BeOS Ready for a Comeback as Zeta OS

BeOS Ready for a Comeback as Zeta OS 625

Posted by timothy on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:12AM from the operating-systems-shouldn't-matter dept.

Anil Kandangath writes "BeOS, the operating system that could have been the foundation for Mac OS X, but almost died, instead has returned as Zeta OS -- which is supposed to be fast, stable, media centric and boot within 15 seconds. Zeta is being released by yellowTAB of Germany and has applications such as an office suite and the Firefox browser bundled with it. Most BeOS applications will also run as-is. Screenshots are available." According to the NewsForge story linked there, the release could be as soon as next month.

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Well, yeah... (Score:3, Funny)

by Tarcastil ( 832141 ) writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:13AM (#12124444)

Windows boots in 15 seconds, too, on a supercomputer.

Returned to life.. (Score:5, Funny)

by ShaniaTwain ( 197446 ) writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:15AM (#12124451) Homepage

Shouldn't that be ZomBe OS?

right... (Score:5, Funny)

by nuggetman ( 242645 ) writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:18AM (#12124472) Homepage

I had a friend about a month ago who told me he was learning C.

Why was he learning C? Because BeOS was coming back, and they were gonna need people to port applications. And porting was easier if you knew C. And BeOS was gonna be the next big thing so they needed to have lots of apps ported to it.

Obligatory.... (Score:5, Funny)

by Frodo Crockett ( 861942 ) writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:21AM (#12124487)

To BeOS, or not to BeOS: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?

Looks Aren't Everything But... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:21AM (#12124488)

This looks like a copy of OS X that's been brainwashed by pre-XP Windows. Or maybe just fell into a bad crowd.

Re:Zeta OS (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:21AM (#12124491)

Zeta OS? Now what are they going to call the next version? It's like Apple calling their OS, OS Infinity.

Apparently you were never in grade school. The next version would be "Infinity plus one and no returns."

Re:Zeta OS (Score:5, Funny)

by brilinux ( 255400 ) writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:25AM (#12124508) Journal

Plus, after Zeta, there are still eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, and omega.

Re:Zeta OS (Score:5, Funny)

by cammoblammo ( 774120 ) writes: <cammoblammo@gma[ ]com ['il.' in gap]> on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:28AM (#12124524)

Hmm, they seem to be using a fair bit of GNU in there. Better make it GNU/Zeta.

Or, if it's meant for novices, GNU/Be.

Re:Obligatory.... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:32AM (#12124546)

apt-get remove --purge fortune

Re:Zeta OS (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:44AM (#12124596)

It took me a second to get the subtle GNU/Ance of this post.

Wow... (Score:3, Funny)

by Quixote ( 154172 ) * writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:47AM (#12124610) Homepage Journal

Link to a page containing 115 screenshots' thumbnails.
Editors: dost thou have no mercy? From the depths of hell, the server stabs at thee!
I'm bored, waiting for the DST to kick in.. ;-)

Re:Zeta OS (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:47AM (#12124612)

It took me a second to get the subtle GNU/Ance of this post.

Even if the puns are GNU, it's just a small step from GNU/Ance to GNU/Sance.

Re:old news (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @01:59AM (#12124662)

Yes, we know you are a dick.

Re:Why Zeta? (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @02:10AM (#12124696)

And you would know this offhand how?

Comment removed (Score:2, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @02:12AM (#12124705)

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Re:Why Zeta? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @02:14AM (#12124711)

Ah, a furry, then?

Comment removed (Score:2, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @02:24AM (#12124750)

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Re:Returned to life.. (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @02:30AM (#12124772)

Reminds me of...

Anything is possible [zombo.com]

Re:Well, yeah... (Score:3, Funny)

by claes ( 25551 ) writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @03:34AM (#12125018)

If your linux box is a desktop machine you are wasting lots of energy. And if everyone had your usage habits, that would add up. If Linux can not match Windows with fast boot time, then it does not deserve to become a major desktop OS.

Re:Well, yeah... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @03:50AM (#12125079)

My windows which I boot maybe once a month hangs on the "Welcome to Windows" screen for over a minute. If it can't do better than that it doesn't deserve to be a major desktop OS or any other kind.

Woo hoo! Zeta! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @04:08AM (#12125143)

Just in time for Eugenia to dump GNOME!

Screenshots are available (Score:5, Funny)

by Kynde ( 324134 ) writes: <kynde@[ ].fi ['iki' in gap]> on Sunday April 03, 2005 @06:19AM (#12125519)

Heh, that's the equivalent of weaking a "kick me" piece of paper on your back in high school when it comes to the /. effect.

Re:Zeta OS (Score:2, Funny)

by infolation ( 840436 ) writes: on Sunday April 03, 2005 @08:42AM (#12125810)

or MacOS 1011

(there are 10 kinds of people in this world... etc)

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Well, yeah... (Score:3, Funny)

Returned to life.. (Score:5, Funny)

right... (Score:5, Funny)

Obligatory.... (Score:5, Funny)

Looks Aren't Everything But... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Zeta OS (Score:5, Funny)

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Re:Obligatory.... (Score:1, Funny)

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Wow... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Zeta OS (Score:1, Funny)

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Woo hoo! Zeta! (Score:1, Funny)

Screenshots are available (Score:5, Funny)

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