BeOS expands to meet your needs. Adding another processor can boost performance and productivity by nearly 100%. In fact, BeOS is the only operating system that takes full advantage of from one to eight processors -- automatically. No software reconfiguration needed!

Speed without limits.

BeOS boots in less than 20 seconds; applications load faster than you ever thought possible. System response is immediate. And all operations are available all the time; no waiting for one command to finish before you execute another. Launch applications, switch windows, go online. And do it all right now.

No tedious rebooting.

Tired of waiting for your system to reboot after a  temperamental application crashes? Or after a simple configuration change? With BeOS, each application runs in its own protected memory space. So if one crashes, the system and other applications don't even notice. Just reload the crashed application, and go.

Think how much time that will save! 

Fits right in beside Windows®, Mac OS®, and Linux Install BeOS on common desktop or notebook computers alongside whatever you're currently running-Windows, Linux, UNIX, Mac OS, or anything else. At startup, use the boot manager included with BeOS to choose which system you want to load. It's that simple. You can even read and copy data from files created in other operating systems, since BeOS understands common file types and disk formats.

Fifteen minutes from installation to Internet. 

BeOS installs in 15 minutes or less. Answer a few questions, and it configures itself for your hardware and network. Boot up and you'll find familiar folders, windows, pull-down menus and dialog boxes-there's virtually no learning curve with BeOS because you already know how to use it. BeOS is built with the same native communications protocol as the Internet (TCP/IP), so you can glide online right out of the box. Mail and Web browsing services are built-in but can be removed or replaced easily. And any BeOS system can serve up Web pages to the Internet with a minimum of fuss in your first session.

Nearly 1,000 applications available; more on the way.

BeOS comes complete with a Web browser, e-mail client, media player, utilities, translators, integrated development environment with source-level debugger, 3D audio mixer, and other application demos. 

In addition, you can choose from nearly a thousand powerful, applications currently available for BeOS, including audio, video, graphics, development tools, Internet and networking, office productivity, utilities, games, and more. New applications are released weekly.