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Yellow Tab Hits RC3

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wistful dept.

*no comment* writes "The Carriers of the BeOS torch YellowTab, has hit RC3 in their latest update to what might have been BeOS 6. This runs at about $99 ($10 upgrade when final version is release), and has a long list of features, such as the included Gobe office suite. Don't forget to check out the recently updated screenshots."

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  1. Re:Here we go again! by Cecil · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yeah, and charging money for a release candidate without even offering a free upgrade to the real version when it's ready? How's that for repaying the people who are ostensibly your beta testers.

    This sounded interesting, until I saw their pricing practices.

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    Random and weird software I've written.
  2. Windows replacement? by NewWazoo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    One of the nice things about Linux as a replacement for Windows (in my case) is the rich suite of applications available. I can do all the development I require (MCU and FPGA, among other things) in such an environment, and the software for which there's no functional replacement generally runs under WINE (with a working windows partition for dlls and such). I'm even generally more productive under Linux to boot - if it weren't for the abysmal user interfaces available, I'd use it exclusively (note: KDE is Getting There, and quickly).

    What about BeOS/et. al? Can I run all that GNU software? Is there a windows emulator so I can be 100% happy and still get to use Winamp5 and Trillian Pro (without which I CANNOT LIVE :] ).

    Please, someone, say yes; until OS X is available for x86, BeOS seems like the most useable thing going...

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