> What I would like to know is, is there a guide or something > about that explains how to go about programming the BeOS? > Being able to do the basics comes before reimplementing the > API, after all! The old Be newsletters contained a series called "BeOS Programming Basics", which may be what you are looking for. You can get the newsletters from BeBits: http://www.bebits.com/app/3140 Specifically, you are looking for issues 7, 13, 19, 25, 31, and 35 from volume 2. Hope it helps, Matthijs