Power to be.

Joe Kiniry (kiniry@cs.caltech.edu)
Wed, 27 Nov 96 09:36:28 PST


I. Find Karma writes:
>
> Looks pretty nice. :)
>
> POWER TO BE
> Power Computing, the largest maker of Macintosh clones, will license the
> fast, simple operating system developed by Be, Inc., the Silicon Valley
> start-up company created by former Apple executive Jean-Louis Gassee.
> Beginning in 1997 all Power computers will be shipped with the BeOS
> operating system in addition to the Mac operating system. This development
> will not affect ongoing discussions between Apple and Be regarding a
> possible acquisition or some other form of alliance with Be. (New York
> Times 26 Nov 96 C4)

while this is an "interesting" development, i don't know where they
get the "simple" from. perhaps simple to understand and program, but
there certainly is a lot of not-simple under the hood.

joe