Yes, Be could swap code for the specs to the G3 motherboard (its the support chips, not the G3 itself that Be can't support) but then you have code hanging on a shoestring. In Linux, this is acceptable, but Be has tried to avoid "hacking" code to make it work. Besides, Apple could turn around and sue, and who wants that. LinuxPPC doesn't have much to worry about, but Be is a corporate entity and subject to a different rule book.
I really hate to use Intel as an example, but what was the point of adding MMX or Katmai instructions? Why did AMD develop 3DNow! technology, and why was it Microsoft developed the whole directX API? apparently being able to push multimedia quickly also improves "normal" video performance.
Even if everyone is running their own server on a cable/dsl network, the object is to have other people view your content, and a MediaOS will boost performance for that.
I don't know what the percentage is, but everything that I've read has listed the BeOS as nearly 100% POSIX compliant, but because it lacks some compatibility it cannot be listed as Oficially POSIX compliant. It has also been said frequently that *most* POSIX compliant programs can be compiled/run/whatever on the BeOS.
My impression has been that it is probablly something like 95% compliant, but I don't know where the previous poster pulled the number from, as I've never seen a number applied to it except "nearly 100% compliant", whatever that means.
I haven't read anything about it, but the alpha processor is listed as one of the processors that the BeOS recognizes. In the preferences/devices somewhere, you can find a series of drop down menus and the one for processors lists the Alpha in addition to the X86, PPC, and another.
Does anyone know if the BeOS can run on other processors? Why would it be listed otherwise?
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Yes, Be could swap code for the specs to the G3 motherboard (its the support chips, not the G3 itself that Be can't support) but then you have code hanging on a shoestring. In Linux, this is acceptable, but Be has tried to avoid "hacking" code to make it work.
Besides, Apple could turn around and sue, and who wants that. LinuxPPC doesn't have much to worry about, but Be is a corporate entity and subject to a different rule book.
I really hate to use Intel as an example, but what was the point of adding MMX or Katmai instructions? Why did AMD develop 3DNow! technology, and why was it Microsoft developed the whole directX API? apparently being able to push multimedia quickly also improves "normal" video performance.
Even if everyone is running their own server on a cable/dsl network, the object is to have other people view your content, and a MediaOS will boost performance for that.
I don't know what the percentage is, but everything that I've read has listed the BeOS as nearly 100% POSIX compliant, but because it lacks some compatibility it cannot be listed as Oficially POSIX compliant. It has also been said frequently that *most* POSIX compliant programs can be compiled/run/whatever on the BeOS.
My impression has been that it is probablly something like 95% compliant, but I don't know where the previous poster pulled the number from, as I've never seen a number applied to it except "nearly 100% compliant", whatever that means.
I haven't read anything about it, but the alpha processor is listed as one of the processors that the BeOS recognizes. In the preferences/devices somewhere, you can find a series of drop down menus and the one for processors lists the Alpha in addition to the X86, PPC, and another.
Does anyone know if the BeOS can run on other processors? Why would it be listed otherwise?
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