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To: X-Ray Man who wrote (8261)	2/6/1998 5:51:00 PM
From: BillHoo	Respond to of 213177

"BeOS on Intel is faster than PPC version" I've heard this too. I also hear it is much more stable in terms of crashing. My guess is Intel's engineers spent a lot of time and effort (what was it 10 engineers and four months?) porting over Be to Intel and they did it right! Perhaps Intel will sugar-daddy a few venture start-ups for Be and we can get some software to kick MSFT in the but. The giants fight amongst each other and look for smaller allies. In one corner, Be, Intel, Digital. The other MSFT, Apple, IBM, Motorola. Hey! It could happen! No one saw IBM, Motorola and Apple sleeping together four years ago! What browser are you using on Be and where did you get a copy? -Bill_H

To: X-Ray Man who wrote (8261)	2/7/1998 4:56:00 AM
From: Doren	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

X-Ray Man, Interesting that you mentioned the BeOS. I thought it would die after the NeXT/Apple deal, but now, I am considering it for my next computer. My setup would consist of my 8500/150 for general use, surfing etc. and a newer powerful machine for specific uses. Rendering, 3D. The BeOS is lean and made specifically for multimedia. The BeOS has some potential to take away Apple market share. Ironically, Bill made this statement: >>My fear is in the race to add features, we are moving away from what made the Mac successful in the first place... the simplicity of the GUI.<< (#8267) He's right. Mac newbie's are driven insane by EXTENSIONS. Stupidly, Mac has made little effort to clarify what they do and how to manage them. It wouldn't be too very hard for Apple to have an information page listing all the extensions out there. Or perhaps developing standard sets for the Extension Manager. Doren