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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780201353778
- Subject Area
- Computers
- Publication Name
- Beos Bible
- Publisher
- Peachpit Press
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Subject
- Operating Systems / General
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Series
- Bible Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.8 in
- Item Weight
- 56.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 944 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peachpit Press
ISBN-10
0201353776
ISBN-13
9780201353778
eBay Product ID (ePID)
550509
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
944 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Beos Bible
Publication Year
1999
Subject
Operating Systems / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Computers
Series
Bible Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
56.2 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
7.5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
00-500672
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
005.4/469
Table Of Content
1. The MediaOS. The Fed-Up, the Disenfranchised, and the Futurists. The Fed-Up. The Disenfranchised. The Futurists. Unchain My Hardware. BeOS as a General-Purpose System. The Buzzword-Enabled Operating System. The Rise of the Multi-Boot Environment. Preemptive Multitasking. Pervasive Multithreading. 64-Bit, Multithreaded, Fully Journaled Filesystem. How Big Was That File Again'. Client/Server Architecture. Data Interchange and Scripting. Database-Like Filesystem. Direct Graphics Access. Dynamically Loadable Device Drivers. Object Orientation. POSIX Compliance. How OOP Works. BeOS Ain't Unix. Processor Agnosticism and Portability. PowerPC versus Intel. Protected Memory. Symmetric Multiprocessing. Sense, Sensibility, and Multiple Processors. Why the Upper Limit'. The History of Be, Inc. The Last Supper: Gassee Exits Apple. The Early Days: Be Builds a Team. The Birth of BeOS. Offsite on the Cheap: The Hike to the Sea. Five Chips Are Better than One: The First BeBox. The Demise of the Hobbit: Be's Shift to PowerPC. Starting Over 34. Public Exposure: Agenda 95. Crossing the Frontier: Be Ports Its OS to the Mac. Dancing with the Devil: Negotiations with Apple. Flying Solo: Be Returns to Plan A. Interview: Jean-Louis Gassee. 2: Meet the System User Interface Conventions. Notes on Keyboard and Mouse Usage. A Tour of BeOS. Desktop. The Easter Eggs. User Interface Basics. Workspaces. The Bundled Apps. BeIDE. BeMail. CD Player. Clock. DiskProbe. Expander. Build Your Own Icon Library. Installer. Magnify. MIDI. MIDI Crash Course. MiniPlayer. NetPositive. People. PlaySound. PoorMan. Pulse. Blinky Lights in Memoriam. ROMUpdater BeBox Owners Only. SCSIProbe. SerialConnect. ShowImage. SimpleMIDI. SoftwareValet. StyledEdit. A Crash Course in Attributes. The Terminal. The Demo Apps. 3dmov. BeBounce. BeLogo. Calah. Container. Dominos. Flight. Font Demo. GL Teapot. Kaleidoscope. Life. Mandelbrot. What Is Life'. Minesweeper. Interview: Peter Potrebic. 3. Installation Pre-Installation Considerations. Where to Get BeOS. Compatibility. Hardware Requirements. International Versions. Basic Installation. Basic Installation. Installing BeOS Upgrades. Other Configurations. Working with Partitions. Partition History. Discovering Your Partition Types. Other Multi-Boot Options. OS-Provided Boot Managers. Third-Party Boot Managers. Boot Glitches. Install Operating Systems in Optimal Order. Installing BeOS on PowerPC Hardware. Where to Get BeOS. Mac Hardware Requirements. Basic Installation on PowerPC Hardware. Partitioning Your Mac Drive. Easy Installation. Booting the BeOS. Interview: Bob Herold. 4. Get Online Fast. The BeOS Advantage. The Three-Minute Web Connection. Configuring Internet Services. Dial-Up Networking. DNS Explained. Adding Modems Manually. About CHAP and PAP. About Framing. Network Interface Cards. Supported Network Cards. Network Setup on a Mac. Restart Networking. Email Configuring Email Preferences. The SMTP Dilemma. Bundled Internet Apps. NetPositive. NetPositive's Secret Past. Error Message Haiku. Displaying Non-English Websites. Accessing Super-Secret Settings. Working with Bookmarks. On Strong Encryption. BeMail. What about Navigator'. BeMail and Filters. Using FTP. Real Men Use the Terminal. Using Telnet. Using ping. Interpreting Round-Trip Times. Stay Awake. 5. Files and the Tracker. A Closer Look at the Tracker Working with Files and Folders. Context Menus. The Open With Relationship. Desktop and Trash: More than Meets the Eye. Add-Ons. Attributes What's in a File's Attributes'. Attributes and the Tracker. Creating Custom Attributes. Searching on Custom Attributes. Viewing Extra Attributes. T
Synopsis
delivers workstation power on inexpensive desktop hardware. The BeOS Bible is the definitive guide to this new OS and the first book on Be written with nonprogrammers in mind. Whether youre new to the BeOS or have been using this exciting operating system since the beginning, youll want this comprehensive reference at your side. Written especially for power users and creative professionals working with hi-res video, graphics, and audio files, The BeOS Bible covers it all, from starting up to running servers. The expert authors, all intimately involved with Be, guide you through the details with instructive explanations and graphics. In its pages, youll find: In-depth, detailed coverage of every feature of the BeOS--from secrets of the terminal to application shortcuts to advanced graphics, sound, and database applications Interviews with Be engineers and founders, including Jean-Louis Gass'e, president and CEO of Be, Inc., that provide fascinating insight into this innovative OS Hundreds of tips and techniques for getting the most out of the BeOS and its applications The BeOS Bible covers through release 4 (R4) on both the Intel and PowerPC platforms, and includes free online updat, Fast, elegant, and powerful, the Be operating system, like Linux, delivers workstation power on inexpensive desktop hardware. The BeOS Bible is the definitive guide to this new OS and the first book on Be written with nonprogrammers in mind. Whether you're new to the BeOS or have been using this exciting operating system since the beginning, you'll want this comprehensive reference at your side. Written especially for power users and creative professionals working with hi-res video, graphics, and audio files, The BeOS Bible covers it all, from starting up to running servers. The expert authors, all intimately involved with Be, guide you through the details with instructive explanations and graphics. In its pages, you'll find: In-depth, detailed coverage of every feature of the BeOS--from secrets of the terminal to application shortcuts to advanced graphics, sound, and database applications Interviews with Be engineers and founders, including Jean-LouisGassèe, president and CEO of Be, Inc., that provide fascinating insight into this innovative OS Hundreds of tips and techniques for getting the most out of the BeOS and its applications The BeOS Bible covers through release 4 (R4) on both the Inteland PowerPC platforms.
LC Classification Number
QA76.76.O63H327 1999
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