Be Inc created BeOS in the mid-1990s as a super-modern operating system, butit failed to catch on.
Haiku R1 Beta 4 is now available, as the first major release in a year and a half.
Related:What Was BeOS, and Why Did People Love It?
Haiku
Haiku is a modern take on BeOS, and has a lot in common with the long-dead operating system.
On top of all that, Haiku has made significant strides in software compatibility.
Haiku isavailable to downloadfor 32-bit and 64-bit x86 PCs, and it works well in a virtual machine likeVirtualBox.
There isongoing work to support ARM devices, but it’s too experimental to use right now.
