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Welcome to BeOS!
Thank you very much for downloading BeOS 5 Personal Edition! This document gives you
a quick overview of some of the things you'll want to do now that you've got BeOS
installed, and some of the important resources available to you.
Sections in this document:
BeOS Additions & Updates
BeOS Configuration
Register Your Copy
BeOS Technical Support
BeOS Software
Other BeOS Resources
Open Source Software
Jobs at Be, Inc.
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BeOS Additions & Updates
We're not finished with you yet! We want to give you the absolute latest
and greatest technologies for you to use in BeOS, including developer tools.
All you need to do is come to the Be web site and download them.
We'll also make bug fixes and other updates available on our web site, so it's
very important that you visit from time to time to keep your BeOS software
up-to-date. To download your updates to BeOS, visit our Software Updates page
(after you configure your network settings, see next item):
http://www.be.com/support/updates/
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BeOS Configuration
Congratulations on installing BeOS! Before you do too much with
BeOS, you will probably want to take a few minutes to configure a
few essential settings. Doing this now will make things go much more
smoothly later.
Configure your network settings.
Many of the links in this and other documentation files are to
sites on the Internet, and so require you to have a working connection
to the Internet. You can find instructions for connecting BeOS 5 to a network in the
Networking
chapter of the
BeOS User's Guide.
Configure your screen settings.
The default screen resolution for BeOS is 640 by 480 pixels and
the default screen refresh rate is 60 Hz. You may find that these
screen settings are very fatiguing to your eyes. Information about how
to change the settings for your screen can be found in the
Screen Preferences section of the
BeOS User's Guide.
Configure your time and timezone settings.
While the hardware clock in your computer is probably set to the
correct time, the default timezone for BeOS is Abidjan, Africa.
Unless you live there you'll want to change this setting. Information
about how to change your time and timezone settings can also be found
in the
Time Preferences
section of the
BeOS User's Guide.
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Register Your Copy of BeOS
Be wants to make sure you have the best possible experience while
using BeOS. For that reason, we want to be able to tell you about
on-line updates, upgrades, and other important BeOS news. When you
register your copy of BeOS, we'll start sending you our bulletins
via e-mail (you can also request no e-mail -- but we promise to keep
the e-mail interesting and low-volume).
To sign in with your copy of BeOS, visit the Be web site:
http://free.beos.com/register/
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BeOS Technical Support
We've created a special area of the Be web site dedicated to customer technical support.
We have frequently asked questions and their answers (FAQs), troubleshooting guides, and
contact information for those problems not solved by our on-line resources.
This is the first, best place to stop for solutions to your BeOS problems.
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Software for BeOS
BeBits.com hosts an extensive collection of BeOS software. Make the most of your BeOS system, by getting the software you need to be more productive. The catalog is divided into sections with detailed descriptions of each software package. Check it out at http://www.bebits.com/
BeDepot is also a great source for commercial
BeOS software. You can browse their catalog, and purchase and download your
software immediately. How's that for instant BeOS software gratification!
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Be Resources
The primary location for information about BeOS and the Be community
is the Be website:
http://www.be.com/
Here are some direct URLs to particularly useful pages on the Be site,
and to some other BeOS resources:
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Open Source Software
The BeOS makes use of open source software in portions of the
operating system, including copylefted source code. This source
code can be found on our ftp site, at:
ftp://ftp.be.com/pub/gnu/
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Jobs at Be, Inc.
Sometimes after using BeOS, people get so excited that they want to
come and work for us. Some of our best employees started off as customers, so
we love that reaction!
Be is growing and we're looking for quality people in engineering, marketing,
and other parts of the company. If you think you'd like to work for Be, take a
look at these job listings!
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All of us at Be thank you for your interest and support. Enjoy!
BeOS 5 Personal Edition
Copyright © 2000 Be, Inc.
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