What OS are you using?

[Jingleheimer]

What OS is everyone running?

On my desktop, I'm running win98se (because I loathe the idea of spending anymore money on a newer Microsoft OS, but I still need to use windows frequently)

On my ancient server, I'm running Debian.

[Hashish_Scout]

Debian? Never heard of it before. Sounds exotic. I use Mac OSX, since Mac is better graphics applications and besides, they look rad.

[Zeratul]

you forgot windows xp pro. the best os EVER !!!!!! it's fliping hella good :D :D :D :D :D :D

jinglehimer if you ever want to invest in a os this is the one it's worth it's weight i gold ( thought the box it comes in is pretty light)

[Rescorlian]

Hail to XP it is the ultimate OS. It is the os that goes ni, NI!!

[Bills]

I'm still on Windows M *downloads new security patch* E...

I could upgrade *downloads new security patch* but im worried windows will break all my stuff... which *downloads new security patch* it will no doupt.

*downloads new security patch*

[Zeratul]

what are you thinking m suck allmost as 2000 patch or not

[Jazierel]

Although not as flashy I agree with Jingleheimer on Win98Se, although I have yet another reason. Nothing can be more annoying than a buggy OS or a patchwork one (like Windows M :( ). Whenever I get my next computer who knows... maybe I'll feel safe with XP!

[Zeratul]

dude dont feel safe.............. you are win. xp and xp pro are the best of the best go pro if you can when you pick your com. better Reliability (thought home has good reliability too) just better

[Rescorlian]

Windows xp is the best os by far. It's multiple user face and netwrok capabilities far surpass any other OS. It is actually a windows NT box. I guess NT 5, notice the similiar options aswell as the use of Tweak UI aswell as it's ability to take a whole lot of crap and run at maximum capability for several hours. I proclaim it to be the true OS of champions :)

[MallaLubba]

Win 2000 pro!
Stay as far away from XP as possible. It is the most bulky clogged up operating system windows has ever been. It has nothing compared to the configuration abilities of 2000 and don't even get me started on driver signatures. And if I ever see another version of windows that keeps me out of my own files (and I don't care that they are system files, I know what I'm doing turn off the safeties you dumb system) I will go straight Linux! If your options are XP or 98 stay 98! I use 98 at work and it is wonderful compared to XP. My wife has XP at home and I have 2000 on my comp. We spend more time bending her computer in half trying to fix problem in a day than she can do work (or play). And I haven't had problem 1 on my machine.
Originally posted by Rescorlian
It is actually a windows NT box.
Are you serious? Well then it's such a departure from the orginal NT and it's configuration style that it might as well not be based on the NT system.

[Zeratul]

this dude knows what he's talking about
you MUST have good taste

[Rescorlian]

Sorry to burst your bubble dude, but I don't know what you did (or if it's just normal xp, which sucks I agree) XP pro is the greatest os yet. As I said before it follows the NT format. Windows 2000 I think blow's for bus fare, then walks home.

[MallaLubba]

Do you guys really work in these systems or do you just use them? I mean half of what I do everyday is manage computer systems. I just don't understand how you're making these assessments.

[Zeratul]

Originally posted by Rescorlian
Sorry to burst your bubble dude, but I don't know what you did (or if it's just normal xp, which sucks I agree) XP pro is the greatest os yet. As I said before it follows the NT format. Windows 2000 I think blow's for bus fare, then walks home.

what do you mean but i did say that xp pro. is the best

[Rescorlian]

To be honest with you I am no computer tech. I will say I am highly fluent as it goes for users. However my father, which manages this system is a webmaster and accordingly computer intelligant guy. The only problems we've had with xp pro were derived from having upgraded it from ME.

And I will say I am damn good at blowing computers up, and this machine I have not once.

[MallaLubba]

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[Rescorlian]

??...

[Zeratul]

dont everybody talk at the same time:p

[Rescorlian]

I like to talk at the same time! :) I will speak however I choose. And as long as it's on topic it's not a problem.

[Jazierel]

Its actually the fact that XP is based off of NT that scares me :) I worked on NT systems in college with the computer services department and some things about it just worried me... but I am guessing things have improved with Microsoft's Network driven OS's since then... or I hope so anyways. But yeah, I am not a techie either, so I won't drown myself in the particulars. Suffice to say its an interesting thread none-the-less!

[Jingleheimer]

Wow! This thread finally came to life.


XP Pro is almost identical to 2000 if you remove all of the extra junk and turn off all of the unneeded services. If you like one, then you’ll probably like the other. XP is based on 200, which in turn was based on NT.

2000/XP Pro are by far the most stable of Microsoft's OS (2003 isn't widely used enough to be properly evaluated yet).

However, unless you’re using XP Pro under a VLK (volume licensing kit) you’re going to have to use Microsoft’s evil activation scheme.

None of the Microsoft OSes can touch Linux for flexibility or stability. But, there is a large amount of win-based software that simply doesn't run well under Linux and Linux is no where near as easy to install and maintain as Windows.

[Rescorlian]

to true, Linku and unix are the top of the line. Hail to open source. These OS are bullet proof. And if they had more software and capabilities, I'd be a linux user.

[Bills]

Well then Linux fails to do its job and hence is not good software.

An operating system must operate your system, if making it so stable it can't run 90 percent of the apps you need to use means it's 90 percent worthless.

Windows also has a huge base of people that spend their entire lives trying to find exploits for it, Linux on the other hand has people spending their entire lives trying to make it more secure.

Also note that the people that make programs for windows are often lesser quality then the programs created for Linux and part of the OS unstablity lies within the programs as well as the OS.

For a PC windows is the only way to go in my mind.

Now on the server site of things, I would never EVER run anything windows based, except these Flash Comm servers and that is cause we have no choice, and we have seen how stable they are....

But on that note Linux/Unix is the only way to go with servers and that is because in my mind they are simple and don't have alot of uneeded features.

The Mac OS is based off UNIX also, and I have heard it is really stable.


But then again what do I know I run ME still:)

[Rescorlian]

Ach thup thup ME, hisssssss!!! Good points all around though. And it is to true 90% worthless.

[Hashish_Scout]

Thank you Bills for at least recognizing that Apple exists!

*Apple nerd steps up, starts talking about Apple stuff no one wants to hear but should since they all have windows*

Mac OSX is , besides being extremely stable, easily the most visually appealing OS. The people at Apple are commited to making everything snazzy and cool and easy to use and now stable thanks to Unix, but no one wants it, and buys a clunky cheap OS called Windows. The only reason Windows is so popular is because it's popular. It's the consumers fault that only about 5% of people use apples. You guys need to go buy the best OS so that they can make the software you need, which is the other main reason people don't buy macs. In almost every movie where the director wanted to convey that someone was slick and sexy they chose Apple for their computer. Don't you guys want to feel slick and sexy, while using a solid OS with reliable software?

[Bills]

Yes but at the same time Macs can't run alot of games and other apps as well.

[Hashish_Scout]

Right...there is that. Apple has better graphics and multimedia software, though. It's the home of Macromedia, and first home of Adobe, before that lying cheating skank ran away with Bill Gates. You're right though, that is a big reason why no one uses it.

It's not fair, Apple was first with the icon, the mouse, the easy-to-use-computer, the educational discount, good mp3 players, they should be as Gods by now! All Microsoft has going for it is that its cheap and, I guess a big thing, all the software companies make stuff for Microsoft and not Apple, except for the really good Microsoft games which get ported and some really bad Apple-made games.

[Choi]

Originally posted by Jingleheimer
What OS is everyone running?

On my desktop, I'm running win98se (because I loathe the idea of spending anymore money on a newer Microsoft OS, but I still need to use windows frequently)

On my ancient server, I'm running Debian.
Win2K Pro. Does it matter?

[thrdflrmshr]

I have a Dell Latitude D800 running XP Pro and a Powerbook G4 running OS X 10.3.

OS X beats the pants off of anything else out there for consumer use, in both the home and the office. With X11 and Virtual PC, you can run a lot of applications that were written for Windows, but why you would want to do that I do not know. Most of the time, you can find an app that is written with less bugs and more care to do the same job but better. Windows is bloated, clunky, user unfriendly, ugly, full of bugs. Admittedly, XP Pro is significantly more stable than the crap that was 98 or even 2000. I still loathe the fact that I have to have XP for school. My Mac is for everything fun and easy in my life. I love it.

[plusminus]

Different strokes for different folks, right? I use Slackware Linux and I love it. Love it! There is very little I want it to do that it doesn't. I installed it on my sister's computer, who is not a technical user at all, but with everything set up for her it's perfect for her uses.

I wouldn't tell everyone to use it, certainly, because it doesn't do everything that everyone would want. A lot of modern games just won't work on it, and if you have a particular windows/mac/other application that you have to use, and there's no suitable Linux equivalent, then obviously it won't work for you.

EDIT: Also, and this is one of the most important things, is that I *like* using Slackware. I like editing config files and compiling software, because the end result is a computer that does exactly what I want it to 99% of the time. Windows XP is good for people that just want to "use a computer", but it drives me crazy because it's full of logical inconsistancies, GUIs that obscure what's actually going on with the computer, and so on.. again, for some people this might be the ideal way of doing things; in which case, fine. Whatever suits you best.

[MokoToko]

i used windows 2000 professional....

hey plus, check ur pms

[plusminus]

Originally posted by MokoToko
i used windows 2000 professional....

hey plus, check ur pms

what? i don't have pms... oh, PMs (or debatably PM's). right. clean out your mailbox, it's full...