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the information you need to find books relevant to BeOS, especially
developing for BeOS. The books listed here are either directly related
to BeOS, or are highly recommended by Be's own engineers as being
useful to learning the techniques that will help you write the best BeOS
software possible. If you know of a Be-related book that is not listed
here, please let us know!
Books for BeOS Users
Books for BeOS Developers
Books for Everyone
Books For BeOS Users
The BeOS Bible
Author: Scot Hacker, et. al.
Date Published: April 1999
Cover Price: $34.99
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Learning the bash Shell, 2nd Edition
Author: Cameron Newham, Bill Rosenblatt
Date Published: 1/1/98
Cover Price: $29.95
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Books For BeOS Developers
Programming the Be Operating System
Author: Dan Parks Sydow
Date Published: 6/99
Cover Price: $34.95
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Be Developer's Guide
Author: The Be Development Team
Date Published: 12/1/97
Cover Price: $49.95
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Be Advanced Topics
Author: The Be Development Team
Date Published: September 1998
Cover Price: $39.95
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Practical File System Design with the Be File System
Author: Dominic Giampaolo
Date Published: November 1998
Cover Price: $34.95
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Note: Written by a real Be Kernel Engineer!
BeOS: Porting UNIX Applications
Author: Martin Brown
Date Published: August 1998
Cover Price: $44.95
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Computer Graphics, 2nd Edition
Author: James Foley, Andries van Dam, et. al.
Date Published: 1/96
Cover Price: $69.95
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OpenGL Programming Guide, 2nd Edition
Author: Mason Woo, Jackie Neider, et. al.
Date Published: 1/97
Cover Price: $46.95
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Video Demystified
Author: Keith Jack
Date Published: 07/96
Cover Price: $59.95
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Television Engineering Handbook
Author: K. Blair Benson (Editor)
Date Published: 1992
Cover Price: $0
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Note: More information at http://www.technicalpress.com/televisi.htm.
Posix Programmer's Guide
Author: Donald A. Lewine
Date Published: 4/1/91
Cover Price: $34.95
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Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment
Author: W. Richard Stevens
Date Published: 6/1/92
Cover Price: $63.45
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Operating System Concepts, 5th Edition
Author: Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin
Date Published: 11/1/97
Cover Price: $59.13
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Operating System Design: The XINU Approach
Author: Douglas Comer
Date Published: 11/85
Cover Price: $70.00
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Note: The Xinu operating system inspired the design of the BeOS. The two are similar in some interesting ways, which is why we recommend this book.
The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition
Author: Bjarne Stroustrup
Date Published: 7/2/97
Cover Price: $43.00
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The Design and Evolution of C++
Author: Bjarne Stroustrup
Date Published: 4/1/94
Cover Price: $31.15
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Large-Scale C++ Software Design
Author: John S. Lakos
Date Published: 7/1/96
Cover Price: $41.95
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Win32 Multithreaded Programming
Author: Aaron Cohen & Mike Woodring
Date Published: 1/98
Cover Price: $39.95
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Note: Very relevant multithreaded programming material applicable to the BeOS, especially if you use the public domain bebits library.
C++ Primer, Third Edition
Author: Stanley B. Lippman
Date Published: 4/98
Cover Price: $45.95
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The Beginner's Guide to C++ Programming
Author: Oleg Yaroshenko
Date Published: 1/1/95
Cover Price: $27.95
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
Author: Steve McConnell
Date Published: 5/1/93
Cover Price: $35.00
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Author: Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides
Date Published: 10/94
Cover Price: $49.95
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Note: Simply an outstanding book, recommended by more Be engineers than any other book on this page. Many of the principles outlined here are used in the BeOS APIs. This book won't just make you a better programmer, it will make you a better BeOS programmer.
Designing Visual Interfaces
Author: Kevin Mullet, Darrell Sano
Date Published: 1/1/95
Cover Price: $50.00
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Books For Everyone
The Third Apple: Personal Computers & the Cultural Revolution
Author: Jean-Louis Gassée
Date Published: 1987
Cover Price: $0
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Note: Out of print, and so there is no specific price. But we think it's worth looking for! ;-)
Microserfs
Author: Douglas Coupland
Date Published: 6/96
Cover Price: $13.00
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The Microsoft File: The Secret Case Against Bill Gates
Author: Wendy Goldman Rohm
Date Published: 9/1/98
Cover Price: $25.95
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