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A quick look back at BeOS, the PC operating system that tried to challenge Windows and Mac

John Callaham — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 13:00:02 +0000

In 1995, another PC operating system launched its first version around the same time as Windows 95 was released. It was called BeOS, and it tried to become an alternative to Windows and Mac. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: What if...

Tyler Holman — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:57:55 +0000

What if Microsoft's antitrust troubles led to it being split into two companies? What if Steve Jobs never returned to Apple? Trivia Tuesday takes a look at some of technology's greatest what ifs. Read more...

Windows on a database? - BeOS vets evaluate..

Steven Parker — Sat, 30 Mar 2002 13:27:22 +0000

After The Register wrote about Microsoft's plans to put a database into each copy of Windows as the native file store back in January, they were delighted to hear from two system architects for whom... Read more...

Palm scuppers BeOS co-op hopes

Tue, 15 Jan 2002 22:07:59 +0000

As Silicon Valley's vultures and sentimentalists gather today to inspect the assets of Be Inc prior to its liquidation auction, Palm has told community site BeUnited that it won't be licensing the BeOS operating system... Read more...