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> BeOS was very optimized for multimedia, which is an interesting property I think. Also the GUI library used multithreading from beginning. This surely isn't i
by vetinari 12y ago
> BeOS was very optimized for multimedia, which is an interesting property I think. Also the GUI library used multithreading from beginning. This surely isn't interesting for servers, but for desktop computers.
BeOS claimed to be optimized for multimedia, but that does not mean that it was. I remember, that I was able to have fluid DivX (3.11) playback on PII-300 running Windows and Linux, but not on BeOS.
What BeOS did have is DirectShow-like media architecture, using nodes and pipelines. But at the time, it was not an effective architecture.
(And yes, the BeOS engineers never managed to support VESA GTF in their display drivers, meaning that the picture on my monitor was always shifted compared to other OSes).
- pjmlp 12y agoDivX? Back when BeOS was still on sale, Windows latest versions were Windows 2000 and Windows 98, with XP around the corner. I never remember using DivX on those systems.
- vetinari 12y agoYes, DivX. The original hacked codec appeared in 1998. It got boost in popularity when the movie The Matrix came out (1999). This happened in Windows 98 timeframe. Windows 2000 was in early beta, not yet on sale and XP was unheard of yet. The current linux were Redhat 5, 5.1 and 6; BeOS 4 and 4.5.
- pjmlp 12y agoActually I think I was still only using Real back then, but cannot really remember. I would need to go dig into my Zip floppies collection, a few thousand kilometers away from my current location.