Be Inc.
Be Inc. was an American computer company that created and developed the BeOS and BeIA operating systems, and the BeBox personal computer. It was founded in 1990 by former Apple Computer executive Jean-Louis Gassée, who also served as the company's CEO, and was based in Menlo Park, California.
Traded as | Nasdaq: BEOS |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware Computer software |
| Founded | c. October 1990 |
| Defunct | March 15, 2002 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, California, United States |
Key people | Jean-Louis Gassée (co-founder, CEO), Steve Sakoman (co-founder) |
| Products | BeOS, BeBox, BeIA |
Number of employees | 98 (as of 1998) |
| Website | be.com at the Wayback Machine (archived October 9, 2001) |
The company's main intent was to develop a new operating system using the C++ programming language on a proprietary hardware platform; although the result received a mainly positive reception, it had little commercial success. BeOS was initially exclusive to the BeBox before being ported to the Power Macintosh and then to the Intel x86 architecture. After a stint in Internet appliances with BeIA, Be's assets were purchased by Palm, Inc. in 2001.
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