Computer OS?

[cdover]

Hey. Soo what OS are you currently using? Me: Windows XP and Mac OS X. :)

[shaheen]

xp pro..

[commedecargons]

me using Windows 95 with Internet Explorer. cool?

[shaheen]

95 has to be the most stable windows OS ever...if i had my cd id rather use that then xp, xp is a bi@!<H.... i wana use linux but its something ive never tried. cant wait for the new Longhorn though....*drooooolll....*...

[Ruler_70]

Im using win98SE at home and XP pro at work. I think ive grown to like XP more, only because i keep it up to date and thus its very stable.

[Ruler_70]

GoldDigger: Yeah I have some experience with Linux, but at this point i dont have a need to run it.

[MikeUK]

Windows XP and a testing version of Windows Longhorn.

[quartus]

Win XP and Linux.

I'm going to test FreeBSD someday too.

[phoney]

win 2000 is the most stable win os so far

[fabarati]

xp home, xp pro, palm os ;) i also hav longhorn, but i'm to lazy to install

[difenbaker]

Im using win98se, and sometimes, winXP pro. I prefer win98 coz games run so much faster on it than xp.

:D

cheers!

[commedecargons]

95 has to be the most stable windows OS ever

how u justify that ?! 95 is almost as UNstable as Windows ME

[Great_Admirer]

WinXp64 and longhorn beta 2
and windows 3.1 also on my p900(heheheheh)

[quartus]

WinXp64 and longhorn beta 2
and windows 3.1 also on my p900(heheheheh)

3.1 on your P900?
Was that a joke or were you serious? If you were I would like to hear an explanation. It sounds pretty cool, cause I've never heard of that before. Must be some emulation, right?

[Great_Admirer]

yeah a emulution written in c++ by my cousin that tells win3.1 that it is a computer not cellphone but hangs and crashes regularly.

techno peaple here have installed windowsCE on p800 ,p900 & a920s ;)
wat abt yr side wat is the most noticible modification they have done?

[Dre]

I find my PC with Windows 98 so utterly disgusting. I deeply hate it, but I have to use it because this is what my employer provides. I would go for Mac OS X or Linux if I had a choice. In fact, I would go for any OS but for the MS ones if I had a choice.

[murderus]

Well, if u guys r looking for stability, OS X has got to be the best. I use Xp and a Mac, and the difference is noticable. Once u touch a mac, u'll wonder why Windows is still around...

[cdover]

Well, if u guys r looking for stability, OS X has got to be the best. I use Xp and a Mac, and the difference is noticable. Once u touch a mac, u'll wonder why Windows is still around...

Yeeaahh, I found that too the first time I played with OS X. The most stable. Cannot crash. Unable to get viruii (plural of virus right?).

[shaheen]

i for one will not touch a mac or any apple product as long as i live, ive used them before and i never will again..

[cdover]

i for one will not touch a mac or any apple product as long as i live, ive used them before and i never will again..

Issit? Why's that? :)

[edit] Oh right, because of the ibook + two G4 comps fiasco? I see...

[shaheen]

yea, and also cause i hate apple products period, its just so boring and awkward... id rather stick to soemthing im farmiliar with..

[YJT]

WinXp64 and longhorn beta 2

xp home, xp pro, palm os i also hav longhorn, but i'm to lazy to install

Is longhorn out already or are these just trial versions??
Where did you guys get these??
What are they like??

[Great_Admirer]

becoze linux has nothing to crash.

longhorn is available but in beta ,for testing purpose.

[shaheen]

linux is the most stable OS. period. i had it on my old comp and it was a dream, but i got bored...

[MikeUK]

Is longhorn out already or are these just trial versions??
Where did you guys get these??
What are they like??
Beta Versions, it's mainly for the use of programmers, I don't use it because it's not complete really and takes AGES to load for me, obviously the release verison wont be like this, I think it's going to be released under the name Windows 6 sometime next year.

[YJT]

Beta Versions, it's mainly for the use of programmers, I don't use it because it's not complete really and takes AGES to load for me, obviously the release verison wont be like this, I think it's going to be released under the name Windows 6 sometime next year.

Thanks!

[yaris1001]

I got Windows XP Home on one desktop, Windows XP Media Center Edition on the other decktop (in a cupboard in the lounge), Symbian OS Series 60 on my Nokia 6600, Pocket PC 2003 on my ipaq 2210 oh and a couple of versions Windows ME and Windows 95 somewhere.

[omie]

I think the windows XP is fantastic and i use it in a Sony Vaio S18 GP..........superb......would not dream of getting a Mac.
Have a good weekend folks.........
Cheers,
:)mie

[turbosound]

Win XP SP2 here ... on both home and work comps.

I've always fancied giving Liinux a try, but I don't want to lose the compatibility of games, apps, etc.

[turbosound]

turbosound
linux is free. theres quite a few pc mags that offer free disks of linux installations so you could have a look out for them. you don't have to lose any compatability. theres a small emulator called WINE that fools linux into 'thinking' that its running on windows, so that you can run all windows applications on linux. i've never actually tried it out, but seen screenshots of ms excel running on linux using WINE. in fact, i may install it in the next few days and try it out for myself.......if i can find it :)
Excel ... fair enough but what about games?

Also I'm worried about the compatability of my hardware.

[turbosound]

I understand what it's meant to do, but in my experience emulation software never works on 100% of programs, or 100% as quickly as it would on it's native environment. Some games you have problems enough getting them to run on PC, let alone on Linux through PC emulation software! It would be just my luck that my most used application/game doesn't work through WINE...

Video card is NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 400 (64Mb) which is pretty well known so I'd be surprised if there was no Linux support for it. My motherboard is quite an obsqure make though and has network and sound on board so it's vital Linux can support that. I can't remember the name of it off the top of my head.

[tedwardo]

i use Windows xp on my dads computer, WIndows 98pro on my desktop and mac os x on my laptop and linux on my own made comp

[cdover]

i use Windows xp on my dads computer, WIndows 98pro on my desktop and mac os x on my laptop and linux on my own made comp

Oh right cool! Um, what kind of Apple laptop do you have? :)

[tedwardo]

i book g4 as a birthday present for my dad and he gave it too me because he has a powerbook

[cdover]

i book g4 as a birthday present for my dad and he gave it too me because he has a powerbook

Oh right man! Cool! Um, would this be the 12" or 14"? If the 12" do you find that screen too small? Just wondering...

[justop26]

I'm using Windows 98SE. Has worked very well for me so far...!

[tedwardo]

14" is very good very clear and bright

[commedecargons]

I like the 12" Powerbook. But LOVE the new Sony Vaio 13" (excellent size, balanced very well)