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

[John Phillips <jphillip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As a veteran of CP/M 2.x & 3.x, I would rather let that sleeping
dog R.I.P.
John Phillips



On Sat, 3 Jan 1998, Tony Scarpelli wrote:

> I saw Beos in a bestbuy in california, I donno if it is at bestbuy in
> wichita?  now that they have a linux area, it is in that area.  this is good
> because if any new operating systems come out, there is a place to fit them
> on the shelves, in the past, no purchasig manager would allocate any shelf
> space to somethign so risky as an alternative operating system.  linux
> opened this up for everyone.  some day we might see cpm systems again?
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: aclug-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:aclug-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Patrick R. Klee
> > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 3:44 AM
> > To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [aclug-L] BeOS? What is it?
> >
> >
> >
> > I know this is a little off topic, but has anyone heard of
> > something called BeOS?
> > Two questions spring to mind:
> >
> > Is it a Unix-like OS?
> > AND
> > Does it run on an Intel PC?
> >
> > Where can I get this, besides http://www.beos.com
> > Thanks,
> > Patrick
> >
> 
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