BeOS

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BeOS was an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Incorporated in 1991.

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The Be Operating System, or BeOS, was first written in 1991 to run on BeBox hardware. Unlike other operating systems of the time, BeOS was written to function as a GUI-based operating system. Optimized for digital media work, BeOS makes full use of multiprocessor systems by utilizing modular I/O bandwidth, pervasive multithreading, preemptive multitasking and a custom 64-bit journaled file system known as BFS. The BeOS GUI was developed on the principles of clarity and a clean, uncluttered design. The interface API was written in C++ for ease-of-programming. It has POSIX compatibility and access to a command line interface through the Bash shell.

Operating system: In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. Additionally, it provides a foundation upon which to run application software such as word processing programs and web browsers....

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Be Incorporated: Be, Incorporated was the company that developed the BeOS operating system and BeBox computer. It was founded by Jean-Louis Gass?e in 1990 using money from friends in the industry, including the legendary Seymour Cray. The intent was to develop a brand new operating system entirely in C++ on a custom...