Darshevo
Experienced Member
Rather than hijack an existing thread I figured the best thing for me to do was to create a new one.
After some recent info I picked up regarding BeOS I have a few questions about it that I can't seem to find answered fully on Google.
On bebits website they state that BeOS doesn't run well on modern computers. They do not however give a very clear definition of what a modern computer is. I see that the Bebox type computers were 66/133 mhz risc machines.
I have some really cool compaq (i know, cool and compaq in the same sentence...) desktop computers I got at a school auction that are 933+ mhz P3's. Is that too modern? Or do I need to get back into something more pentium I oriented.
The OS is apparantly designed to run on multi processor systems. Are we talking Pentium Pro 200's or could I get an old server with a pair (or 4 :D) of xeon 500's? (once again, is a p3 500 too 'modern'?)
I see software versions for PowerPC (assumably machintosh?) and x86, altho the bebox itself was apparantly Risc. Will the Risc version (if I am correct in assuming it exists) could it be installed on an Silicon Graphics unit? (I don't own one yet... but it is high on the agenda of systems to aquire for my collection)
And finally, this is outside the scope of this category, but is the new implementation (Haiku) based off the actual BeOS Pro OS or is it a new, ground up OS based loosely on the original BeOS.
-Lance
After some recent info I picked up regarding BeOS I have a few questions about it that I can't seem to find answered fully on Google.
On bebits website they state that BeOS doesn't run well on modern computers. They do not however give a very clear definition of what a modern computer is. I see that the Bebox type computers were 66/133 mhz risc machines.
I have some really cool compaq (i know, cool and compaq in the same sentence...) desktop computers I got at a school auction that are 933+ mhz P3's. Is that too modern? Or do I need to get back into something more pentium I oriented.
The OS is apparantly designed to run on multi processor systems. Are we talking Pentium Pro 200's or could I get an old server with a pair (or 4 :D) of xeon 500's? (once again, is a p3 500 too 'modern'?)
I see software versions for PowerPC (assumably machintosh?) and x86, altho the bebox itself was apparantly Risc. Will the Risc version (if I am correct in assuming it exists) could it be installed on an Silicon Graphics unit? (I don't own one yet... but it is high on the agenda of systems to aquire for my collection)
And finally, this is outside the scope of this category, but is the new implementation (Haiku) based off the actual BeOS Pro OS or is it a new, ground up OS based loosely on the original BeOS.
-Lance