BeOS
| BeOS |
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| Desktop screenshot of BeOS R5.0.1 PE |
| Website: http://www.beincorporated.com/ |
| Developer: Be Inc. |
| OS family: BeOS |
| Source model: Closed source |
| Latest stable release: BeOS R5.0.3 / March, 2000 |
| Supported platforms: AT&T Hobbit, x86, PowerPC |
| Kernel type: Modular hybrid kernel |
| Default user interface: Graphical user interface |
| License: proprietary |
| Working state: Stopped |
BeOS is an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. in 1991. It was first written to run on BeBox hardware. Unlike some other operating systems of the time, BeOS was written from scratch and 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 journaled file system known as BFS. 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. 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.