- RealPlayer and Others  

All the royalty-laden software that's available in BeOS 5 Pro 
Edition has been removed from the Personal Edition version.  
Most notably, you won't be able to play streaming Real audio or 
video, and you won't be able to write mp3 or indeo media data.  


Installation Instructions
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To install BeOS 5 Personal Edition you need:

- A Pentium-based computer with at least 32 megabytes of RAM (P90
  or higher is recommended). 
- At least 512 megabytes of free disk space on a non-compressed 
  FAT, FAT32, or NTFS drive.
- Windows 95/98, 2000, or NT4.
- A blank floppy.  

Important:  The last item is used to create a bootable floppy.  If
you're running Windows 2000 or NT4 you must create and use the
boot floppy -- you won't be able to simply launch BeOS 5 from an
application file.  For Windows 95/98 users, launching the
application file should work, but even so, you should create a boot
floppy just in case. If you find yourself having problems launching
or running BeOS 5 Personal Edition try launching using the boot
floppy instead of using the BeOS 5 Personal Edition icon on the
Windows desktop.

Boot into your Windows operating system, and then follow
these steps: