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BeOS

operating system designed for multimedia, personal desktop use, and multiprocessor computers
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BeOS

Summary

BeOS is an Unix-like operating system[1]. BeOS ranks in the top 8% of unix_like_operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,188 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • BeOS's instance of is recorded as Unix-like operating system[3].
  • BeOS's instance of is recorded as proprietary software[4].
  • BeOS's instance of is recorded as operating system[5].
  • BeOS's instance of is recorded as trademark[6].
  • BeOS's founder is recorded as Jean-Louis Gassée[7].
  • BeOS's developer is recorded as Be Inc.[8].
  • BeOS's developer is recorded as Jean-Louis Gassée[9].
  • BeOS's developer is recorded as Dominic Giampaolo[10].
  • BeOS's developer is recorded as Steve Sakoman[11].
  • BeOS's developer is recorded as Benoit Schillings[12].
  • BeOS's developer is recorded as Cyril Meurillon[13].
  • BeOS's developer is recorded as Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quéru[14].
  • BeOS's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[15].
  • BeOS's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[16].
  • BeOS's software version identifier is recorded as R5.1d0[17].
  • BeOS's Commons category is recorded as BeOS[18].
  • BeOS's platform is recorded as AT&T Hobbit[19].
  • BeOS's platform is recorded as PowerPC[20].
  • BeOS's platform is recorded as Q182933[21].
  • BeOS's platform is recorded as ARM architecture[22].
  • BeOS's language of work or name is recorded as English[23].
  • BeOS was distributed by CD-ROM[24].
  • BeOS comprises Tracker[25].
  • BeOS comprises NetPositive[26].
  • BeOS comprises Be File System[27].

Body

Publication

BeOS's language of work or name is recorded as English[23]. BeOS was distributed by CD-ROM[24].

Why It Matters

BeOS ranks in the top 8% of unix_like_operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,188 views/month).[2] BeOS has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] BeOS is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

BeOS has been cited as an influence by Cosmoe[30], an operating system[31].

FAQs

Who did BeOS influence?

BeOS has been cited as an influence by Cosmoe[30].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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