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| Thread ID: 31474 | 2003-03-23 02:27:00 | Open Discussion (No flames) - Why do you use your OS? | Chilling_Silence (9) | Press F1 |
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| 130251 | 2003-03-23 11:28:00 | 1.Why do you use your OS? Without it I'd find that I couldn't do much on a computer. The OS has made it much similar than what it use to be in that Primitive age of Computing. 2.Why would you wanna use Linux? Linux has boosted my games overall performance (fps, texture, etc), Also opensource has helped my programming by giving me ideas. Linux was basically a new thing to try out at the time and it was worth the new experience. 3.Why would you not want to use it? Because I would have created my own OS by then and Linux and Windows will be brought down due to my OS popularity (dreaming!). I couldn't think of a reason why not to use it. Possibly because I know MS won't let me live if I'm hiding weapons of mass destruction? 4.Which version of Windows do you use... Win2k SP2 and XP Pro SP1 only because I prefer them over the prior versions and more hardware support. Curiosity killed the Chilling_Silence. |
Kame (312) | ||
| 130252 | 2003-03-23 11:29:00 | Win2k pro on a box recently put together for (new) business purposes. Still running 98 as comfort blanket on this box but have hardly looked at it since w2k was installed. Will let go shortly. Win98 on the old box which is now the family comp which is networked and sharing net with the 2k box. Win95 on the older box sitting on the floor with the lid off and looking very sad. I've been thinking of giving Linux a crack on this one (P133, 6.4GB) mainly out of curiosity but am finding it hard to find time at the mo. One old, old Digital box with DOS 6.something which I never really came to terms with before getting the 95 machine. Still boots up ok if I want to go there, which I don't. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 130253 | 2003-03-23 12:25:00 | Oh well here goes.. I use Windows XP Pro SP1 and Mandrake 8. Mostly I use the XP because it only crashes once every 2 days on average and because it has the games, office, internet, and I know my way around with it. Mandrake on the other hand I use for backing up my important files from XP. Like it was very useful when somehow the windows partition filled itself completely, using all the hard drive space...then it wouldn't boot and was impossible to fix! Linux did its job by mounting the xp and then I could delete some stuff to make it go again. I haven't tried getting games to go in linux...anybody know how?? I don't think I'll use linux fully as an operating system unless it can run anything and everything...eg all the windows stuff as well as linux. |
PoWa (203) | ||
| 130254 | 2003-03-23 21:50:00 | >>it makes them feel more clever than other people Sorry, I may well be smarter than other people :D, but I don't run Linux for that reason. Do people buy Mac's because they have more money that other people? |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 130255 | 2003-03-23 21:54:00 | >>I don't think I'll use linux fully as an operating system unless it can run anything and everything It never will. Too much trouble. Linux comes with quite a few games as standard. |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 130256 | 2003-03-23 22:08:00 | We use WinME on both of the computers at home, one is for work and the other is just a muck about. We find WinME generally very stable. On the laptop it is win95 as that is what was on it when I laid my hands on it, at work the laptops are a mix of win95 and win98 and the office pc's are win98, some are networked and some are not. | Gordon. (2217) | ||
| 130257 | 2003-03-24 08:29:00 | 3 x Win98se; from a P120 to AMD XP2000+ Stable, huge compatibility with programs/drivers/other users, real DOS - so why pay to upgrade. Have thought about Linux, but it would be purely a hobby-type machine; and I don't have the time or energy to spend in learning a complete new OS that will invariably require command-line tweaking with less overall compatibility. |
antmannz (28) | ||
| 130258 | 2003-03-24 09:13:00 | May as well add my 2d worth ( that's 2 pennyworth for the younger ones :) ) Got 3 networked computers 2xWin98SE, 1xWin95B. Also another 3 hard drives in caddies that can be booted by plugging in, with Mandrake 9, DOS6.22+ Windows for Work Groups, DOS 3+Windows 1 :D WFWG goes blindingly fast with an Athlon 1.33GHz ! I still use several DOS programs from time to time,including various utilities and electronic circuit simulation/test, and printed circuit board layout and drawing using an HP plotter to draw direct onto pcb for one off etching. I played with Mandrake just for the experience, but I have too many peripherals like scanner, video camera and things and too many apps that wouldnt work with Linux, so thats why I will stick with Win98 and DOS for as long as is practicable. Win98 does all I want. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 130259 | 2003-03-24 09:27:00 | >>Sorry, I may well be smarter than other people , but I don't run Linux for that reason. Do people buy Mac's because they have more money that other people? Thank you for the light touch,I love these good posts,but like a humorous touch,much appreciated. Not seen anything to convince me to try linux,best left to those who live in that world. With regard to Mac,not seen one person mention having one on here,are they ashamed or what;) |
Thomas (1820) | ||
| 130260 | 2003-03-24 09:45:00 | > I haven't tried getting games to go in > linux...anybody know how?? I don't think I'll use > linux fully as an operating system unless it can run > anything and everything...eg all the windows stuff as > well as linux. Man - NOBODY must have read my review on Wine-X Have a look through the PF1 archives coz that'll let you do a lot of gaming. It comes with lots of games too, as previously mentioned :-) |
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