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Beta Release Nears For BeOS-inspired Open Source OS Haiku (computerworld.com.au)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the pure-poetry dept.

angry tapir writes: Just over 17 years since the project launched, and more than 18 years since the last release of the operating system that inspired it, the open source Haiku OS is nearing a beta release.

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  1. BeOS was way ahead of its time .. by najajomo · · Score: 3, Informative

    Like a lot of other real innovaton, Microsoft tried to strangle BeOS at birth. In this case by leaning on Hitachi to remove BeOS from the boot sequence.

    Microsoft Settles Anti-Trust Charges with Be

    Microsoft Litigation

  2. Re:Really? Ex BeOS fan, here. by irving47 · · Score: 4, Informative

    True all that. I remember putting it on a Power Macintosh 8600 or 7500 I had access to and watching the windows redraw and play video files while moving them around on the screen was mind-boggling. The same task on Windows and Mac OS 8 or 9 at the time was enough to drop the machine to its knees. It was amazing.

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    I had a sucky sig.