Epinions Recent Reviews for Be OS

Be OS: Cool concept, immature product

Sat, 6 Jan 2001 21:58:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author copid - BeOS is probably one of the most exciting and frustrating pieces of software I've ever owned. I picked up the professional edition after playing around with it on one of my Linux partitions and decided to give programming on it a try.

The...

Be OS: The Little OS That Could .... if it had the support.

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 22:23:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author w9design - BeOS is unlike any other operating system, yet it borrows attributes from many. With a little more application support, it could easily match Linux in terms of versatility.

BeOS was built on a totally new foundation. Windows is still based on...

Be OS: BeOS: Robust, but Limited.

Wed, 20 Dec 2000 12:24:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author quux69 - When I first heard about BeOS several years ago, I was interested to see how much it would improve over the years, and if it would even be around. Be initially sold BeOS through its website. Currently they offer a slightly limited personal version for...

Be OS: Be quick & nimble

Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:22:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Cool_Hand_Luke - BeOS is a great piece of software if you like to embrace something new. It is fast and reliable and free for download at free.be.com . This alone makes it worthwile for me at least because I am willing to try anything new. Now for the real dirt. Beos...

Be OS: BeOS In the future.

Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:17:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sharptooth - I have just recently purchased BeOS 5 Pro from a retail store. In my opinion i got it at a very fair price of 60 dollars, and that included the BeOS Bible for R4.

First of all I want to make it clear that I really like the operating system as...

Be OS: OS with a sense of humor

Sun, 10 Dec 2000 17:17:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rgraf - While the management at Be seems to have changed their minds about what they want to do again, BeOS is still worth considering. One of the nice features of the new BeOS is that you no longer need a separate partition for it. The free version is a 50 meg...

Be OS: Shows promise

Thu, 28 Sep 2000 16:10:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JSandbak - I tried BeOS 5 Personal Edition and was hooked. I bought the Pro Edition maybe a week later. It installed without a hitch. Auto-detected my hardware and worked perfectly, right out of the box. Configuring network settings was easy.

The...

Be OS: Excellent OS with great potential

Sun, 27 Aug 2000 19:05:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author shqiperia - The BeOS R5, as it stands, would be very useless to most computer users. It has the potential, however, to become a top-notch OS, way better than Windows/Linux/Mac.

First off, I will explain Be's good things that would make it the best OS on...

Be OS: BeOS is the computer users dream come true

Sat, 12 Aug 2000 13:10:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Lockle - I have been using computers since I was 8 years old. All of the operating systems that I used had one thing in common. There was a learning curve. I am a computer geek, but my parents are not. Whenever I get excited about something computer related, I...

Be OS: The little operating system, that can...

Tue, 25 Jul 2000 21:19:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kfj001 - BeOS is not what many people people think it is. Unfortunately, there aren't many people who even think about BeOS at all.

BeOS is created, by Be Software, formed by a former Apple Computer employee, venture capital, and a really good...

Be OS: Be is an Excellent OS

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:06:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ColinM - Be is an excellent operating system with many capabilities. I now use Be at least 70% of the time that i'm using my computer. I use Windows still but only for games. I love burning CD's and doing audio and video editing in Be because of the ease of...

Be OS: DIFFICULT TO INSTALL, LORD YES!

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:37:47 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bmosiman - I spent a lot of money on this OS, hoping for something to replace Windows. Windows problems with freezing up and crashing was driving me bananas. BE had to be the thing I needed. I'd watched the creator on CNN talk about it and I admired him for...

Be OS: Be all you can Be-ditch windows

Sun, 9 Jul 2000 12:51:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jbenze - Grab a copy of be, break out a boot floppy and erase Winblows right off your PC!!! For the power user, Be OS Pro R5 has EVERYTHING you need. The GUI is elegant and easy to use and for those of us who crave power and customizability, you have a command...

Be OS: It's Better than Windows.

Mon, 3 Jul 2000 23:53:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author macenthe - In a computing world where one company seems to control it all it’s refreshing to see a tiny company standing up and taking jab at the status quo. This company would be Be. Their primary offering is a new operating system that pushes everything aside and...

Be OS: A Star is Born

Thu, 8 Jun 2000 12:29:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DanielT - BeOS very well could be the definitive bridge between the versatility of Windows, the power of UNIX, and the ease-of-use of MacOS. This OS is built from the ground up for internet, multimedia, and power-user applications.

The installation went...

Be OS: Another face in the OS crowd

Tue, 6 Jun 2000 15:33:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dragonmoney - I have the personal edition of Be OS and I use it on my laptop along with Windows 98. It did a great job of installing itself and finding all of my hardware. It had some trouble with the cards, but other than that it is a great operating system. I am a...

Be OS: BeOS: The next windows replacement?

Fri, 2 Jun 2000 10:39:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jared_ellars - BeOS is the best replacement for Windows that I have seen. I believe that it is better than Linux in many ways. One, you don't have to mess with partions of the hard drive and it is much easier to setup and use.

Reasons I like it:

*Ease...

Be OS: Almost perfect

Wed, 24 May 2000 22:25:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Cyph - Overview: BeOS is a very fast and user-friendly operating system, makes a very nice workstation, but it does lack some features. I've been been testing lots of different operating systems in the past few months, and BeOS is one of the very best.
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Be OS: Don't just think different, Be different

Wed, 17 May 2000 01:42:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Guildencrantz - That's one of Be, Inc.'s new slogans, and I love it. Mainly I love it because my roommate is a diehard Mac fan, but I also like it because it really does apply to the BeOS.

BeOS was written from the ground up (it is NOT unix based) to...

Be OS: Be: The Good and The Bad

Sun, 14 May 2000 01:48:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author surojit - BeOS is awesome... really, it is. Originally meant for high-end graphic/multimedia designers and itself a designer operating system, BeOS is a robust, user-friendly OS that would be, I think, the most popular OS if it weren't for Microsoft creating...

Be OS: BeOS: If It Were Human I'd Have It Bear My Children

Thu, 11 May 2000 17:55:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jwilhelm - In all seriousness, BeOS 5 is the kind of operating system that people dream of (...if you dream of operating systems).

BeOS 5 Personal Edition supports IDE and SCSI drives and has PCMCIA and USB support. It allows connectivity of scanners,...

Be OS: BeOS - A Dream come true

Sun, 7 May 2000 20:27:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Skullmar - I've been involved with the BeOS since PR2 and am amazed by how much it has grown. With the introduction of R5, Be has reached a new high point. R5 comes in two flavors:

The Personal Edition - A free download (~40MB) for those people...

Be OS: BE OS PE 5

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:51:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jreighley - I was anxiously waiting for the new BeOS to come out. I am a windows guy who wishes that he wasn't a windows guy. I have done a lot of installations of Linux on my system, and I find these alternative OSes fun to play with.

There are a...

Be OS: The Little OS That Could!

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 02:38:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skunkative - Where do I begin with this beautiful operating system?! Do I begin with the 7 second bootup time? Do I begin with the ability to multi-task a plethora of programs all at once? Maybe I'll start with a web browser that loads up in under a second?! Well...

Be OS: Neat, but nothing more

Sun, 16 Apr 2000 16:58:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author harrispg - I'd been reading about BeOS for some time, but I'd been deterred by the thought of spending money on an OS. When BeOS 5 Personal Edition was let loose on the world, I jumped at the chance. The installation (I used the BeOS4Linux unsupported Linux...