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I can't remember if I learned about BeOS on ZDTV or a magazine or where, but I do remember going in to Best Buy with the intention of buying it as a nascent tee

I can't remember if I learned about BeOS on ZDTV or a magazine or where, but I do remember going in to Best Buy with the intention of buying it as a nascent teenager with a license. My heart broke a little that I couldn't just walk in a store and get it, but I still ordered it and learned a lot about dual booting my parents' Packard Bell thanks to Be. I loved how it was focusing on being a media operating system, with good graphics and audio processing capabilities, and I was a kid who loved music and the radio. If only it had survived.

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sjm-lbm 4y ago
There was a version of BeOS (iirc, it was the last version they released) that could be installed in a file on a Windows9x hard drive and booted to by using a boot floppy. It really was an impressive and innovative way to get people to try a new OS, keeping in mind that most people couldn't (and still can't, to be fair) set up a more normal dual boot setup. I think they were just too close to shutting down by that point, so nothing ever really came of it.