Technical White Paper
The Media OS
The needs of digital content design, not to mention physics and economics, are coming into conflict with current OS architectures. A new definition, the Media OS, can unlock the door to more powerful media-based personal systems, and extract more performance from the systems we are using today.

Product Datasheet
The Be Operating System
As the Internet spreads, and as electronic media becomes more prevalent, the high-performance needs of digital content design and the complex, aging architectures of current mainstream operating systems are coming into conflict. The BeOS is the first new operating system designed to unlock the door to much more powerful personal computers, and extract more performance from the systems we use today.

For Experienced BeOS Users
What's New in the Preview Release
If you're familar with the BeOS already, check out the new and improved features of the latest BeOS release. It would be easier and faster to describe what hasn't changed, but not nearly as interesting.

Tour of the BeOS
Take a web-based tour of the BeOS, including desktop features, networking capabilities, applications and more.

Be Compatible Hardware
Be Ready Systems
The BeOS runs on a wide variety of PowerPC based personal computers, workstations, and servers, with new BeOS Ready systems being introduced each month. These pages list compatible systems, including those from Power Computing.

Getting your Hands on the BeOS
BeOS Now!
The latest on how to obtain the BeOS.

 Integrated Development Environment
CodeWarrior for BeOS
Everything needed for software development for the BeOS platform. The heart of the development environment is CodeWarrior for BeOS from Metrowerks, the award-winning IDE with a full complement of C and C++ tools, and Java tools.

BeWare Development Software
Development Tools
BeOS Compatible Development Tools, Class Libraries and other development software can be found in the BeWare pages.

Be Compatible Software
BeWare Software
Information on commercial, shareware and freeware software that's compatible with the BeOS can be found on the BeWare pages.

Frequently Asked Qs & As
Answers to most commonly asked questions about the Be system

Be Icons and Windows
Software to make your Mac look like it's running the BeOS.

Be Newsletter
Latest issue of the Be electronic newsletter, and newsletter archive

BeBox DataSheet and BeBox Technical Specifications
Reference materials for the BeBox personal computer