> I used to use BeOS 24/7 for almost 2 years back in 99 (on my PC) and I LOVED > it. So a couple months ago I installed it on my 6500. It took me quite a > while to get it working and these are some of the things I learned :
The 6500 is one of those Macs that Be listed as "unsupported but compatible". In otherwords, it *does* boot, but does not really work very well in all areas. > 1) BeOS doesn't like OS9 or OS9 doesn't like BeOS, one or the other. A little of both. [um]Healthy competition?! You need something like 8.6 or earlier to boot BeOS. > 2) When BeOS was finally installed and running, I was having network > problems. I suspect your PCI bus timing was off and therefore your NIC was not talking to BeOS correctly. > Other than that, I can't remember any other problems I had. BeOS was a > really great OS and could have been something really amazing. It was fun to > relive those halcyon days when it was my one and only OS (I didn't touch > windows for almost a full 2 years). If you can find a copy of BeOS 5, I > definitely recommend installing it and trying it out. Just a little heads > up though, the large majority of BeOS apps are compiled for x86. It is > becoming more and more difficult to find PPC BeOS apps, but they're out > there. If it doesn't appear as a PPC app, there are a few of us about that will be willing to recompile it ;-) I have done a few in my time. Now if only I could find the time to do Mozilla ;-) Matt -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
