High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! BeatrIX was a GNU/Linux operating system, in development up to 2005. A live CD based Linux distribution started by Steven Watsky in Prague, Czech Republic, it was designed to look very simple, in order to be as accessible as possible to new users. The reason for development was for schools, internet cafes, and others to have access to a computer that would not hold any information, or carry any viruses. A simple operating system that could fit on a Live USB. The BeatrIX desktop had just four icons (e-mail, instant messaging, word processing and web browser). The project was halted in 2005 when Steven Watsky had to fly back to the United States, because he became ill due to Diabetes.