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What are the features of BeOS R5?

Mar 15th, 2001 07:00
Dennis Costea Jr., http://www.be.com/products/freebeos/beosspecs.html

This is an abbreviated list.  Additional details can be found at the URL 
above.

Internet Services:
PPP (point to point protocol)
TCP/IP-native (not an add-on module)
Internet tools

Media Services:
Formats (QuickTime, AVI, MPEG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, and more)
Microsecond resolution (for recording and playback of digital media)

Graphics System:
Anti-aliased fonts
OpenGL
Direct access graphics
Unicode fonts support

File system:
64-bit file system (allows extremely large files)
Journaling
File system support (HFS/MacOS, FAT16, FAT32, vFAT and ISO-9660)

Kernel Services:
(the kernel is the heart of the OS)
Symmetric multiprocessing
Pervasive multithreading
Virtual memory
Protected memory
Low-latency kernal services
Dynamic drivers

BeOS also features UNIX/POSIX compatibility
See also: the latest features of BeOS R5 available at:
http://www.be.com/products/freebeos/latestrelease.html