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BeOS Max Edition v3.0 Released
JigSaw writes "After Be went down, 2-3 "distros" of BeOS 5 PE (the free version of BeOS) were created and continued making releases by literally tweaking the internals, patching the kernel etc. in order to bring BeOS up to speed with new hardware. Additionally, these distros include lots of third party software. BeOS Max Edition is the most popular of the bunch, and version v3.0 came out today. The BFS ISO installs in its own BFS partition, however it requires a bit of attention in the way you have to burn it."
Perhaps if they only tweaked the kernel figuratively they could have stayed in business.
Wow...you're right, dude. I think I'm sterile now after visiting that site. The "webmaster" should be shot.
What? You can only burn it in the night of February 29/March 1 when it's a full moon, the CD is plated with mithril, the burner in sanctified with the blood of a virgin and Duke Nukem Forever is released? When you burn it, might it cause a rip in time or a quantum instability?
Man, BeOS is some scary stuff. I can imagine reading about it in the newspaper already... "Kid installs BeOS, blows up universe. God sues for damages."
Hate me!
At least I wasn't the only one... This Wednesday on Fox: When Web Designers Attack!
This is my sig. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Not needed, it's slashdotted already anyway.
Fortunately, a few years of clicking Slashdot links develops one's window closing reflexes to a superhuman level.
BTW, I like the "Informative" you got...
What I'm listening to now on Pandora...
Is this the first time a goatse post was actually modded up above a 2? w00t! ;)
Un-news
The trouble with the BeOS was always hardware support. It was a thing of beauty (fast and pretty) when you got everything going, and it could do really cool stuff. Without the kind of heavy duty developer support that other operating systems have it couldn't run on all the latest and greatest hardware though.
That didn't stop me from using it in a dual boot system until after the company went out of business though. Damn shame.
Quoth he
"It's all academic anyway..."
It looks to me like a guy with a headache or a cartoon 'swirl of confusion' above his head.
It makes me think that using Be would be a frustrating experience.
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
-- Pablo Picasso
for a group that works with one of the nicest looking operating systems ever, they've really produced a horrible website. my "nice" guess is that they're either colorblind, or a group of teenagers who still lament the loss of the tag (or both).
Damn straight. From this day forth, any who claim that $LINUX_DESKTOP is just too ugly, will be required to use BeOS Max Edition.
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"Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
Yeah, but you're posting on slashdot, it's not like you were probably going to be doing anything with your junk anytime soon anyway.
-Looking for a job as a materials chemist or multivariat
My wife has an old Win98 Internet box at home that suicided just last night (first time ever for that box, oh miracle of miracles). Windows was *completely* smoked. Fried. I've got the steaming hard drive with me right now, because I was hoping to find the old BeOSFree around on the net tonight and put that on for her. This is one better!
:-(
Now I must publicly proclaim that there is a God, he loves me, and furthermore, doesn't want me to run Windows - as we all suspected! Praise the Lord! It's a sign!
Now if only I'd listened to Him when he told me to sell Nortel in early 2000...
You'd be surprised how much hardware is supported by BeOS, Athlon XP CPUS, P4s, ...
Wow! An x86-oriented operating system supports x86-compatible CPUs? This is revolutionary!
Muahaha!
The Geocities School of Web Design strikes again!