AST Computers, BeComputing, Microworkz - you're right, no OEM support, and no box builders.
Gobe, Mozilla, Opera, Real Inc., Steinburg, Activision (Civ:CTP), Maxis (SC3000), Id (Quake2 & Quake3arena), etc... The list of developers goes on and on. But yeah, I guess there are no apps.
Be is anything but a dud.They are a highly developed OS, with a _LONG_ list of companies porting high-end media products. They have a very powerful and easy to use office suite which will support MS Office file formats in v2.0, due in 1-2 months, as well as a real-time video editor that does _not_ need to render the video seperately (PersonalStudio) - They have every major browser other than IE5 - They have a professional quality animation program that can export flash files (Moho), They have an incredibly powerful multitrack audio program called Nuendo, previously available on SGI systems -This is the kind of program studios buy specific hardware to run.
Speaking of hardware, Be's hardware support on the intel side is growing, with both Nvidia and 3dfx working with them to produce drivers, as well as growing support for sound cards such as SB Live, and high end sound devices such as the Aardvark 20/20 and Echo Layla multitrack devices.
As far as the IBM PPC board, JLG said that once questions such as support, availabilty, and the size of the market are answered, then a decision would be made. Be does not have the resources to just support any new technology, until a base is there to warrant it.
Be isnt a dud - they are just holding their cards close to their proverbial chest.
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AST Computers, BeComputing, Microworkz - you're right, no OEM support, and no box builders.
Gobe, Mozilla, Opera, Real Inc., Steinburg, Activision (Civ:CTP), Maxis (SC3000), Id (Quake2 & Quake3arena), etc... The list of developers goes on and on. But yeah, I guess there are no apps.
Be is anything but a dud.They are a highly developed OS, with a _LONG_ list of companies porting high-end media products. They have a very powerful and easy to use office suite which will support MS Office file formats in v2.0, due in 1-2 months, as well as a real-time video editor that does _not_ need to render the video seperately (PersonalStudio) - They have every major browser other than IE5 - They have a professional quality animation program that can export flash files (Moho), They have an incredibly powerful multitrack audio program called Nuendo, previously available on SGI systems -This is the kind of program studios buy specific hardware to run.
Speaking of hardware, Be's hardware support on the intel side is growing, with both Nvidia and 3dfx working with them to produce drivers, as well as growing support for sound cards such as SB Live, and high end sound devices such as the Aardvark 20/20 and Echo Layla multitrack devices.
As far as the IBM PPC board, JLG said that once questions such as support, availabilty, and the size of the market are answered, then a decision would be made. Be does not have the resources to just support any new technology, until a base is there to warrant it.
Be isnt a dud - they are just holding their cards close to their proverbial chest.