Favorite OS?

[Satabi]

Re: Favorite OS?

Currently, I'm running on Vista. I'm downloading Kubuntu at the moment though...gonna try dual booting and see how I like it. I'm not going to specify a favorite until I've tried it.

Although I voted for OS X Leopard...because I like my Jump to Conclusions mat. >.>

[Feba]

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I tried Kubuntu, it was alright, but it seemed to have almost... too much software. I kinda hate KDE users for that though, seems like everywhere I turn is KDE apps... even on my Xubuntu install ><

Plus the main reason I tried it was SuperKaramba, but I remembered that I dislike widgets compared to running FF full screen.

[Mhurron]

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because I like my Jump to Conclusions mat. >.>

That is horrible, this idea of yours.

[Feba]

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Well someone has to support Apple constantly rereleasing the same OS over and over.


I mean honestly, at least Microsoft goes to the effort of letting you know they've got a new POS out.

[Moaku Hyena]

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Now, OpenSUSE is my favorite OS, can do 90% of what I do in Windows.
However, I did make it so I can boot Windows OR Linux on startup, since I really can't play FFXI on Linux.
Now, if I could get that program where you can run Windows inside of Linux, I won't need to boot Windows first.

[Feba]

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Moaku, have you tried virtual box?

Ran great for me in Ubuntu... but I go so fed up with dealing with Windows I tossed it out the window... well, I deleted it, anyway.

[Moaku Hyena]

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Moaku, have you tried virtual box?

Ran great for me in Ubuntu... but I go so fed up with dealing with Windows I tossed it out the window... well, I deleted it, anyway.

No, does it cost anything?
And how would I get it? Though I do like Linux and got through, I'm still kinda learning it myself being so damn used to Windows (Still count as a general user, ya know).

[Feba]

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Nope, Virtual Box is free (As in beer, at least. I don't think it's free as in speech)

http://www.virtualbox.org/

[Feba]

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http://www.vcnet.com/bms/departments/innovation.shtml

I enjoyed reading this.

http://www.vcnet.com/bms/departments/dirtytricks.shtml
http://www.kmfms.com/whatsbad.html
http://www.openaddict.com/microsofts...ringement.html
http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/ The infamous "Halloween Documents"

'Course, it doesn't make the OS itself any worse, just interesting stuff to read.

[Akashimo]

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Voted Win2k just because of 2k-tan, that and the fact it was my primary OS before I gotten XP, though 2k gave me less trouble than XP with being so possive with IE(for when I HAVE to use it), and installing drivers.

I'm suprised the older OSs aren't mentioned here, like OS/2 Warp 3, PC DOS and Windows NT 4.0. All of which were good and stable at their prime, though I haven't really gotten a chance to tinker around using DOS =x

Linux, I've tried Mandrake and Red Hat. Even set it up to be my back up OS when incase I messed up my registery in Windows, gotta admit, love Linux's interface on all versions I tried.

Mac OS, I remember using primary during middle school(old Apple 2 computer version for typing class >_> what a waste of good computers), and OSX in sophmore year for Video Productions. iMovie & Garage Band > Windows Movie Maker.

[Feba]

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ME-tan is cuter.

I don't consider Mac OS before OSX very relevant- I used an old old old mac back in grade school, but it was so incredibly different.

[Moaku Hyena]

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Yep, but those drivers usually work fine. The big problem with drivers is just a lack of support from manufacturers, but that's constantly improving. Linux's driver constraints are definitely less of a hassle than, say, Vista. I mean, I've seen MONITORS marketed as being "Vista Compatible"... what the heck does a monitor need to do to keep up with an OS!?

Okay, that's an easy answer. Windows Vista is all about hardware DRM using TCPM (Trusted Computing Module) for managing playback of HD Content. Everything, even the frickin' MOUSE must have the little chip inside or else Vista will degrade the quality of the picture to 480p or won't even play the HD content at all (You'll get a message saying the hardware is not DHCP Compliant).

That being said, that "Vista Compatible" monitor will have the required TCPM chip so it can display HD Content--provided that everything else has the chip as well. If ANYTHING that's hardware is labeled Vista Compatible, that chip's there.

Just jot that down as one more reason not to like Vista.

[Mhurron]

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I'm suprised the older OSs aren't mentioned here

Most people don't know that computers existed before Windows 95 or that there are other OS's then Windows or the MacOS.

[Feba]

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oh, so it's not a matter of the OS wanting better picture quality, it's just "Trusted" computing. honestly I hate the entire concept.

If the day comes where you can't buy a computer here without them, I will probably buy my PCs from Russia or China.

Then again, even now there's little reason why I can't use a 486 as my main computer. It might not look as pretty, or be as fast, but it can do 96% of the things I want it to do- so I imagine even older computers won't a huge problem keeping up in the future either.

If you read those links I posted, they talk about a microsoft application that should've been about 45KB that was made to take up 1MB. Gee, I wonder why MS would intentionally make their products take more space and power to run than they need to.

Most people don't know that computers existed before Windows 95 or that there are other OS's then Windows or the MacOS.

To be fair, I think most people know that computers existed, they just thought they were only for universities, businesses, and nerds.

[Murphie]

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I remember installing Windows on my 486 at some point in my teen years. But it took up my entire hard drive (nearly), so I had to go back to DOS.