<s>
magnussoft	B-Device
ZETA	I-Device
,	O
earlier	O
yellowTAB	B-Device
ZETA	I-Device
,	O
was	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
formerly	O
developed	O
by	O
yellowTAB	O
of	O
Germany	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Be	B-Application
Operating	I-Application
System	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Be	O
Inc.	O
;	O
because	O
of	O
yellowTAB	O
's	O
insolvency	O
,	O
ZETA	B-Device
was	O
later	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
an	O
independent	O
team	O
of	O
which	O
little	O
was	O
known	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
magnussoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
ZETA	B-Device
is	O
1.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
magnussoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
discontinued	O
funding	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
ZETA	B-Device
by	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
sales	O
figures	O
had	O
fallen	O
far	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
expectations	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
economically	O
viable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
also	O
stopped	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
ZETA	B-Device
in	O
reaction	O
to	O
allegations	O
that	O
ZETA	B-Device
constituted	O
an	O
illegal	O
unlicensed	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
BeOS	B-Application
source	O
code	O
and	O
binaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZETA	B-Device
was	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
bring	O
BeOS	B-Application
up	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
newer	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
introduced	O
in	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
years	O
since	O
Be	O
Incorporated	O
ceased	O
development	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
were	O
USB	O
2.0	O
support	O
,	O
SATA	O
support	O
,	O
samba	B-Language
support	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
media	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
enhanced	O
localization	O
of	O
system	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Haiku	B-Language
and	O
other	O
open	O
source	O
efforts	O
to	O
recreate	O
some	O
or	O
all	O
of	O
BeOS	B-Application
's	O
functionality	O
from	O
scratch	O
,	O
ZETA	B-Device
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
actual	O
BeOS	B-Application
code	O
base	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZETA	B-Device
contributed	O
to	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
activity	O
in	O
the	O
BeOS	B-Application
commercial	O
software	O
market	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
products	O
for	O
both	O
ZETA	B-Device
and	O
the	O
earlier	O
BeOS	B-Application
being	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
critics	O
point	O
to	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
goals	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
appear	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
met	O
(	O
including	O
Java	B-Language
1.4.2	O
and	O
ODBC	B-Application
support	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
point	O
to	O
bugs	O
that	O
still	O
exist	O
from	O
BeOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
question	O
whether	O
yellowTAB	O
has	O
the	O
complete	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
they	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
make	O
significant	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
changes	O
that	O
were	O
made	O
could	O
break	O
compilation	O
of	O
code	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
(	O
most	O
notably	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
break	O
the	O
actual	O
application	O
if	O
any	O
code	O
optimizations	O
are	O
applied	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
much	O
slower	O
builds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YellowTAB	O
promoted	O
ZETA	B-Device
mainly	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
through	O
infomercials	O
and	O
on	O
RTL	O
Shop	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
still	O
being	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Magnussoft	O
stopping	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
ZETA	B-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
mainly	O
distributed	O
directly	O
by	O
magnussoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeta	B-Device
version	O
Release	O
date	O
Description	O
Release	O
Candidates	O
RC1-RC4	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2004	O
The	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
ZETA	B-Device
was	O
published	O
before	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
1	O
,	O
0	O
as	O
Release	O
Candidates	O
(	O
RC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
began	O
with	O
RC1	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
following	O
RC2	O
showed	O
clear	O
development	O
progress	O
since	O
BeOS	B-Application
R5	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeta	B-Device
1.0	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
ZETA	B-Device
1.0	O
became	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
presented	O
at	O
CeBIT	O
(	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZETA	B-Device
has	O
,	O
like	O
Windows	O
XP	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
product	B-License
activation	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
gets	O
a	O
registration	O
key	O
by	O
post	O
and	O
must	O
afterwards	O
enter	O
these	O
and	O
the	O
CD	O
serial	O
number	O
in	O
a	O
window	O
under	O
ZETA	B-Device
,	O
so	O
that	O
one	O
may	O
use	O
it	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
24	O
June	O
ZETA	B-Device
1.0	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
distribution	O
;	O
on	O
the	O
company-owned	O
Website	O
the	O
spreading	O
of	O
the	O
version	O
1.0	O
was	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
on	O
1	O
July	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeta	B-Device
1.1	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
On	O
17	O
October	O
2005	O
a	O
substantial	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
bumping	O
the	O
version	O
number	O
to	O
1.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
new	O
version	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
boot	O
ZETA	B-Device
from	O
a	O
USB	O
drive	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
normal	O
hard	O
drive	O
install	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
of	O
ZETA	B-Device
also	O
supports	O
dual	O
core	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeta	B-Device
1.2	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
Briefly	O
after	O
the	O
publication	O
of	O
the	O
insolvency	O
request	O
from	O
April	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
released	O
version	O
1.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
brings	O
some	O
innovations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
full	O
SATA	O
support	O
and	O
a	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Zeta	B-Device
1.21	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
product	O
information	O
from	O
magnussoft	O
,	O
ZETA	B-Device
1.21	O
a	O
minor	O
upgrade	O
to	O
ZETA	B-Device
1.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
to	O
be	O
labeled	O
"	O
magnussoft	B-Device
ZETA	I-Device
"	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
by	O
magnussoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
magnussoft	O
is	O
taking	O
pre-orders	O
of	O
ZETA	B-Device
1.21	O
;	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
a	O
downloadable	O
Live	O
CD	O
of	O
ZETA	B-Device
1.21	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
ZETA	B-Device
users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
upgrade	O
by	O
ordering	O
an	O
upgrade	O
CD	O
for	O
10	O
euros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Rene	O
Weinert	O
of	O
magnussoft	O
,	O
magnussoft	O
owns	O
only	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
sell	O
ZETA	B-Device
,	O
and	O
development	O
is	O
being	O
done	O
by	O
an	O
independent	O
developing	O
team	O
which	O
includes	O
Mr.	O
Bernd	O
Korz	O
(	O
the	O
former	O
CEO	O
of	O
the	O
now	O
bankrupt	O
yellowTAB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
confirms	O
that	O
,	O
contrary	O
to	O
the	O
widespread	O
belief	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
this	O
interview	O
,	O
ZETA	B-Device
is	O
not	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
magnussoft	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
an	O
independent	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
little	O
is	O
known	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samba-Client	O
/	O
WilmaCon	O
,	O
AudioTagger	O
,	O
PeopleEditor	O
,	O
multi-user	O
support	O
,	O
Intel	O
Extreme	O
x9xx	O
support	O
and	O
other	O
drivers	O
and	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZETA	B-Device
and	O
yellowTAB	O
have	O
been	O
surrounded	O
by	O
controversy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
of	O
yellowTAB	O
questioned	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
the	O
legality	O
of	O
ZETA	B-Device
,	O
and	O
whether	O
yellowTAB	O
had	O
legal	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
sources	O
of	O
BeOS	B-Application
;	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
known	O
that	O
yellowTAB	O
could	O
not	O
have	O
developed	O
ZETA	B-Device
to	O
the	O
extent	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
without	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
but	O
doubts	O
remain	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
yellowTAB	O
actually	O
had	O
legal	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
code	O
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
critics	O
did	O
not	O
see	O
ZETA	B-Device
as	O
real	O
advancement	O
of	O
BeOS	B-Application
,	O
but	O
rather	O
as	O
an	O
unfinished	O
and	O
buggy	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
loaded	O
with	O
third	O
party	O
applications	O
that	O
were	O
either	O
obsolete	O
,	O
unsupported	O
,	O
or	O
non-functional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
particularly	O
true	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
releases	O
of	O
ZETA	B-Device
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
clear	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
that	O
BeOS	B-Application
used	O
to	O
stand	O
for	O
,	O
disappointing	O
the	O
BeOS	B-Application
community	O
who	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
had	O
high	O
expectations	O
for	O
ZETA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
yellowTAB	O
did	O
clean	O
up	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
bundled	O
applications	O
in	O
following	O
versions	O
,	O
ZETA	B-Device
remains	O
somewhat	O
unstable	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
modern	O
desktop	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
only	O
did	O
yellowTAB	O
announce	O
certain	O
developments	O
that	O
never	O
materialized	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
and	O
ODBC	B-Application
among	O
others	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
also	O
support	O
certain	O
capabilities	O
beyond	O
what	O
ZETA	B-Device
was	O
actually	O
capable	O
of	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
compatibility	O
with	O
MS	O
Office	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
sources	O
close	O
to	O
yellowTAB	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
high	O
return	O
rate	O
from	O
customers	O
that	O
bought	O
ZETA	B-Device
from	O
the	O
German	O
RTL	O
TV	O
shopping	O
channel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
which	O
RTL	O
eventually	O
stopped	O
selling	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
some	O
criticism	O
within	O
the	O
greater	O
BeOS	B-Application
community	O
regarding	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
personal	O
"	O
edition	O
of	O
Zeta	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
somewhat	O
controversial	O
standpoint	O
,	O
given	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
BeOS	B-Application
and	O
Be	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
Intel	O
version	O
of	O
BeOS	B-Application
,	O
Be	O
Inc	O
regularly	O
created	O
and	O
distributed	O
BeOS	B-Application
demo	O
discs	O
on	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
for	O
hardware	O
support	O
and	O
a	O
taster	O
for	O
the	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeta	B-Device
was	O
offered	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
–	O
demo	O
discs	O
with	O
similar	O
limitations	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
many	O
in	O
the	O
BeOS	B-Application
community	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
who	O
came	O
to	O
BeOS	B-Application
post	O
the	O
demise	O
of	O
Be	O
Inc	O
,	O
tended	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
crippled	O
"	O
demo	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controversy	O
is	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
the	O
final	O
commercial	O
release	O
of	O
BeOS	B-Application
,	O
Revision	O
5	O
,	O
included	O
a	O
freely	O
distributable	O
"	O
virtual	O
"	O
BeOS	B-Application
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
installer	O
created	O
a	O
virtual	O
BeOS	B-Application
image	O
in	O
a	O
file	O
on	O
the	O
host	O
OS	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
computer	O
could	O
then	O
boot	O
into	O
BeOS	B-Application
using	O
a	O
boot	O
disk	O
or	O
via	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
Bootman	O
(	O
the	O
native	O
BeOS	B-Application
boot	O
manager	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
YellowTab	O
and	O
Magnussoft	O
learnt	O
from	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
did	O
not	O
offer	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Zeta	B-Device
that	O
could	O
be	O
installed	O
without	O
purchasing	O
a	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
language	O
–	O
the	O
Zeta	B-Device
initial	O
builds	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
packaging	O
was	O
geared	O
towards	O
a	O
German-speaking	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
reduced	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
BETA	O
releases	O
and	O
release	O
candidates	O
had	O
many	O
oddities	O
where	O
Zeta	B-Device
would	O
fall	O
back	O
to	O
German	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
what	O
locale	O
was	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.0	O
of	O
Zeta	B-Device
included	O
a	O
badly	O
thought	O
out	O
activation	O
component	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
a	O
code	O
to	O
be	O
entered	O
and	O
authenticated	O
via	O
a	O
remote	O
server	O
before	O
the	O
nag	O
screen	O
will	O
stop	O
and	O
full	O
functionality	O
is	O
restored	O
.	O
</s>
