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<p>The BeOS Preview Release 2 download version includes all the components you<br />
need to try out the BeOS on your Power PC machine. Then you can decide to<br />
purchase either the BeOS Full Pack (a "1 + 2" product -- you receive the<br />
BeOS release on a CD, full documentation, plus the next two upgrades), or<br />
the BeOS Trial Pack (a "1 + 0" product -- you receive only the BeOS release<br />
that comes on the CD, with no upgrades). Maintenance updates will be also<br />
be posted to the web site.</p>
<p>We have tried to make the download experience more enjoyable by keeping the<br />
components of the overall BeOS package small. Although the size of the<br />
download necessary to try the BeOS on your computer is only 9 megabytes,<br />
the downloadable version still includes the complete core OS, and<br />
applications such as an e-mail client, a web browser and personal web<br />
server, an ftp client and server, Telnet, remote access, and a suite of<br />
command line tools.</p>
<p>In addition to the web download version of the basic BeOS, there are seven<br />
supplemental "packages" available that let you use and learn more about<br />
additional BeOS features and increase your understanding of the system:</p>
<p>* Documentation Package<br />
User-level technical and product information and documentation, including<br />
the 200+ page BeOS User's Guide.</p>
<p>* Demo Apps Package<br />
Demonstration applications that ship on the BeOS CD, and what you need to<br />
take a tour, or give BeOS demos like the pros.</p>
<p>* 2 Video/Graphics Goodies Packages<br />
Video and still image files to play with, and play on, your BeOS system.</p>
<p>* MIDI Package<br />
A software MIDI synthesizer, instrument files, and MIDI music files to turn<br />
your BeOS system into a musical instrument.</p>
<p>* Developer Package<br />
Metrowerks CodeWarrior for the BeOS, the Be Book programming documentation,<br />
and enough sample code to make your Pulse pound.</p>
<p>* Geek Package<br />
Impress your friends and strike fear in your foes, with the power of awk,<br />
bison, sed, and others. Command line tools for pros.</p>
<p>There is a growing array of software available for the BeOS that you will<br />
want to try out when your installation is complete. You can find demo<br />
versions of these applications on the BeWare section of the Be, Inc. web<br />
site at (<a href="http://www.be.com/beware/index.html" title="http://www.be.com/beware/index.html">http://www.be.com/beware/index.html</a>). The BeWare page is the<br />
central site for much of the currently available software for the BeOS.<br />
BeWare shareware/freeware software catalog entries are maintained by<br />
developers themselves, unlike many other centrally administered software<br />
archive sites.</p>
<p>Once you have a chance to try out the operating system and third-party<br />
software, you can purchase the full BeOS package through DevDepot<br />
<p>Be, Inc., founded in 1990 by Jean-Louis Gasse, is a software company<br />
focusing on building new foundations for the next generation of digital<br />
content and media design tools. With a team of industry-leading engineers<br />
and business executives in the United States and Europe, the company is<br />
dedicated to removing the limitations of existing computer architectures<br />
and delivering a new level of price performance.</p>
<p>In July 1997, Be published the first public release of the Be Operating<br />
System (BeOS), the core product of this strategy. Additional information on<br />
Be and the BeOS is available online at (<a href="http://www.be.com/" title="http://www.be.com/">http://www.be.com/</a>). Be, Inc. is<br />
headquartered in Menlo Park, California.</p>
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