F. Robert Falbo wrote:   
   > On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:05:48 -0500, james  hal-pc.org wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>bone7a   
   >>what is it?   
   >>how do i get it?   
   >   
   >   
   > BONE is  [B]e[O]S [N]etworking [E]nvironment.  Be, Inc. was   
   > rewriting the networking layer of BeOS in preparation for   
   > BeOS v5.1.  They made it more complient with Unix/Linux, but   
   > it was never 100% completed.  A leaked version numbered "7A"   
   > found its way around the community.   
   >   
   > Printing... Be, Inc. was also rewriting the printing module   
   > for BeOS v5.1, but like BONE, it was never completed.   
   >   
   > While you can find BONE 7A on BeShare, if you install it into   
   > BeOS v5.03, you'll find that your printing fails due to an   
   > interaction between BONE and printing.  There is a fix for this   
   > also on BeShare that updates the printer prefs. or definitions.   
   >   
   > Also, there is a leaked copy of a beta of BeOS 5.1 called   
   > Dano/Exp, also on BeShare (it id's itself as v5.10d)  Dano   
   > contains a copy of BONE, but not the 7a version.   
   >   
      
   thank you for the detailed explination.  i have bone now and will   
   attempt an install when i have time.  i don't print anything from that   
   machine so it's not /that/ big of a deal.  i'll still try to find the   
   fix for it though.  i appreciate the info.   
      
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