On 11/17/05, James Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tronguy wrote: > > > > > > > I presume this means you have a copy of BeOS for PowerPC? Would you > > be interested in selling or copying it for me? I'd love to try BeOS > > on these machines. > > > > As an historical aside, Jean Gassee' referred to BeOS as 'Amiga 1996' > > when he came out with BeOS. Like the Amiga before it, it was small, > > fast, efficient and friendly. I tried BeOS 4.5 on x86 and it was > > great, no wonder M$ went to such great pains to kill it. It was so > > blatantly superior to Windows that it wasn't even funny. Let's see.. > > fifteen seconds to full desktop or.. two minutes plus to fakey almost > > usable desktop with hourglass pointer for another minute and a half.. > > BeOS just kicked ass and I'll never forgive M$ for killing it off. > > They did so by telling vendors, notably Hitachi, that if they tried to > > sell BeOS in any configuration then they couldn't buy Windows > > anymore. Yeah, that's fair. No monopoly control there.. > > > > Anyway I always wanted to get my hands on BeOS for PPC. I have a > > PegasosI running MorphOS too. No Windows box to hand here except the > > wife's and I'm working on that too.. > > > > Thanks > > > > Bolton > > > > > I have a BeBox (dual 603 133mhz) and while it seems slow now, compared > to what I was running in 1996 (P100 Windows 95) it kicks Windows ass, no > contest. Since I still have the above mentioned Windows box I can give > a direct hands on comparison. While Windows 95 seems so dated and it's > multimedia abilities are more hype than reality, the BeBox still rocks. > > If you want to see BeOS scream, run it on a Daystar Genesis MP800. > > > > -- > www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers > >
My PTPro came bundled with the Preview Release of BeOS for PPC and I ran it on a couple of different Macs including the PTPro 250 and it did kick ass. I never did get the PPC release when it was finished but the PPC and x86 versions used to be fairly common on eBay. In fact there is the Gobe BeOS 5 Pro for Windows/Mac on eBay now for $21.95. I always wanted a BeBox. Those were so cool ! -- Ron http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powercomputing@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
