Thank You, and Read Me First!

Thank you for installing BeOS 5 Personal Edition! The following information is very important, so this document was opened automatically. This will only happen the first time you boot your BeOS system.

Please read the Welcome To BeOS document, which contains more details, plus other important information. All BeOS documentation, including these files, is located in the /beos/documentation directory on your BeOS disk.

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BeOS Configuration
You should take a few minutes to configure a few essential settings:

  • Configure your network settings.
    Instructions for connecting BeOS 5 to a network are in the Networking chapter of the BeOS User's Guide.
  • Configure your screen settings.
    Instructions are in the Screen Preferences section of the BeOS User's Guide.
  • Configure your time and timezone settings.
    Instructions are in the Time Preferences section of the BeOS User's Guide.

BeOS Additions & Updates
You should visit our Software Updates page to download important BeOS bug fixes and features improvements: http://www.be.com/support/updates/.

Note: to access other drives on this machine, right-click and select the drive from the 'Mount' menu.

All of us at Be thank you for your interest and support. Enjoy!

BeOS 5 Personal Edition
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