[aclug-L] Re: BeOS? What is it?

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >Is it a Unix-like OS?
> >AND
> >Does it run on an Intel PC?

To answer the original question...

It's sort of a functional cross between MacOS and Unix.  It's got an
easy-to-use Mac-like interface with a Unix-like command shell.  It works on
both Macs (PPC, I presume) and PCs.


> I installed a beta version (2 I think), and it was VERY easy to configure.
> It was probably the easiest OS and interface I've used to set up networking
> and ISP dialup. While everything is GUI, you can use a UNIX command-line
> interface as well. I'm not sure if you can turn the GUI off or not, but
> that doesn't really fit what it is intended for.

I installed BeOS 3, I believe.  And when I tried to set it up to dial into
my ISP (sitting in the same room as me), the system locked up.  Oh well.  I
haven't even tried using it since then.


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