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BeOS for a PowerPC
Name: erik c Date: April 4, 2002 at 22:13:27 Pacific
Comment:
Hello everyone,
Yes i know Be Inc. is gone and its a dang shame too, but does anyone know if /where i could download BeOS Personal Edition for a Max PowerPC?? Are there still any mirror sites (ftp or http) up???? please email me at eachubb1@yahoo.com
Name: Theo Date: April 5, 2002 at 00:10:03 Pacific
Reply:
Be is quite gone, except for the lawyers. I recently loaded a copy of 4.5.2 onto an old Power Computing box, and am setting it up. You can download a copy from http://www.tucows.com look under their BeOS page. I don't know where they will point you, but the mirrors seem to be up.
Good luck!
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Response Number 2
Name: M.I.K.e Date: April 5, 2002 at 00:47:03 Pacific
Reply:
There has never been a "Personal Edition" for the PowerPC! All versions for PPC after PR2 (Preview Release 2) have been commercial.
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