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MacOSX Vs BeOS ShootOut

Posted by timothy on from the interesting-source dept.

Jolie writes: "After Palm purchased Be's assets, the future of BeOS became uncertain and a lot of users have left the platform. One of these users was Scot Hacker, mostly known for his 'BeOS Bible' book among other things. Scot tried to stick to Windows, then to Linux but he ended up with MacOSX. He has written a long and detailed article comparing, from the user's point of view, his beloved BeOS to his new favorite, MacOSX."

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  1. PDF version of this html article by rcatarella · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those who don't like to click all day long- Here

  2. Re:Downloading BeOS by OctaneZ · · Score: 5, Informative

    BeOS 5 was released in two forms a PRO version and a Personal version. The personal version was available in 'Free' as in cost at http://www.be.com/products/freebeos/ and is still available on many mirrors, linked to from that page. If you have never tried it, give Be a try. It's quite nice, and different than everything else out there. Hopefully it won't die off completely.
    -OctaneZ

  3. scripting in MacOS by frankie · · Score: 5, Informative

    Scott's essay says: I don't mind AppleScript. I wish the system were open to other languages

    Actually, the system is open to other languages, although I don't know how many of them have OS X ports. MacOS uses Open Scripting Architecture, which means that pretty much any scripting language can operate your Mac, given an appropriate OSAX plugin.

    I've toyed with the ones for JavaScript, Perl, and Python, but decided to stick with AppleScript since I already know (some of) the syntax.

  4. About the free version by ColGraff · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Personal Edition of BeOS, given away for free, can be turned into a full installation very easily. Check betips.net for details.

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