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| Windows 3.1 |
   
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2 | 2.06% |
| Windows 95 |
  
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0 | 0% |
| Windows 98/98SE |
  
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22 | 22.68% |
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5 | 5.15% |
| Windows 2000 |
  
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20 | 20.62% |
| Windows XP |
  
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39 | 40.21% |
| Linux |
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9 | 9.28% |
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07-02-2002, 11:50 PM
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Which OS do you like best?
Which operating system do you like best?
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07-02-2002, 11:54 PM
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Personally, 2k for me. Has what I want, doesn't have crap I don't want (XP) easy enough to tinker with and figure things out on your own, but complicated enough to allow some advanced configuring (networking etc...) Also have been playing around with freebsd on my other machine and I'm liking it so far.
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07-03-2002, 12:00 AM
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My preferences are:
1. Windows XP Professional 2. Windows 2000 Professional 3. Windows XP Home.
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07-03-2002, 12:23 AM
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LoL, Windows 3.1 By FAR!!!!
J/K guys. I haven't used XP yet But I do like Win2kPro, then prolly Win98 |
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07-03-2002, 01:05 AM
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My favorites.
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07-03-2002, 01:09 AM
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Windows XP Pro/Home
Windows 98/ME Linux is cool, my server runs great on it, but after 1.5 years, I still have to learn anything about it 
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07-03-2002, 01:54 AM
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1) UNIX
2) Linux 3) OS-X 4) Computer displaying message - "Missing operating system" 5) this u mite find strange: WinXP that upgraded a previous Win2K system 6) Win2K 7) WinXP The rest on that list, I would not give a second thot to .. although Win 3.11 for Workgroups was awesome! |
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07-03-2002, 02:16 AM
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2K by far.
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07-03-2002, 02:54 AM
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The biggest thing I miss in 2K is multiple users being logged on at the same time. That is the only thing that has made us use XP in the computers @ work.
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07-03-2002, 03:24 AM
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win2k pro and linux
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07-03-2002, 04:00 AM
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I almost didnt post this but what the h**l, it's how I feel.
1. Mac OS 9.X 2. Win 2000 Pro 4. Win XP Pro 4. Win 98_SE 5. linux 6. DOS 6.22 XP & 98_SE are to close to call right now, but XP has the potential to move up to #2 slot. 98_SE is where it's at because I know it so well, and also because it's been around for so long that I have made alot of changes modifications, and such to get it to run the way I want to. |
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07-03-2002, 08:34 AM
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I am really enjoying Linux and will probably install it on all but one of my home machines over the next few months. It is the OS I like best.
If I want to get anything done at the office, however, I still have have to know how to run several Microsoft operating systems, including NT, Win98SE and WinME. I really need to take the time to learn WinXP Pro. CH Last edited by Computer Hobbyist; 07-03-2002 at 08:36 AM. |
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07-03-2002, 09:46 AM
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1. Linux Redhat 7.1
2. Linux Mandrake 8.1 3. Win2K Pro I run windows 98se with Redhat and Mandrake on my home machine. I hate windows98, but I don't want to buy another OS. My wife doesn't really want to learn Linux, so 98 must stay for the time being. Oh well. |
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07-03-2002, 09:51 AM
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I'm still with Dos 6.2. You guys should experience PCMech in text format.
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07-03-2002, 10:33 AM
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My preference is 98 se. I have one system at home that runs 98se and one that runs ME. ME is ok, but a little quirkey.
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07-03-2002, 10:43 AM
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Win XP Home.
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07-03-2002, 11:03 AM
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07-03-2002, 08:38 PM
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xp home
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07-03-2002, 11:35 PM
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Well I never did that (experienced the mech in that way) but I like 98SE and DOS 6.22 best of all the os' I have seen so far....
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07-04-2002, 03:41 AM
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Hi all,
Here's my list: 1. Win2k 2. Mandrake 8.1 3. Win ME 4. Win98SE 5. Win 3.1 6. DOS 6.2 I like Win2K best by far...it's on all my machines. Mandy is also excellent, though I'm still learning it. ME and 98 are helpful to use with some games that don't work on Win2K, but are generally too crash-prone. Win 3.1 and DOS 6.2 are there, sentimentally. I learned computers on them. XP is not on my list and I will remain off until M$ finishes working out it's bugs. |
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07-04-2002, 08:15 AM
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i use XP pro on all my machines, except obviously my mac which uses OS-X. OS 9 suked, thank got apple woke up. I also have a number of linux distro's that i play with as they come out to see if any major advancements have taken place but alas, still not ready for our user's desktops. OS-x is by far the easiest unix available and we could implement it through the company without too many problems, but the cost of apple hardware would kill us. I have also used a SUSE power pc disto on my mac, but it wasnt very good. So at home i'll stick with XP and at work 2000.
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07-04-2002, 09:42 AM
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Another vote for w2k.
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07-04-2002, 11:34 AM
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I only have experience with Windows 98 se, so I can't really make an honest choice. I need to upgrade.
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07-04-2002, 11:36 AM
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Windows Me . I will tell you why ! It came pre-loaded with WinMe in my frist PC , a Pentium III 750mhz 256MB RAM 30Gig H.D. Because Windows Me is so buggy , I was forced to come to web sites like this and others to make it more stable. I made alot of new friends and learned alot about computers and how they work. My PC runs smooth as a babies butt , I cant remember the lat time I had a error message or the BSOD. It was a enjoyable though at times frustrating exprience. I have come to love messing with computers so much , that Iam now going to try and build one from scratch. On my current system I add a graphics card a sound card, more RAM , installed a internal CD-RW and a slot fan for extra cooling . My next project is putting in a new 300W power supply to replace the 145W they installed . I love this stuff, if it was'nt for Windows Me giving me problems my curiousity may have never been raised ?
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07-04-2002, 12:00 PM
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Most Hyped - Windows 95
Best improvement over previous version - Windows 95 Worst improvement over previous version - Windows ME Best OS that never made it - OS2 Worst OS that made it - ME Best Workstation OS - W2K Pro Worst Workstation OS - Windows XP Home Best Webserver OS - BSD, Linux with Apache Worst Webserver OS - NT with IIs Sexiest - OSX or XP Ugliest - DosShell Most BSOD's - ME or 95 Fewest BSOD's - Linux |
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07-04-2002, 01:29 PM
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WIN2000
XP PRO
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07-04-2002, 02:01 PM
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NicRic. Cool post. Great way to look at the 'positives' of WinME's instability. Speaking of stabilty, again touting Win2K, it's on my laptop and I haven't rebooted in more than 6 months.
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07-04-2002, 02:14 PM
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Hmmmm... I have WinME on this machine and one at home. No BSOD's, no lockups, runs faster than Win98. I just don't see the "buggyness" that everyone else seems to experience. Sold plenty of machines with WinME too and the only ones that seemed to be buggy (and this isn't intended to be a flame war, it's seriously what I have experienced) are machines that have a combination of WinME, VIA chipset, AMD processor. They ran OK, they just did some strange things every now and then. Not in the way of crashes or anything, but you would go to do some task and it just wouldn't respond to your request or there would be unusual pauses. You would have to work around it. The workarounds were never a big deal though. One of my clients with two AMD machines, both WinME, one VIA, the other ALi, and one Intel machine on a VIA, only has strange things happen on the WinME/VIA/AMD system, usually in his audio recording program. Win98 works fine on it, but he wants the OS's to all be the same and just works around the strangeness.
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07-04-2002, 04:08 PM
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Well the best operating system is slackware linux with the K desktop environment but I'm hearing rumors of underground programmers's creating FreeDos, or a updated multitasking version of Dos that seems interesting...
The only operating systems that compare to slackware are the Palm OS and whatever makes those infrared eye's on urinals flush when you walk away... love those friggin' things. Far, far in the dust behind that is windows 3.1 and 98se. Then there are the operating systems improperly named because they fail to operate under most conditions like Windows XP and Mac OS anything... |
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07-04-2002, 05:10 PM
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XP Pro
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