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Brand: BE INCORPORATED EAN: 0661928000666 Label: BE INCORPORATED Manufacturer: BE INCORPORATED Model: 45-10066 Platform: Windows NT, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95 Publisher: BE INCORPORATED Studio: BE INCORPORATED Accessories: Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Neal Stephenson, in In the Beginning... Was the Command Line, describes the Be operating system as "an extremely well-thought-out GUI built on a technological framework that is solid." He's not the only fan. A speedy, stable system for power-users and hardware tinkerers, Be may yet give Linux a run for its open-source money. Be delivers on its promise of providing high-end or dedicated multimedia hardware for audio or video editing at a consumer-level price. Another considerable plus: Be actually installs in the time the manufacturer says it will (15 minutes). A system that can coexist with Linux, Mac, and Windows, it can also be your primary system if you want to create a dedicated "BeBox." Be can run QuickTime and MPEGs, has accessible Mediaplayer and Webcam applications, and contains its own Web browser, NetPositive. The OS supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. As with other alternative operating systems, new free and shareware applications are constantly in development. An excellent realization of key operating system ideals--reliability, speed, and functionality--Be is worth the attention of any power users who haven't yet discovered it. --Jennifer Buckendorff Amazon.com Product Description: Meet the soaring demand for dynamic digital media and applications head-on, without taxing your budget, your timetable, or your patience. BeOS is the first and only operating system to deliver the speed, processing power, and stability of a high-end multimedia workstation on ordinary, low-cost desktop PCs. Work with audio, video, image, and Internet-based applications, and edit files, millions of gigabytes in size, simultaneously, in real-time. This package includes BeOS Release 4.5.2; the BeOS Bible, which features all the tips and tricks of BeOS; and Gobe Productive 1.1.1. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Best OS I've ever used...I've used various Windows OS for the past 10 years, various Linux for the past 2, and played around with Mac some. BeOS is not just different, but clearly superior in many ways. Part of the reason why is that BeOS doesn't run on top of DOS, as Windows did until recent years, and it doesn't run on top of Unix, like Linux and Mac OS X. BeOS instead started with a clean paper and wrote code to do the various jobs required of a modern OS in the most efficient way possible. Additionally, BeOS uses 'pervasive ... Read More Rating: - The Best of the Bests...One year ago I try for first time the BeOS 4.0 and in that moment I knew that this it is the operating system for PCs of the future, it is stable and faster that other popular OS ;-), in that moment the BeOS had the inconvenience that it didn't have a wide variety of drivers for the different peripherals of the computer. At this time I installed the new version 4.5 and I find that it is spectacular, it possess more drivers support and it continues being stable and faster... Rating: - FAST, ROCK SOLID, FUNThis Bundle is well worth the money. The BeOS Bible is a great referance for the OS. The Gobe Productive Office suite is also a must have. The BeOS is a very fast and reliable OS. It has a stylish and easy to use interface simmilar to MacOS. Your computer will run Multimedia applications faster than you thought possible. The BeOS is still responsive to your every command even while the PC is working on the most complex tasks. ADDED BONUS The BeOS comes with the software to duel boot windows and BeOS. Rating: - A great alt. OS, if not the bestThis is an excellent operating system, offering stability, performance, and ease of use. Bundled with the BeOS Bible and Gobe Productive, you can't go wrong. You may also wish to visit the Hardware Compatibility List if you have a non-standard configuration. This is the innovation that Microsoft is stifling - put it on your computer and experience where you REALLY want to go tomorrow Rating: - This is how operating systems should beIt's blazingly fast and responsive, but moreimportant than that is that Everything Just Works. You get to spend your time productively, rather than scratching your head wondering why your computer has crashed again. The downside is that only fairly modern hardware is supported, and you can't go to Frye's and find lots of Be apps on the shelf (yet), but if you bought your system in the last year or two I heartily recommend Be. |
