Your OS of choice

DaFunkyUnit · 12-19-2003, 12:23 PM

This has been discussed numerous times, but never in a poll.... until now!

Nija · 12-19-2003, 12:39 PM

I'm thinking XP is going to be the last Windows operating system I'm going to use.

so right now it's between XP and linux. and if anyone cares kernel 2.6 just got released

mcs328 · 12-19-2003, 12:58 PM

I like XP so far. I've only blue screened once.

revil · 12-19-2003, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nija
so right now it's between XP and linux. and if anyone cares kernel 2.6 just got released

ya, the same day LOTR was released. it's a plot or something.

ribitch · 12-19-2003, 03:47 PM

mac os x rules!!!

i had to say it.
I have played with longhorn leaks and i must say that OS sucks. whats up with that fugly sidebar?

jase71 · 12-19-2003, 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by Nija

and if anyone cares kernel 2.6 just got released

And it's quite nice. I've been running a test version of it for a while now. There are some pretty solid improvements over the 2.4 kernels.

I use Linux on my pcs at home. Gentoo on my desktop pc, and Mandrake on my file and print server.

Lots of advantages to Linux... but I won't evangelize. It just does what I need better than Windows does.

StonedWheat · 12-19-2003, 06:05 PM

Win XP! It's pretty and it works just fine for me. Only thing is it's pretty bulky.

bachviet · 12-19-2003, 06:32 PM

XP for now

Bires · 12-19-2003, 07:08 PM

I couldn't find mine...
You forgot to put "AOL" on the list.

reminded me of a tech-support story

Kevster · 12-19-2003, 10:15 PM

I went with DOS myself, since I deal with command line stuff so much.

DaFunkyUnit · 12-19-2003, 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by Kevster
I went with DOS myself, since I deal with command line stuff so much.

What do you do that requires cavorting around in the DOS prompt?

Nija · 12-19-2003, 11:11 PM

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Originally posted by DaFunkyUnit

What do you do that requires cavorting around in the DOS prompt?

ping, netstat, telnet, ipconfig /?...

seqiro · 12-19-2003, 11:31 PM

Lovin' my new PowerBook and OS X 10.3.

But my Windows machines run XP.

eSDee · 12-20-2003, 02:32 AM

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Originally posted by seqiro
Lovin' my new PowerBook and OS X 10.3.

But my Windows machines run XP.

Both are solid operating systems and I use them both on a daily basis. I chose OSX because of the Unix shell.

sequiro did you get the 17 inch or the 15 inch?

Joshua · 12-20-2003, 06:08 AM

WinXP at home and 2003 server at work.

Good stuff!

seqiro · 12-20-2003, 07:07 AM

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Originally posted by eSDeeLoco

Both are solid operating systems and I use them both on a daily basis. I chose OSX because of the Unix shell.

sequiro did you get the 17 inch or the 15 inch?

I went with the 17" out of fear of white spots. And after using it for about two weeks, I have NO regrets.

I'm in the Philadelphia area right now and it was like having a portable movie theater on the trip. Plus, I have my main computer with me now, since I've starting using the PowerBook for almost everything.

I've used Macs since my wife and I moved in together (well and after she installed OS X

) but this is the first that is my very own. I love it!

eSDee · 12-21-2003, 12:05 PM

Dude that's awesome congrats. The 17 inch truly is a beautiful machine. I have heard that it is kind of a pain in the butt when travelling but other than that, it is gorgeous. Especially when you use it for video editing.

Good job

seqiro · 12-21-2003, 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by eSDeeLoco
Dude that's awesome congrats. The 17 inch truly is a beautiful machine. I have heard that it is kind of a pain in the butt when travelling but other than that, it is gorgeous. Especially when you use it for video editing.

Good job

Well I'm travelling right now and I'm having no problems whatosever.

sho.gun · 12-21-2003, 12:33 PM

I like XP, then 2k.

BeOS is pretty spiffy too but it's not on the list

DaFunkyUnit · 12-21-2003, 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by sho.gun
I like XP, then 2k.

BeOS is pretty spiffy too but it's not on the list

stupid 10-option limit...

/me shakes fist at the admins

mojo · 12-22-2003, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nija
so right now it's between XP and linux. and if anyone cares kernel 2.6 just got released

ooo...thanks for the tip! the latest stable kernel...

faither · 12-23-2003, 06:40 AM

Three boxes since it was released and never a BSOD with XP. There are things I'd change but I can't argue with the stability.

sho.gun · 12-24-2003, 03:17 PM

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Originally posted by DarkFury
for now Windows XP is my O/S of choice...

operating/system ?

View Poll Results: What's your OS of choice?
Amiga OS	0	0%
Linux (and all its non-Apple variants)	3	7.50%
OS X	6	15.00%
DOS 3.x - 6.x (non-Windows)	1	2.50%
Windows 3.11 and under	1	2.50%
Windows 95-98	0	0%
Windows ME	1	2.50%
Windows 2000	6	15.00%
Windows XP	22	55.00%
OS/2 Warp	0	0%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

12-19-2003, 12:23 PM	#1
DaFunkyUnit Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: the peanut gallery Posts: 3,909	Your OS of choice This has been discussed numerous times, but never in a poll.... until now! inspired by this __________________

12-19-2003, 12:39 PM	#2
Nija Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2001 Location: City of The Dead Posts: 13,552	I'm thinking XP is going to be the last Windows operating system I'm going to use. so right now it's between XP and linux. and if anyone cares kernel 2.6 just got released __________________ "Nija is the dark soul of gotapex. We don't like to talk about him." - LPMiller

12-19-2003, 12:58 PM	#3
mcs328 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,578	I like XP so far. I've only blue screened once. __________________

12-19-2003, 03:47 PM	#5
ribitch Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,672	mac os x rules!!! i had to say it. I have played with longhorn leaks and i must say that OS sucks. whats up with that fugly sidebar? __________________ http://ribitch.com/ipod.html

12-19-2003, 06:05 PM	#7
StonedWheat Commander Join Date: May 2000 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 1,268	Win XP! It's pretty and it works just fine for me. Only thing is it's pretty bulky. __________________ "Cynicism is knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing." -Oscar Wilde

12-19-2003, 06:32 PM	#8
bachviet What's Da Pho*? Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SoCal (714) Posts: 13,296	XP for now __________________ Dell Dimension 9200 \| Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz) \| 4x1GB DDR2 \| 256MB nVidia GeForce 8800GT Dell Studio 17 \| Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz) \| 2x2GB DDR3 1066MHz \| 1GHz ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Intel P4-C 3.0GHz \| ECS 865PE-A \| 3x512MB PC3200 \| 128MB PNY GeForce 6600GT

12-19-2003, 07:08 PM	#9
Bires Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 5,064	I couldn't find mine... You forgot to put *"AOL"* on the list. reminded me of a tech-support story __________________ Five years...

12-19-2003, 10:15 PM	#10
Kevster Admiral Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 6,124	I went with DOS myself, since I deal with command line stuff so much. __________________ I think over again My small adventures, my fears. The small ones that seemed so big, For all the vital things I had to get and to reach. And yet there is only one great thing, the only thing: To live to see the great day that dawns, And the light that fills the world. -old Inuit song

12-19-2003, 11:31 PM	#13
seqiro Commander Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western MA Posts: 1,183	Lovin' my new PowerBook and OS X 10.3. But my Windows machines run XP. __________________ Paul Beasi

12-20-2003, 06:08 AM	#15
Joshua Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,390	WinXP at home and 2003 server at work. Good stuff! __________________ The Apexer formerly known as SnotRocket. "Like I **ing said, "Ok, so I hear it may be a repost. Blah But I had never seen it, so..." ** you Canta." -Jenny 12/4/2003

12-21-2003, 12:05 PM	#17
eSDee Old Skooler Numba 1 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Diego Posts: 10,063	Dude that's awesome congrats. The 17 inch truly is a beautiful machine. I have heard that it is kind of a pain in the butt when travelling but other than that, it is gorgeous. Especially when you use it for video editing. Good job

12-21-2003, 12:33 PM	#19
sho.gun the lemonizer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Calabasas, CA Posts: 5,373	I like XP, then 2k. BeOS is pretty spiffy too but it's not on the list

12-23-2003, 06:40 AM	#22
faither Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: FL Posts: 3,240	Three boxes since it was released and never a BSOD with XP. There are things I'd change but I can't argue with the stability.

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