Re: [TCLUG:10536] off topic [BeOs]

[Nathaniel Moore <nmoore1@uswest.net>]

The claims about performance are relatively true.  It is wicked fast, and
does boot much faster than anything else i have tried.  (On my system it
boots in 10 seconds after the OS is first touched).  Cool stuff, but going
through teething issues.

-nate

At 09:52 AM 11/28/99 -0600, you wrote:
>I've been playing around with 4.5 here.  It's fast, has a decent gui, but
>not really many applications.  It can be a tad picky about hardware, but
>it's worth a good roll in the hay if you can get it running on your
>system.
>
>Peter Lukas
>
>On Sun, 28 Nov 1999, Robert Sinland wrote:
>
>> 
>>   I have heard a murmur or two in the past on this list about
>> BeOS.  I was wondering if anyone here had tried and used
>> it much (or at all) and what their initial impressions were.
>>   They make some pretty hard to believe claims at the home
>> website for it. Installs in 15 mins.  Apps load instantly, no waiting,
etc..
>> well actually this is what they said...
>>  Speed without limits.
>>                         BeOS boots in less than 20 seconds;
>>                         applications load faster than you ever
>>                         thought possible. System response is
>>                         immediate. And all operations are available all
>>                         the time; no waiting for one command to
>>                         finish before you execute another. Launch
>>                         applications, switch windows, go online. And
>>                         do it all right now.
>> 
>>   Any informed opinions out there?
>> RS
>> 
>> 
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Computer Science major U of MN
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