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BeOS R4. 5
Company/developer Be Inc.
OS family BeOS
Source model Closed source
Stable release BeOS R5. The software industry comprises businesses involved in the development, maintenance and publication of Computer software. A software developer is a person or organization concerned with facets of the software development process wider than design and coding a somewhat broader scope of Proprietary software is Computer software on which the producer has set restrictions on use private modification copying, or republishing. 0. 3 [+/-]
Preview release PR2  (none) [+/-]
Kernel type Modular Hybrid kernel
License Proprietary
Working state Defunct
Website www.beincorporated.com

BeOS is an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. in 1991. In Computer science, the kernel is the central component of most computer Operating systems (OS Modular programming is a software design technique that increases the extent to which software is composed from separate parts called modules Hybrid kernel is a kernel architecture based on combining aspects of Microkernel and Monolithic kernel architectures used in Computer A software license (or software licence in commonwealth usage is a Legal instrument governing the usage or redistribution of copyright protected software Proprietary software is Computer software on which the producer has set restrictions on use private modification copying, or republishing. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages An operating system (commonly abbreviated OS and O/S) is the software component of a Computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated It was first written to run on BeBox hardware. The BeBox was a short-lived dual processor PC, offered by Be Inc Unlike some other operating systems of the time, BeOS was written to take advantage of modern hardware. Optimized for digital media work, BeOS made full use of multiprocessor systems by utilizing modular I/O bandwidth, pervasive multithreading, preemptive multitasking and a custom 64-bit journaling file system known as BFS. In Computing, symmetric multiprocessing or SMP involves a Multiprocessor computer-architecture where two or more identical processors can connect to a single Pre-emption or preemption in Computing is the act of temporarily interrupting a task being carried out by a computer system, without requiring '64-bit' CPUs have existed in Supercomputers since the 1960s and in RISC -based workstations and servers since the early 1990s. A journaling file system is a File system that logs changes to a journal (usually a circular log in a dedicated area before committing them to the main file The BeOS GUI was developed on the principles of clarity and a clean, uncluttered design. The API was written in C++ for ease of programming. C++ (" C Plus Plus " ˌsiːˌplʌsˈplʌs is a general-purpose Programming language. It has POSIX compatibility and access to a command line interface through the bash shell, although internally it is not a Unix-derived operating system. POSIX (ˈpɒzɪks or "Portable Operating System Interface" is the collective name of a family of related standards specified by the IEEE to define Bash is a Free software Unix shell written for the GNU Project.

BeOS was positioned as a platform which could be used by a substantial population of desktop users and a competitor to Microsoft Windows and Linux. Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks However, it was ultimately unable to achieve a significant market share and proved commercially unviable for Be Inc. The company was acquired by Palm Inc. and today BeOS is mainly used and developed by a small population of enthusiasts. Palm Inc is a Personal digital assistant and Smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California that is responsible for popular

Be sued [1] Microsoft claiming that Hitachi had been pressured to dissuade them from selling PCs loaded with BeOS, and that Compaq had been pressured not to market an Internet appliance in partnership with Be. BeOS also claimed that Microsoft acted to artificially depress Be Inc's IPO. Initial public offering (IPO, also referred to simply as a "public offering" is when a company issues Common stock or shares to the public for the first The case was eventually settled out of court[2] with no admittance of liability on Microsoft's part.


Contents

History

Initially designed to run on AT&T Hobbit-based hardware, BeOS was later modified to run on PowerPC-based processors: first Be’s own systems, later Apple’s PReP and CHRP platforms, with the hope that Apple Computer would purchase or license BeOS as a replacement for its then aging Mac OS. The Hobbit is a Microprocessor design of the early 1990s from AT&T. PowerPC is a RISC Instruction set architecture created by the 1991 Apple – IBM – Motorola alliance known as AIM Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics PowerPC Reference Platform ( PReP) was a standard System architecture for PowerPC based computer systems (as well as a Reference implementation Common Hardware Reference Platform ( CHRP) was a standard System architecture for PowerPC based computer systems published jointly by IBM Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Mac OS is the trademarked name for a series of Graphical user interface -based Operating systems developed by Apple Inc [3] Apple CEO Gil Amelio started negotiations to buy Be Inc. Gilbert F Amelio (born March 1, 1943 in New York City) is an American technology executive , but negotiations stalled when Be CEO Jean-Louis Gassée wanted $400 million; Apple was unwilling to offer any more than $125 million. Jean-Louis Gassée (born March 1944 in Paris France) was an executive at Apple Computer from 1981 to 1990 Apple’s board of directors decided NeXTSTEP was a better choice and purchased NeXT in 1996 for $429 million, bringing back Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Nextstep was the original object-oriented, multitasking Operating system that NeXT Computer developed to run on its range of proprietary computers NeXT Computer Inc (later NeXT Software Inc) was an American Computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California that Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24 1955 is the Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc and former CEO of Pixar Animation To further complicate matters for Be, Apple refused to disclose certain architectural information about its G3 line of computers—information Be deemed critical to making BeOS work on the latest hardware from Apple. PowerPC G3 is a designation used by Apple Computer to a third generation of PowerPC Microprocessors from the PowerPC 750 family designed Terra Soft Solutions was, however, able to port Linux to these machines without Apple’s assistance. Terra Soft Solutions is the Loveland Colorado –based producer of Yellow Dog Linux, cluster construction tools and bioinformatics software Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks

In 1997, Power Computing began bundling BeOS (on a CD for optional installation) with its line of PowerPC-based Macintosh clones. Power Computing Corporation (often referred to as Power Computing) was the first company selected by Apple Computer to create Macintosh -compatible A Macintosh clone is a personal computer made by a manufacturer other than Apple, using (or compatible with Macintosh ROMs and System software These systems could dual boot either the Mac OS or BeOS, with a startup screen offering the choice. Multi boot or Multi booting (usually dual booting, but many OSes can be booted from the same computer is the act of installing multiple Operating Mac OS is the trademarked name for a series of Graphical user interface -based Operating systems developed by Apple Inc

Due to Apple’s moves and the mounting debt of Be Inc., BeOS was soon ported to the Intel x86 platform with its R3 release in March 1998. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics See also X86 assembly language The generic term x86 refers to the most commercially successful Instruction set architecture in the history of Personal Through the late 1990s, BeOS managed to create a niche of followers, but the company failed to become solvent. As a last-ditch effort to increase interest in the failing operating system, Be Inc. released a stripped-down, but free, copy of BeOS R5 known as BeOS Personal Edition (BeOS PE). BeOS R5 is the final version of BeOS from Be Inc. It was released in March 2000, and came in two varieties Professional BeOS PE could be started from within Microsoft Windows or Linux, and was intended to nurture consumer interest in its product and give developers something with which they could tinker. Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks

Be Inc. also released a stripped-down version of BeOS for Internet Appliances (BeIA), which soon became the company’s business focus in place of BeOS. BeIA, or "BeOS for Internet Appliances" was a cut down version of Be Inc BeOS PE and BeIA proved to be too little too late, and in 2001 Be’s intellectual property was sold to Palm, Inc. BeOS R5 is considered the last official version, but BeOS R5. Palm Inc is a Personal digital assistant and Smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California that is responsible for popular 1 “Dano", which was under development before Be’s sale to Palm and included the BONE networking stack, was leaked to the public shortly after the company’s demise. Dano0/EXP (aka R51d0 aka EXP aka Dano aka (incorrectly Dan0) is the build Codename and most commonly used name to refer to a leaked The BeOS Networking Environment or BONE is the unreleased re-write of the BeOS Network stack planned for inclusion in R5

After the split from Palm, PalmSource used parts of BeOS' multimedia framework for their failed Palm OS Cobalt product[4]. PalmSource, now known as ACCESS Systems Americas Inc is a subsidiary of ACCESS which develops the Palm OS PDA Operating system. Palm OS (also known as Garnet OS) is an embedded Operating system initially developed by U With the takeover of PalmSource, the BeOS rights now belong to Access Co.

Continuation

Despite the end of Be Inc, BeOS remains popular among devoted followers. ( founded in April 1979 and incorporated in February 1984 in Tokyo Japan by Arakawa Toru and Kamada Tomihisa is a company providing a variety of software for connected and mobile devices such The BeOS community still develops free software and has even released patches, drivers and various updates to BeOS. The main source of BeOS-related software can be found at BeBits. BeBits is a Software Download site for the BeOS and ZETA operating systems [5]

The BeOS user interface was notable at the time for being almost completely unthemeable, even with third party hacks. In computing a theme is a preset package containing graphical appearance details used to customize the Look and feel of (typically an The BeOS theme of yellow, changing length tabs on the top of windows, and relatively plain grey interface widgets was enforced. Yellow is the Color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M (long and medium wavelength Cone cells of the Retina about equally In Graphical user interfaces a tab is a navigational widget for switching between sets of controls or Documents. In computer programming a widget (or control) is an element of a Graphical user interface (GUI that displays an information arrangement changeable by the user This UI remained relatively unchanged from 1995, but had been completely overhauled by the time of the leaked Dano release. An Easter egg in the OS allowed changing the title bar look-and-feel to a few others (Mac OS 8, Amiga Workbench, and Windows 98 appearances) and in Dano, this had been extended to be a feature allowing changing of the title bar and scroll bars. A virtual Easter egg is an intentional Hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, Book Workbench Overview Amiga With the Amiga Computer, the name Workbench refers to the native graphical interface file manager and application Windows 98 ( codenamed Memphis) is a graphical Operating system released on 25 June 1998 by Microsoft and the successor to Windows 95 No other interface widgets could be changed. There is a pre-Dano third party program WindowShade that allows the colors of the title bar and window frame to be changed, but the appearance remained the same.

The plain BeOS R5 GUI is commonly cloned, either as the main UI, such as in TriangleOS, or as a theme, such as for GNOME. A gnome is a Mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle

Version History

Release Date Hardware
DR1–DR5 October 1995 AT&T Hobbit
DR6 (developer release) January 1996 PowerPC
DR7 April 1996
DR8 September 1996
Advanced Access Preview Release May 1997
PR1 (preview release) June 1997
PR2 October 1997
R3 March 1998 PowerPC and Intel x86
R3. The Hobbit is a Microprocessor design of the early 1990s from AT&T. PowerPC is a RISC Instruction set architecture created by the 1991 Apple – IBM – Motorola alliance known as AIM PowerPC is a RISC Instruction set architecture created by the 1991 Apple – IBM – Motorola alliance known as AIM See also X86 assembly language The generic term x86 refers to the most commercially successful Instruction set architecture in the history of Personal 1 June 1998
R3. 2 July 1998
R4 November 4, 1998
R4. 5 (“Genki”) June 1999
R5 PE/Pro (“Maui”) March 2000
R5.1 (“Dano”) November 2001 Intel x86

Projects to recreate BeOS

BeOS was well respected by a small but loyal user base which was disappointed when Be Inc. BeOS R5 is the final version of BeOS from Be Inc. It was released in March 2000, and came in two varieties Professional Dano0/EXP (aka R51d0 aka EXP aka Dano aka (incorrectly Dan0) is the build Codename and most commonly used name to refer to a leaked See also X86 assembly language The generic term x86 refers to the most commercially successful Instruction set architecture in the history of Personal failed commercially and no further enhancement of the operating system would be possible. In the years that followed a handful of projects formed to recreate BeOS or key elements of the OS with the eventual goal of then continuing where Be Inc. left off. To ensure that the OS could not be “taken away” from the Be community again, and to attract the efforts of volunteer programmers, these projects were all free/open-source software. Free software or software libre is Software that can be used studied and modified without restriction and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified Open source software (OSS began as a marketing campaign for Free software. The modular nature of the original BeOS facilitated recreating the operating system a piece at a time, inserting the newly coded modules into a working BeOS system to test compatibility. Eventually all of the “servers” (interworking modules of code) were to be replaced with original, freely licensed code.

But within a few years, some of them lost momentum and were discontinued. The domain name for Blue Eyed OS has lapsed and been taken up by another party, and the most recent release available on the Cosmoe web site is from 2004. As of 2008, active work continues on E/OS, an operating system based on the Linux kernel that is attempting to reimplement only the APIs for BeOS and several other operating systems, and on Haiku, a complete reimplementation of the BeOS operating system. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common E/OS ( E mulator O perating S ystem is a virtual machine emulation system Haiku, formerly known as OpenBeOS, is a free and Open source software project dedicated to the re-creation and continuation of BeOS on

On April 2nd 2008, it was announced that Haiku was "Self-Hosting", meaning that it could boot natively on compatible x86 hardware, thus reaching a critical step on the path to Alpha and Beta releases of a Binary Compatible and Open Source version of the final BeOS R5, release in 2001. Haiku, formerly known as OpenBeOS, is a free and Open source software project dedicated to the re-creation and continuation of BeOS on

BeOS Workstation is about the last “distro” offering Be, but with open software, to replace licensed software, most of the OS has been replaced or re-created as such.

Projects to continue BeOS

ZETA was a commercially available operating system based on the BeOS R5. magnussoft ZETA, previously yellowTAB ZETA, was an Operating system formerly developed by YellowTAB of Germany based on the BeOS operating 1 codebase. Originally developed by YellowTAB, the operating system was then distributed by magnussoft. yellowTAB was a German software firm that produced an Operating system called ZETA based on BeOS 5 magnussoft Deutschland GmbH is a pan-European computer game developer and Publisher. During the development by YellowTAB, the company received criticism from the BeOS community for refusing to discuss their legal position with regard to the BeOS code-base (perhaps for contractual reasons). Access Co. (which bought the PalmSource, until then, the holders of the intellectual property associated the BeOS) has since declared that YellowTAB had no right to distribute a modified version of BeOS, and Magnussoft has ceased distribution of the operating system. ( founded in April 1979 and incorporated in February 1984 in Tokyo Japan by Arakawa Toru and Kamada Tomihisa is a company providing a variety of software for connected and mobile devices such PalmSource, now known as ACCESS Systems Americas Inc is a subsidiary of ACCESS which develops the Palm OS PDA Operating system.

Products using BeOS

BeOS (and now Zeta) continue to be used in media appliances such as the Edirol DV-7 video editors from Roland corporation which run on top of a modified BeOS[6] and the TuneTracker radio automation software that runs on BeOS and Zeta, but is also sold as a “Station-in-a-Box” with the Zeta operating system included. is a Japanese manufacturer of Electronic musical instruments electronic equipment and Software. [7]

The Tascam SX-1 digital audio recorder runs a heavily modified version of BeOS that will only launch the recording interface software.

iZ Technology sells the RADAR 24, a hard disc-based, 24-track professional audio recorder based on BeOS 5. [8]

Magicbox, a manufacturer of signage and broadcast display machines, uses BeOS to power their Aavelin product line. [9]

The Casablanca-TRON from MacroSystem[1] runs a modified version of BeOS 5. A dedicated computer built to edit video and audio, using a built in hard disk, CD-R(W)/DVD-R(W), and SD capabilities included to store media for later use and/or presentation. Made primarily for Schools and Universities.

Final Scratch – the 12” vinyl timecode record-driven DJ software/hardware system was first developed on BeOS. Final Scratch is a DJ tool created by the Dutch company N2IT with input from Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman and John Acquaviva that allows manipulation and playback The ‘ProFS’ version was sold to a few dozen world-class DJs prior to the 1. 0 release, which ran on a Linux virtual partition.

See also

References

  1. ^ Andrew Orlowski (2002-02-20). ( founded in April 1979 and incorporated in February 1984 in Tokyo Japan by Arakawa Toru and Kamada Tomihisa is a company providing a variety of software for connected and mobile devices such OpenTracker is the generic term given to the Open source versions of the Tracker and Deskbar desktop management tools for BeOS. NetPositive (often called Net+) is the default browser that comes with the BeOS Operating system. bootman is the BeOS Boot loader on X86 systems It resides solely in the Master boot record and does not require installing BeOS although it Gobe Software Inc was a software company that published an integrated desktop software suite for BeOS. --> UserSecuniBot permission to update This is a list of computer programs for BeOS. Adam - e-mail client AudioElements - audio editor Beezer - file See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Be Inc sues Microsoft. Retrieved on 2008-04-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to
  2. ^ Mark Berniker (2003-09-08). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Microsoft Settles Anti-Trust Charges with Be. Retrieved on 2008-04-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to
  3. ^ Tom (2004-11-24). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal BeOS @ MaCreate. Retrieved on 2006-11-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published
  4. ^ PalmSource Introduces Palm OS Cobalt, PalmSource press release, Feb 10, 2004
  5. ^ BeBits – The Best Source of BeOS Software. Retrieved on 2006-11-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published
  6. ^ EDIROL by Roland DV-7DL Series Digital Video Workstations. Retrieved on 2006-11-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published
  7. ^ TuneTracker Radio Automation Software. Retrieved on 2006-12-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
  8. ^ iZ RADAR 24. Retrieved on 2006-12-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the
  9. ^ Jay Ankeney (May 1, 2006). Technology Showcase: Digital Signage Hardware. Digital Content Producer. Retrieved on 2006-12-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city

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