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Wheelhouse · 02-01-2007, 01:03 AM

Just curious to see the distribution...

Jpup · 02-01-2007, 01:17 AM

i think you got the wrong forum.

dougdirt · 02-01-2007, 01:26 AM

I run windows....but I hate it. Windows 95/98 was nice. Windows 2000 was horrible, and XP didnt get much better.

beb30 · 02-01-2007, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by dougdirt

I run windows....but I hate it. Windows 95/98 was nice. Windows 2000 was horrible, and XP didnt get much better.

Yeah, but Vista is going to be awesome....

RedsFan75 · 02-01-2007, 08:53 AM

Have you seen Vista in use?

Personally, I use windows, as a programmer and technical support for several very large systems.... BUT my choice for home and personal use is Mac and OSX

besides doesn't a techie have to love something that has a form of Unix at it's heart.

Roy Tucker · 02-01-2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by RedsFan75

Have you seen Vista in use?

Personally, I use windows, as a programmer and technical support for several very large systems.... BUT my choice for home and personal use is Mac and OSX

besides doesn't a techie have to love something that has a form of Unix at it's heart.

Where is the love for Linux?

Basically, I'm a software *****. Whatever the customer pays for, that's what I use.

I've been running Vista as a VM instance for a while, mostly to look at the security aspects of it. Business users are going to need to be trained as to what all the allow/disallow prompts mean. MS really tried to batten down the hatches on it. With mixed results IMO.

OS X is based on the CMU Mach kernel and BSD isn't it? I think its got a little NeXTSTEP and A/UX flavor in it as well. I don't follow OS dev the way I used to.

RedsFan75 · 02-01-2007, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy Tucker

Where is the love for Linux?

Basically, I'm a software *****. Whatever the customer pays for, that's what I use.

I've been running Vista as a VM instance for a while, mostly to look at the security aspects of it. Business users are going to need to be trained as to what all the allow/disallow prompts mean. MS really tried to batten down the hatches on it. With mixed results IMO.

OS X is based on the CMU Mach kernel and BSD isn't it? I think its got a little NeXTSTEP and A/UX flavor in it as well. I don't follow OS dev the way I used to.

Exactlly what I've been hearing... One of the MCSE's I work with was telling me that any type of program that needed access at a deeper level than your typical software had trouble... One of the things that he mentioned was your average PC Game. It had to run with ADMIN access levels to function properly, which really negates the lock downs. His comment.... "I'm staying as far from Vista as I can for as long as I can" He said trying to admin it in a business network would drive him crazy... What with us programmers trying to access stuff we need, and so forth.

Yes on the OSX, CMU Mach kernel and BSD sub layers with NextStep and A/UX flavors, Really has seemed to be pretty bullet proof and very flexible.

Oh... and Linux...

I've got an additional Linux machine at home...

nate · 02-01-2007, 10:20 AM

No "both" or "neither" option?

KronoRed · 02-01-2007, 12:57 PM

Dos 6.22

HBP · 02-01-2007, 04:21 PM

As I'm sure many people do, I use XP at both home and work. I can honestly say that I never have software problems with my XP PC. I keep antivirus and firewall running at all times and usually run spyware/malware programs weekly. I love having the control that a firewall gives so I can deny access to any programs that don't need it. Since my harware is aging, around 3 yrs old (Celeron, 768MB RAM, old graphics card), I don't try to run recent games or anything. But for just internet, office apps, media, XP is by far the best Windows OS I've ever used. I won't upgrade to Vista until I build a new computer with up to date hardware. As for PC's that I'm not in control of, who knows what problems I'll run into. OSX is definitely better safety wise.

In the next year or so, I'm going to try and have a Vista machine as my desktop PC and a MacBook Pro as my laptop. Best of both worlds I guess.

Highlifeman21 · 02-01-2007, 06:18 PM

Apple is for hippies.

oneupper · 02-01-2007, 09:18 PM

What, no CP/M for us older guys?

Nowadays I prefer OS X...but I miss a thing or two from Classic (like being able to automate the OS with something called "OneClick").

Windows XP isn't that bad, i have a windows machine for bookkeeping and watching MLB.tv. Quicken and Quickbooks are better on the PC, IMO.

I also have Boot Camp for my Mac while allows me to run XP on the Mac...which I rarely do.

reds1869 · 02-01-2007, 10:04 PM

Switched to Mac five years ago and never looked back. OS X and Apple machines in general are light years ahead of Windows PCs. I do think XP is a decent operating system, though, if the person using it is competent.

Unassisted · 02-01-2007, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by beb30

Yeah, but Vista is going to be awesome....

Walt Mossberg says that Vista needs 2 GB of RAM to run comfortably. That's the definition of bloatware, if you ask me.

ochre · 02-02-2007, 05:21 PM

ubuntu is pretty nice.

View Poll Results: Which operating system do you use?
Windows--viva Gates!	35	67.31%
OS X--Jobs well done.	15	28.85%
Linux	1	1.92%
Other	1	1.92%
Voters: 52. You may not vote on this poll

02-01-2007, 01:03 AM	#1
Wheelhouse Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New York Posts: 2,849	Windows or OS X? Just curious to see the distribution... __________________ "Don't trust any statistics you did not fake yourself."--Winston Churchill

02-01-2007, 01:17 AM	#2
Jpup Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern KY Posts: 6,967	Re: Windows or OS X? i think you got the wrong forum. __________________ "My mission is to be the ray of hope, the guy who stands out there on that beautiful field and owns up to his mistakes and lets people know it's never completely hopeless, no matter how bad it seems at the time. I have a platform and a message, and now I go to bed at night, sober and happy, praying I can be a good messenger." -Josh Hamilton

02-01-2007, 01:26 AM	#3
dougdirt The Boss Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 30,696	Re: Windows or OS X? I run windows....but I hate it. Windows 95/98 was nice. Windows 2000 was horrible, and XP didnt get much better. __________________ www.redsminorleagues.com

02-01-2007, 08:53 AM	#5
RedsFan75 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 1,509	Re: Windows or OS X? Have you seen Vista in use? Personally, I use windows, as a programmer and technical support for several very large systems.... BUT my choice for home and personal use is Mac and OSX besides doesn't a techie have to love something that has a form of Unix at it's heart. __________________ In those things which we commit to practice we can master, and with mastery we have the freedom to use these skills whenever we desire, without this practice we are slaves to our inability.

02-01-2007, 10:20 AM	#8
nate High five! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 6,765	Re: Windows or OS X? No "both" or "neither" option?

02-01-2007, 12:57 PM	#9
KronoRed The Lineups stink. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West N. Carolina Posts: 55,342	Re: Windows or OS X? Dos 6.22 __________________ Go Gators!

02-01-2007, 04:21 PM	#10
HBP Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 536	Re: Windows or OS X? As I'm sure many people do, I use XP at both home and work. I can honestly say that I never have software problems with my XP PC. I keep antivirus and firewall running at all times and usually run spyware/malware programs weekly. I love having the control that a firewall gives so I can deny access to any programs that don't need it. Since my harware is aging, around 3 yrs old (Celeron, 768MB RAM, old graphics card), I don't try to run recent games or anything. But for just internet, office apps, media, XP is by far the best Windows OS I've ever used. I won't upgrade to Vista until I build a new computer with up to date hardware. As for PC's that I'm not in control of, who knows what problems I'll run into. OSX is definitely better safety wise. In the next year or so, I'm going to try and have a Vista machine as my desktop PC and a MacBook Pro as my laptop. Best of both worlds I guess.

02-01-2007, 06:18 PM	#11
Highlifeman21 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol, just around the corner from ESPN Posts: 8,694	Re: Windows or OS X? Apple is for hippies.

02-01-2007, 09:18 PM	#12
oneupper Danger is my business! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Back in Florida Posts: 7,852	Re: Windows or OS X? What, no CP/M for us older guys? Nowadays I prefer OS X...but I miss a thing or two from Classic (like being able to automate the OS with something called "OneClick"). Windows XP isn't that bad, i have a windows machine for bookkeeping and watching MLB.tv. Quicken and Quickbooks are better on the PC, IMO. I also have Boot Camp for my Mac while allows me to run XP on the Mac...which I rarely do. __________________ "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it." http://dalmady.blogspot.com

02-01-2007, 10:04 PM	#13
reds1869 We Need Our Myths Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlooking GABP Posts: 4,163	Re: Windows or OS X? Switched to Mac five years ago and never looked back. OS X and Apple machines in general are light years ahead of Windows PCs. I do think XP is a decent operating system, though, if the person using it is competent.

02-02-2007, 05:21 PM	#15
ochre Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,266	Re: Windows or OS X? ubuntu is pretty nice. __________________ 4009

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