Be OS

Pros: Fast; Great generic driver support; Intuitive interface; Easy to Navigate
Cons: Few good software titles available

Recently, BeOS, an alternate operating system for both IBM-compatible and Apple computers, released a scaled-down version of its BeOS 5.0 operating system to users free if charge, if they were willing to download the setup files.

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Pros: Easy Install, Simple Interface, Amazingly Stable, Truely what's next
Cons: Poor 3rd Party Software Support, No Support for PPC G3 & G4

In a computing world where one company seems to control it all it’s refreshing to see a tiny company standing up and taking jab at the status quo. This company would be Be. Their primary offering is a new operating system that pushes everything aside and...

Pros: Fast!
Cons: still immature

I have been using Be for the last few months, although it’s not a replacement for windows, it is none the less a good operating system. As the title says, it’s immature, Net+ reminds me of the original internet explorer, it’s like lynx with a mouse....

Pros: Free, robust, speedy
Cons: Drivers not up to date, your top line hardware may not work correctly.

Updated..Fixed in Windows.

Be OS is finally free! I've waited years to try this out. Many years ago, in my Mac days, it was all the talk, looked slick and intriguing to a tech head like me.

Well, you get what you pay for - but that...

Pros: Quick and good GUI.
Cons: Small install base. Almost no software available.

Fist of all, I’ve got to say that I have absolutely nothing against BeOS. I was first introduced to Be with version 4 and have installed version 4.5 on my machine the next day after release. I know its guts pretty well, even managed to write a simple...

Pros: speed, reliability, compatability, size
Cons: no WINE yet

In all seriousness, BeOS 5 is the kind of operating system that people dream of (...if you dream of operating systems).

BeOS 5 Personal Edition supports IDE and SCSI drives and has PCMCIA and USB support. It allows connectivity of scanners,...

Pros: Fast, Stable
Cons: Little Software Support

When I first heard about BeOS several years ago, I was interested to see how much it would improve over the years, and if it would even be around. Be initially sold BeOS through its website. Currently they offer a slightly limited personal version for...

Pros: FAST, solid, and a great graphical interface. Easy to install. BASH command line.
Cons: Producer base is still building so some software is hard to find.

That's one of Be, Inc.'s new slogans, and I love it. Mainly I love it because my roommate is a diehard Mac fan, but I also like it because it really does apply to the BeOS.

BeOS was written from the ground up (it is NOT unix based) to...

Pros: Very very fast and stable.
Cons: Not much driver/software support, yet.

Wow.

I am an OS fiend. I love messing around with different OSes, and trying to predict which one will be the next big thing® Of all I have used, none has impressed me quite as much as BeOS. Here's why:

Setup: Setup is a...

Pros: Multimedia Prowess, Versatility, Filesystem, It's free, and it's FAST!!!
Cons: Lack of Developer Support

BeOS is unlike any other operating system, yet it borrows attributes from many. With a little more application support, it could easily match Linux in terms of versatility.

BeOS was built on a totally new foundation. Windows is still based on...

Pros: Fast, easy, stable, pretty.
Cons: Lack of software

Overview: BeOS is a very fast and user-friendly operating system, makes a very nice workstation, but it does lack some features. I've been been testing lots of different operating systems in the past few months, and BeOS is one of the very best.
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Pros: Technologically marvelous, great SMP, spiffy media bells and whistles
Cons: *Extremely* weak hardware support on x86. Limited software and mediocre UNIX portability

BeOS is probably one of the most exciting and frustrating pieces of software I've ever owned. I picked up the professional edition after playing around with it on one of my Linux partitions and decided to give programming on it a try.

The...

Pros: Blazing fast, very smooth install, excellent performance, FREE!!!!!!
Cons: Since it is new, not much hardware is supported, still a semi small base of software available.. (adding more each day though :) )

As some of you may know, Be Inc. just decided to release their excellent multimedia OS for free at http://be.com. Personally, I've been waiting for this release for months, and I was thrilled on March 31, 2000.. when the system was released for...

Pros: Smooth install, stable, fast, good interface
Cons: Poor driver support, no Java (yet), not many programs

The BeOS R5, as it stands, would be very useless to most computer users. It has the potential, however, to become a top-notch OS, way better than Windows/Linux/Mac.

First off, I will explain Be's good things that would make it the best OS on...

Pros: Fast, Efficient, Stable, Easy to install
Cons: Poor driver support, Not much software for it.

I was anxiously waiting for the new BeOS to come out. I am a windows guy who wishes that he wasn't a windows guy. I have done a lot of installations of Linux on my system, and I find these alternative OSes fun to play with.

There are a...