Be Announces Support for Pentium® III Processor
February 17, 1999
Be, Incorporated today announced
that the Be Operating System (BeOS®), will support Intel®’s new
Pentium® III processor. The BeOS is designed for digital content creators
who want to manipulate high bandwidth digital media, such as graphics, audio,
and video, in real time on personal computers. The BeOS delivers breakthrough
computing power to users who want to create and produce dynamic media –
animated 3D models, digital audio mixes, and digital video masterpieces.
The Pentium III processor delivers BeOS users unsurpassed processing speed
resulting in richer graphics and video, faster rendering and the ability to
manipulate sound on-the-fly. The following support will be included in BeOS
Release 4.1, scheduled for release in Spring 1999:
- Improved OpenGL performance for fast 3D rendering
- Optimized BeOS libraries delivering increased bandwidth
- More Pentium III processor-enabled applications, allowing more efficient
and faster application execution for plug-ins and add-ons (audio tracks, video
effect, channels)
"This is an exciting time for digital technology consumers," said Jean-Louis
Gasse, chairman and chief executive officer of Be, Incorporated . "Creators
of multimedia have always clamored for more processing power to meet the robust
needs required to dynamically blend audio, video and graphics data. The BeOS
was designed to address such needs from a software framework standpoint and
now with next generation hardware such as the Pentium III processor, the potential
in home digital studios is vast."
"Intel is pleased to see that the latest version of the BeOS has been designed
to take full advantage of the performance of the Pentium III processor platform,"
said Tom Galvin, director of Entertainment and Education at Intel Corporation.
"PC users who work with high bandwidth digital media should find this combination
delivers the performance they need."
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