeOS MAX too, but what about tripple booting, partitions, and stuff? Can anyone here provide me with some information on how to install BeOS MAX?
Laukev7:
I have installed it. The installation is pretty straightforward, like BeOS PE. It gives you a choice to install a boot menu which will detect all your partitions, and will even boot Windows NT with no problem. All you need to do is burn the CD (there are instructions for Windows, BeOS and Linux), and boot with it. Then, select a partition, and you're done. The hardware is detected automatically and usually well supported; any further configuration (screen resolution, internet connexion, etc) is done after the installation, and can be changed very easily, unlike most Linux distros.
Refalm:
quote:Laukev7: Then, select a partition, and you're done.
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You mean that I can install BeOS on a FAT32 or EXT3 partition, or can I add another one from the installation?
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