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| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2000|5|26}}

| working_state = Discontinued

| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osdata.com/oses/beos.htm|title=BeOS|access-date=January 13, 2016}}</ref>

| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osdata.com/oses/beos.htm|title=BeOS|access-date=January 13, 2016}}</ref>

| language = English, Japanese

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Be did not disclose the number of BeOS users, but it was estimated to be running on between 50,000 and 100,000 computers in 1999,<ref name=":0" /> and Release 5 reportedly had over one million downloads.<ref name=":7" /> For a time it was viewed as a viable competitor to [[classic Mac OS|Mac OS]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], but its status as the "alternative operating system" was quickly surpassed by [[Linux]] by 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Should you be in on Be Inc.'s IPO? |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/should-you-be-in-on-be-inc-039s-ipo/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref>

Reception of the operating system was largely positive citing its true and "reliable" multitasking and support for multiple processors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN - Meet the challengers to Windows' throne - June 12, 1998 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/12/upstarts.idg/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021117103551/http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/12/upstarts.idg/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2002 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CNN}}</ref> Though its market penetration was low, it gained a niche [[multimedia]] userbase<ref name=":0" /> and acceptance by the audio community. Consequently, it was styled as a "media OS"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |title=A Silicon Valley funeral for Be Inc |url=https://www.theregister.com/2002/01/17/a_silicon_valley_funeral/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref> due to its well-regarded ability to handle audio and video.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Writer |first=Henry Norr, Chronicle Staff |date=2000-03-28 |title=Be Inc. Tries 'Open Source' System Version |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/be-inc-tries-open-source-system-version-2791911.php |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CT Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> BeOS received significant interest in Japan,<ref name=":5" /> and was also appealing to [[Amiga]] developers and users, who were looking for a newer platform.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/CUAmigaIssue101Jul98/page/n27 |title=CU Amiga |publication-date=July 1998 |issue=101}}</ref>

Reception of the operating system was largely positive, citing its true and "reliable" multitasking and support for multiple processors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN - Meet the challengers to Windows' throne - June 12, 1998 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/12/upstarts.idg/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021117103551/http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/12/upstarts.idg/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2002 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CNN}}</ref> Though its market penetration was low, it gained a niche [[multimedia]] userbase<ref name=":0" /> and acceptance by the audio community. Consequently, it was styled as a "media OS"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |title=A Silicon Valley funeral for Be Inc |url=https://www.theregister.com/2002/01/17/a_silicon_valley_funeral/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref> due to its well-regarded ability to handle audio and video.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Writer |first=Henry Norr, Chronicle Staff |date=2000-03-28 |title=Be Inc. Tries 'Open Source' System Version |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/be-inc-tries-open-source-system-version-2791911.php |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CT Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> BeOS received significant interest in Japan,<ref name=":5" /> and was also appealing to [[Amiga]] developers and users, who were looking for a newer platform.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/CUAmigaIssue101Jul98/page/n27 |title=CU Amiga |publication-date=July 1998 |issue=101}}</ref>

BeOS and its successors have been used in media appliances, such as the Edirol DV-7 video editors from [[Roland Corporation]], which run on a modified BeOS<ref>{{cite web |title=EDIROL by Roland DV-7DL Series Digital Video Workstations |url=http://www.edirol.com/products/dv7dl/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110070209/http://www.edirol.com/products/dv7dl/index.html |archive-date=November 10, 2006 |access-date=November 16, 2006}}</ref> and the ~~Tunetracker~~ Radio Automation software that used to run it on BeOS<ref>{{cite web |last=Hacker |first=Scott |date=May 21, 2001 |title=BeOS And Radio Automation |url=http://www.byte.com/documents/s=617/byt20010521s0001/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122020105/http://www.byte.com/documents/s=617/byt20010521s0001/ |archive-date=November 22, 2001 |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=Byte.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Vernon |first=Tom |date=June 4, 2002 |title=TuneTracker 2 Brings Automation to All |url=https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/tunetracker-2-brings-automation-to-all |magazine=Radio World |access-date=February 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 2005 |title=Station to station |magazine=Computer Music |publisher=Future plc |issue=82 |pages=68–73 |issn=1463-6875}}</ref> and [[Magnussoft ZETA|Zeta]], and it was also sold as a "Station-in-a-Box" with the Zeta operating system included.<ref>{{cite web |title=TuneTracker Radio Automation Software |url=http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/products.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114113220/http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/products.html |archive-date=November 14, 2006 |access-date=December 9, 2006}}</ref> In 2015, Tunetracker released a [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] distribution bundled with its broadcasting software.<ref>{{cite web |last=Förster |first=Moritz |date=March 17, 2015 |title=Alternative Betriebssysteme: Haiku als USB-Distribution |url=https://www.heise.de/ix/meldung/Alternative-Betriebssysteme-Haiku-als-USB-Distribution-2576692.html |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=iX Magazin |language=de}}</ref>

BeOS and its successors have been used in media appliances, such as the Edirol DV-7 video editors from [[Roland Corporation]], which run on a modified BeOS<ref>{{cite web |title=EDIROL by Roland DV-7DL Series Digital Video Workstations |url=http://www.edirol.com/products/dv7dl/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110070209/http://www.edirol.com/products/dv7dl/index.html |archive-date=November 10, 2006 |access-date=November 16, 2006}}</ref> and the [[TuneTracker]] Radio Automation software that used to run it on BeOS<ref>{{cite web |last=Hacker |first=Scott |date=May 21, 2001 |title=BeOS And Radio Automation |url=http://www.byte.com/documents/s=617/byt20010521s0001/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122020105/http://www.byte.com/documents/s=617/byt20010521s0001/ |archive-date=November 22, 2001 |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=Byte.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Vernon |first=Tom |date=June 4, 2002 |title=TuneTracker 2 Brings Automation to All |url=https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/tunetracker-2-brings-automation-to-all |magazine=Radio World |access-date=February 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 2005 |title=Station to station |magazine=Computer Music |publisher=Future plc |issue=82 |pages=68–73 |issn=1463-6875}}</ref> and [[Magnussoft ZETA|Zeta]], and it was also sold as a "Station-in-a-Box" with the Zeta operating system included.<ref>{{cite web |title=TuneTracker Radio Automation Software |url=http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/products.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114113220/http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/products.html |archive-date=November 14, 2006 |access-date=December 9, 2006}}</ref> In 2015, Tunetracker released a [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] distribution bundled with its broadcasting software.<ref>{{cite web |last=Förster |first=Moritz |date=March 17, 2015 |title=Alternative Betriebssysteme: Haiku als USB-Distribution |url=https://www.heise.de/ix/meldung/Alternative-Betriebssysteme-Haiku-als-USB-Distribution-2576692.html |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=iX Magazin |language=de}}</ref>

==Legacy==

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====Haiku (OpenBeOS)====

[[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] is a complete [[open source]] reimplementation of BeOS. It was originally named OpenBeOS and its first release in 2002 was a community update.<ref name=":6" /> Unlike Cosmoe and BlueEyedOS, it is directly compatible with BeOS applications~~. It is open source software~~. As of 2024, it was the only BeOS clone still under development, with the fifth beta in September 2024 still keeping BeOS 5 compatibility in its x86 32-bit images, with an increased number of ported modern drivers and [[GTK]] apps.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title= Haiku R1/beta5 has been released! |url=https://www.haiku-os.org/news/2024-09-13_haiku_r1_beta5/ |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Haiku Project |date=September 13, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] is a complete [[open source]] reimplementation of BeOS. It was originally named OpenBeOS and its first release in 2002 was a community update.<ref name=":6" /> Unlike Cosmoe and BlueEyedOS, it is directly compatible with BeOS applications. As of 2024, it was the only BeOS clone still under development, with the fifth beta in September 2024 still keeping BeOS 5 compatibility in its x86 32-bit images, with an increased number of ported modern drivers and [[GTK]] apps.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title= Haiku R1/beta5 has been released! |url=https://www.haiku-os.org/news/2024-09-13_haiku_r1_beta5/ |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Haiku Project |date=September 13, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

====Others====

[[File:Cosmoe screenshot2.png|thumb|Screenshot of an early version of Cosmoe]]

BlueEyedOS tried to create a system under [[LGPL]] based on the [[Linux]] kernel and an [[X Window System#Software architecture|X server]] that is compatible with BeOS. Work began under the name BlueOS in 2001 and a demo CD was released in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BlueEyedOS Demo/Test CD Now Available – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/3313/blueeyedos-demotest-cd-now-available/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> The project was discontinued in February 2005.

'''BlueEyedOS''' tried to create a system under [[LGPL]] based on the [[Linux]] kernel and an [[X Window System#Software architecture|X server]] that is compatible with BeOS. Work began under the name BlueOS in 2001 and a demo CD was released in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BlueEyedOS Demo/Test CD Now Available – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/3313/blueeyedos-demotest-cd-now-available/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> The project was discontinued in February 2005.

Cosmoe,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosmoe |url=https://cosmoe.org/}}</ref> with an interface like BeOS, was designed by Bill Hayden as an open source operating system based on the source code of [[AtheOS]] and later OpenBeOS, but using the [[Linux kernel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Cosmoe's Bill Hayden – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/1075/interview-with-cosmoes-bill-hayden/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-02 |title=IsComputerOn - Contact with Bill. (updated) |url=http://joomla.iscomputeron.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=927 |access-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202134456/http://joomla.iscomputeron.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=927 |archive-date=February 2, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosmoe Developer Seeks Successor – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/16634/cosmoe-developer-seeks-successor/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> ZevenOS was designed to continue where Cosmoe left off.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZevenOS - Does it recapture the flavor of BeOS? {{!}} Linux Journal |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/zevenos-does-it-recapture-flavor-beos |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.linuxjournal.com}}</ref> In mid 2024, Cosmoe was resurrected by its original author after 17 years, with a much improved codebase based on contemporary Haiku.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://cosmoe.org/history.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Cosmoe}}</ref>

'''Cosmoe''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosmoe |url=https://cosmoe.org/}}</ref> with an interface like BeOS, was designed by Bill Hayden as an open source operating system based on the source code of [[AtheOS]] and later OpenBeOS, but using the [[Linux kernel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Cosmoe's Bill Hayden – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/1075/interview-with-cosmoes-bill-hayden/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-02 |title=IsComputerOn - Contact with Bill. (updated) |url=http://joomla.iscomputeron.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=927 |access-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202134456/http://joomla.iscomputeron.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=927 |archive-date=February 2, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosmoe Developer Seeks Successor – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/16634/cosmoe-developer-seeks-successor/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> ZevenOS was designed to continue where Cosmoe left off.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZevenOS - Does it recapture the flavor of BeOS? {{!}} Linux Journal |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/zevenos-does-it-recapture-flavor-beos |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.linuxjournal.com}}</ref> In mid 2024, Cosmoe was resurrected by its original author after 17 years, with a much improved codebase based on contemporary Haiku.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://cosmoe.org/history.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Cosmoe}}</ref>

BeFree started in 2003, initially developed under [[FreeBSD]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BeFree 0.1.0 Released – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/3579/befree-010-released/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> and later [[Linux kernel|Linux]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-12-03 |title=About BeFree |url=http://befree.berlios.de/about.php |access-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203151211/http://befree.berlios.de/about.php |archive-date=December 3, 2003 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-08-13 |title=BeFree |url=~~http~~://befree.sourceforge.net/about.php |access-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813094426/http://befree.sourceforge.net/about.php |archive-date=August 13, 2004 }}</ref>

'''BeFree''' started in 2003, initially developed under [[FreeBSD]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BeFree 0.1.0 Released – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/3579/befree-010-released/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> and later [[Linux kernel|Linux]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-12-03 |title=About BeFree |url=http://befree.berlios.de/about.php |access-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203151211/http://befree.berlios.de/about.php |archive-date=December 3, 2003 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-08-13 |title=BeFree |url=https://befree.sourceforge.net/about.php |access-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813094426/http://befree.sourceforge.net/about.php |archive-date=August 13, 2004 }}</ref>

'''VitruvianOS''' is another attempt to create BeOS look and feel on Linux kernel, started in 2018.<ref>[https://www.desktoponfire.com/interview/846/an-interview-with-dario-casalinuovo-from-beos-to-vitruvianos/ An Interview with Dario Casalinuovo: From BeOS to VitruvianOS]</ref>

== Easter eggs ==

* Error messages in the standard [[NetPositive]] browser were written as [[haiku]]. The Haiku operating system, a free implementation of BeOS, was named in their honor.

* The BeOS [[API|developer toolkit]] included two functions that served no practical purpose and were added as a joke: ''is_computer_on()'' (which always returned ''true'') and ''is_computer_on_fire()'' (which always returned ''false''). These were faithfully recreated in Haiku.<ref>[https://www.haiku-os.org/legacy-docs/bebook/TheKernelKit_SystemInfo.html TheKernelKit SystemInfo]</ref>

==See also==

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==External links==

* [https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-dawn-of-haiku-os The Dawn of Haiku], by Ryan Leavengood, IEEE Spectrum May 2012, p 40–43,51-54.

* [http://testou.free.fr/www.beatjapan.org/mirror/www.be.com/ Mirror of the old www.be.com site] [https://web.archive.org/web/20140814144041/http://www.tristomattia.eu/mirror/www.be.com/ Other Mirror of the old www.be.com site]

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+| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osdata.com/oses/beos.htm|title=BeOS|access-date=January 13, 2016}}</ref>
 | language = English, Japanese
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 Be did not disclose the number of BeOS users, but it was estimated to be running on between 50,000 and 100,000 computers in 1999,<ref name=":0" /> and Release 5 reportedly had over one million downloads.<ref name=":7" /> For a time it was viewed as a viable competitor to [[classic Mac OS|Mac OS]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], but its status as the "alternative operating system" was quickly surpassed by [[Linux]] by 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Should you be in on Be Inc.'s IPO? |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/should-you-be-in-on-be-inc-039s-ipo/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref>
-Reception of the operating system was largely positive citing its true and "reliable" multitasking and support for multiple processors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN - Meet the challengers to Windows' throne - June 12, 1998 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/12/upstarts.idg/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021117103551/http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/12/upstarts.idg/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2002 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CNN}}</ref> Though its market penetration was low, it gained a niche [[multimedia]] userbase<ref name=":0" /> and acceptance by the audio community. Consequently, it was styled as a "media OS"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |title=A Silicon Valley funeral for Be Inc |url=https://www.theregister.com/2002/01/17/a_silicon_valley_funeral/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref> due to its well-regarded ability to handle audio and video.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Writer |first=Henry Norr, Chronicle Staff |date=2000-03-28 |title=Be Inc. Tries 'Open Source' System Version |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/be-inc-tries-open-source-system-version-2791911.php |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CT Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> BeOS received significant interest in Japan,<ref name=":5" /> and was also appealing to [[Amiga]] developers and users, who were looking for a newer platform.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/CUAmigaIssue101Jul98/page/n27 |title=CU Amiga |publication-date=July 1998 |issue=101}}</ref>
+Reception of the operating system was largely positive, citing its true and "reliable" multitasking and support for multiple processors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN - Meet the challengers to Windows' throne - June 12, 1998 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/12/upstarts.idg/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021117103551/http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/12/upstarts.idg/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2002 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CNN}}</ref> Though its market penetration was low, it gained a niche [[multimedia]] userbase<ref name=":0" /> and acceptance by the audio community. Consequently, it was styled as a "media OS"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |title=A Silicon Valley funeral for Be Inc |url=https://www.theregister.com/2002/01/17/a_silicon_valley_funeral/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref> due to its well-regarded ability to handle audio and video.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Writer |first=Henry Norr, Chronicle Staff |date=2000-03-28 |title=Be Inc. Tries 'Open Source' System Version |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/be-inc-tries-open-source-system-version-2791911.php |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=CT Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> BeOS received significant interest in Japan,<ref name=":5" /> and was also appealing to [[Amiga]] developers and users, who were looking for a newer platform.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/CUAmigaIssue101Jul98/page/n27 |title=CU Amiga |publication-date=July 1998 |issue=101}}</ref>
-BeOS and its successors have been used in media appliances, such as the Edirol DV-7 video editors from [[Roland Corporation]], which run on a modified BeOS<ref>{{cite web |title=EDIROL by Roland DV-7DL Series Digital Video Workstations |url=http://www.edirol.com/products/dv7dl/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110070209/http://www.edirol.com/products/dv7dl/index.html |archive-date=November 10, 2006 |access-date=November 16, 2006}}</ref> and the Tunetracker Radio Automation software that used to run it on BeOS<ref>{{cite web |last=Hacker |first=Scott |date=May 21, 2001 |title=BeOS And Radio Automation |url=http://www.byte.com/documents/s=617/byt20010521s0001/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122020105/http://www.byte.com/documents/s=617/byt20010521s0001/ |archive-date=November 22, 2001 |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=Byte.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Vernon |first=Tom |date=June 4, 2002 |title=TuneTracker 2 Brings Automation to All |url=https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/tunetracker-2-brings-automation-to-all |magazine=Radio World |access-date=February 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 2005 |title=Station to station |magazine=Computer Music |publisher=Future plc |issue=82 |pages=68–73 |issn=1463-6875}}</ref> and [[Magnussoft ZETA|Zeta]], and it was also sold as a "Station-in-a-Box" with the Zeta operating system included.<ref>{{cite web |title=TuneTracker Radio Automation Software |url=http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/products.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114113220/http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/products.html |archive-date=November 14, 2006 |access-date=December 9, 2006}}</ref> In 2015, Tunetracker released a [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] distribution bundled with its broadcasting software.<ref>{{cite web |last=Förster |first=Moritz |date=March 17, 2015 |title=Alternative Betriebssysteme: Haiku als USB-Distribution |url=https://www.heise.de/ix/meldung/Alternative-Betriebssysteme-Haiku-als-USB-Distribution-2576692.html |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=iX Magazin |language=de}}</ref>
+BeOS and its successors have been used in media appliances, such as the Edirol DV-7 video editors from [[Roland Corporation]], which run on a modified BeOS<ref>{{cite web |title=EDIROL by Roland DV-7DL Series Digital Video Workstations |url=http://www.edirol.com/products/dv7dl/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110070209/http://www.edirol.com/products/dv7dl/index.html |archive-date=November 10, 2006 |access-date=November 16, 2006}}</ref> and the [[TuneTracker]] Radio Automation software that used to run it on BeOS<ref>{{cite web |last=Hacker |first=Scott |date=May 21, 2001 |title=BeOS And Radio Automation |url=http://www.byte.com/documents/s=617/byt20010521s0001/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122020105/http://www.byte.com/documents/s=617/byt20010521s0001/ |archive-date=November 22, 2001 |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=Byte.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Vernon |first=Tom |date=June 4, 2002 |title=TuneTracker 2 Brings Automation to All |url=https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/tunetracker-2-brings-automation-to-all |magazine=Radio World |access-date=February 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 2005 |title=Station to station |magazine=Computer Music |publisher=Future plc |issue=82 |pages=68–73 |issn=1463-6875}}</ref> and [[Magnussoft ZETA|Zeta]], and it was also sold as a "Station-in-a-Box" with the Zeta operating system included.<ref>{{cite web |title=TuneTracker Radio Automation Software |url=http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/products.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114113220/http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/products.html |archive-date=November 14, 2006 |access-date=December 9, 2006}}</ref> In 2015, Tunetracker released a [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] distribution bundled with its broadcasting software.<ref>{{cite web |last=Förster |first=Moritz |date=March 17, 2015 |title=Alternative Betriebssysteme: Haiku als USB-Distribution |url=https://www.heise.de/ix/meldung/Alternative-Betriebssysteme-Haiku-als-USB-Distribution-2576692.html |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=iX Magazin |language=de}}</ref>
 ==Legacy==
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 ====Haiku (OpenBeOS)====
-[[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] is a complete [[open source]] reimplementation of BeOS. It was originally named OpenBeOS and its first release in 2002 was a community update.<ref name=":6" /> Unlike Cosmoe and BlueEyedOS, it is directly compatible with BeOS applications. It is open source software. As of 2024, it was the only BeOS clone still under development, with the fifth beta in September 2024 still keeping BeOS 5 compatibility in its x86 32-bit images, with an increased number of ported modern drivers and [[GTK]] apps.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title= Haiku R1/beta5 has been released! |url=https://www.haiku-os.org/news/2024-09-13_haiku_r1_beta5/ |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Haiku Project |date=September 13, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
+[[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] is a complete [[open source]] reimplementation of BeOS. It was originally named OpenBeOS and its first release in 2002 was a community update.<ref name=":6" /> Unlike Cosmoe and BlueEyedOS, it is directly compatible with BeOS applications. As of 2024, it was the only BeOS clone still under development, with the fifth beta in September 2024 still keeping BeOS 5 compatibility in its x86 32-bit images, with an increased number of ported modern drivers and [[GTK]] apps.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title= Haiku R1/beta5 has been released! |url=https://www.haiku-os.org/news/2024-09-13_haiku_r1_beta5/ |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Haiku Project |date=September 13, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
 ====Others====
 [[File:Cosmoe screenshot2.png|thumb|Screenshot of an early version of Cosmoe]]
-BlueEyedOS tried to create a system under [[LGPL]] based on the [[Linux]] kernel and an [[X Window System#Software architecture|X server]] that is compatible with BeOS. Work began under the name BlueOS in 2001 and a demo CD was released in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BlueEyedOS Demo/Test CD Now Available – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/3313/blueeyedos-demotest-cd-now-available/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> The project was discontinued in February 2005.
+'''BlueEyedOS''' tried to create a system under [[LGPL]] based on the [[Linux]] kernel and an [[X Window System#Software architecture|X server]] that is compatible with BeOS. Work began under the name BlueOS in 2001 and a demo CD was released in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BlueEyedOS Demo/Test CD Now Available – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/3313/blueeyedos-demotest-cd-now-available/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> The project was discontinued in February 2005.
-Cosmoe,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosmoe |url=https://cosmoe.org/}}</ref> with an interface like BeOS, was designed by Bill Hayden as an open source operating system based on the source code of [[AtheOS]] and later OpenBeOS, but using the [[Linux kernel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Cosmoe's Bill Hayden – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/1075/interview-with-cosmoes-bill-hayden/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-02 |title=IsComputerOn - Contact with Bill. (updated) |url=http://joomla.iscomputeron.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=927 |access-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202134456/http://joomla.iscomputeron.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=927 |archive-date=February 2, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosmoe Developer Seeks Successor – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/16634/cosmoe-developer-seeks-successor/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> ZevenOS was designed to continue where Cosmoe left off.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZevenOS - Does it recapture the flavor of BeOS? {{!}} Linux Journal |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/zevenos-does-it-recapture-flavor-beos |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.linuxjournal.com}}</ref> In mid 2024, Cosmoe was resurrected by its original author after 17 years, with a much improved codebase based on contemporary Haiku.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://cosmoe.org/history.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Cosmoe}}</ref>
+'''Cosmoe''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosmoe |url=https://cosmoe.org/}}</ref> with an interface like BeOS, was designed by Bill Hayden as an open source operating system based on the source code of [[AtheOS]] and later OpenBeOS, but using the [[Linux kernel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Cosmoe's Bill Hayden – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/1075/interview-with-cosmoes-bill-hayden/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-02 |title=IsComputerOn - Contact with Bill. (updated) |url=http://joomla.iscomputeron.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=927 |access-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202134456/http://joomla.iscomputeron.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=927 |archive-date=February 2, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosmoe Developer Seeks Successor – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/16634/cosmoe-developer-seeks-successor/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> ZevenOS was designed to continue where Cosmoe left off.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZevenOS - Does it recapture the flavor of BeOS? {{!}} Linux Journal |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/zevenos-does-it-recapture-flavor-beos |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.linuxjournal.com}}</ref> In mid 2024, Cosmoe was resurrected by its original author after 17 years, with a much improved codebase based on contemporary Haiku.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://cosmoe.org/history.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Cosmoe}}</ref>
-BeFree started in 2003, initially developed under [[FreeBSD]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BeFree 0.1.0 Released – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/3579/befree-010-released/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> and later [[Linux kernel|Linux]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-12-03 |title=About BeFree |url=http://befree.berlios.de/about.php |access-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203151211/http://befree.berlios.de/about.php |archive-date=December 3, 2003 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-08-13 |title=BeFree |url=http://befree.sourceforge.net/about.php |access-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813094426/http://befree.sourceforge.net/about.php |archive-date=August 13, 2004 }}</ref>
+'''BeFree''' started in 2003, initially developed under [[FreeBSD]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BeFree 0.1.0 Released – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/3579/befree-010-released/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> and later [[Linux kernel|Linux]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-12-03 |title=About BeFree |url=http://befree.berlios.de/about.php |access-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203151211/http://befree.berlios.de/about.php |archive-date=December 3, 2003 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-08-13 |title=BeFree |url=https://befree.sourceforge.net/about.php |access-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813094426/http://befree.sourceforge.net/about.php |archive-date=August 13, 2004 }}</ref>
+'''VitruvianOS''' is another attempt to create BeOS look and feel on Linux kernel, started in 2018.<ref>[https://www.desktoponfire.com/interview/846/an-interview-with-dario-casalinuovo-from-beos-to-vitruvianos/ An Interview with Dario Casalinuovo: From BeOS to VitruvianOS]</ref>
+== Easter eggs ==
+* Error messages in the standard [[NetPositive]] browser were written as [[haiku]]. The Haiku operating system, a free implementation of BeOS, was named in their honor.
+* The BeOS [[API|developer toolkit]] included two functions that served no practical purpose and were added as a joke: ''is_computer_on()'' (which always returned ''true'') and ''is_computer_on_fire()'' (which always returned ''false''). These were faithfully recreated in Haiku.<ref>[https://www.haiku-os.org/legacy-docs/bebook/TheKernelKit_SystemInfo.html TheKernelKit SystemInfo]</ref>
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
+{{Sister project auto}}
 * [https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-dawn-of-haiku-os The Dawn of Haiku], by Ryan Leavengood, IEEE Spectrum May 2012, p 40–43,51-54.
 * [http://testou.free.fr/www.beatjapan.org/mirror/www.be.com/ Mirror of the old www.be.com site] [https://web.archive.org/web/20140814144041/http://www.tristomattia.eu/mirror/www.be.com/ Other Mirror of the old www.be.com site]

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