Favorite OS

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-26 12:29am

What is your favorite OS

oh yeah and no Sci-fi programming OSes....

GoldenFalcon · Post by **GoldenFalcon** » 2004-03-26 12:38am

If there were more options for UNIX/Linux/BSD systems, then I'd choose those...

But at the moment I'm forced to stick with Windows. Too much to lose if I just vanilla switch.

Oh and an off-topic question: What's CPM?

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-03-26 01:00am

GoldenFalcon wrote:If there were more options for UNIX/Linux/BSD systems, then I'd choose those...

But at the moment I'm forced to stick with Windows. Too much to lose if I just vanilla switch.

Oh and an off-topic question: What's CPM?

Joo could use suse. If you have any space left on the hdd then the auto partioner can partion it w/o loosing windoze data.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-26 01:37am

GoldenFalcon wrote:If there were more options for UNIX/Linux/BSD systems, then I'd choose those...

But at the moment I'm forced to stick with Windows. Too much to lose if I just vanilla switch.

Oh and an off-topic question: What's CPM?

There is two options for unix or linux

I just can't allow us to have vote for combos.

after all it's just not possible under the format here.

after all I'm a unix/DRDos fan myself....

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-26 01:39am

BTW did anyone catch it's not what you are currently USING it's what OS you LIKED the best. severall options are for OSes that don't exist anymore.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-26 01:44am

My vote btw is going for easy to use, basic compatible, drop it off a cliff it will work fine indestructable DOS ver 3.3. frin the days when keyboards could take coffee spills. (glares at keyborad for shorting out on camomile tea (and it wasn't even plugged in)) There's a reason the early eighties and early ninties were called the golden years of bullet proof DOS (face it we didn't see OS/MS DOS 5 until 92, and most things still could run on Dos 3!

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2004-03-26 01:48am

GoldenFalcon wrote: Oh and an off-topic question: What's CPM?

CPM was designed by Gary Killdal and was basically DOS with the drive letters switched around (A: was your hard drive instead of C: ). IBM ALMOST picked it up for their Personal Computer, but picked Microsoft's DOS instead after Killdal's wife refused to sign an NDA and threw them out of the house.

EDIT: Oh, and I'd have to say OSX, even I am forced to use Windows XP for much of the work I do (although I don't think Windows XP is by any means bad).

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-26 02:04am

Yes, and DR Dos is also known as CPM's revenge because it's version 6 came out at the same time that MS Dos 6 did, had decent compression and memory management algorythums (they actually worked very well and weren't fatal bugged like the MS Dos versions), and built in multi OS on start up compatablity, and very secure passward protections.

Seggybop · Post by **Seggybop** » 2004-03-26 02:08am

Linux is the best.
Why?
North Korean official: "Linux GOOD!!" (thumbs up)

If psycho nazi Koreans use it, it has to be cool.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-03-26 02:43am

Linux. If the piracy capital of the world (China) likes it over an OS they get for "free" (Windows), it has to be good.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-03-26 04:52am

Simply from what I have used, I like Win2K. Or maybe OS X. I dunno. I'm more familiar with Winblows, though.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-03-26 04:59am

I'd have to stick with Windows XP. Reasons are simple: it's the best OS that was installed on my computer. I had some troubles with Linux because of my antique sound card. Plus I like games a lot and for the moment Linux can't offer me a good alternative.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-26 05:39am

Oi, could phong or someone help me out here?

it's not what you use presently

it's what you have had the most constructive use of!/liked the most!

which is why there are all of the history options.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2004-03-26 06:19am

The Yosemite Bear wrote:Oi, could phong or someone help me out here?

it's not what you use presently

it's what you have had the most constructive use of!/liked the most!

which is why there are all of the history options.

Sorry, I've used almost all the OS'es you have listed, but I still prefer the modern ones. I mean, how could anyone WANT to go back to a command line exclusive interface?

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-03-26 07:44am

The Kernel wrote:
The Yosemite Bear wrote:Oi, could phong or someone help me out here?

it's not what you use presently

it's what you have had the most constructive use of!/liked the most!

which is why there are all of the history options.
Sorry, I've used almost all the OS'es you have listed, but I still prefer the modern ones. I mean, how could anyone WANT to go back to a command line exclusive interface?

Seconded. Linux/Unix type OS's are extremly powerfull and flexible, compared to Microsoft ones. But a command line OS is oriented mostly towards power users and passionate people. Not quite like myself.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2004-03-26 08:22am

XP Pro. Very stable, only had about 2 crashes since it came out

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-03-26 08:43am

Windows. But I'd dump it for Linux in a heartbeat.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2004-03-26 08:44am

Gandalf wrote:Windows. But I'd dump it for Linux in a heartbeat.

Why don't you?

I run Linux on my other machine. Its not of much use unless you're doing something like running a server.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-03-26 09:28am

I rather miss DOS, There was something infinitely gratifying about not having a GUI. Made you look and FEEL smart to know and use some of the more obscure DOS commands. Impress your friends...make them think you are a computer GOD... There was a time when I would actually use DOS instead of Windows. remember back in the day when you had to launch windows FROM DOS Manually? Yeah, just like that. I miss DOS. I forgot many commands, but i'd get it back, I'm sure.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2004-03-26 09:30am

Chardok wrote:I rather miss DOS, There was something infinitely gratifying about not having a GUI. Made you look and FEEL smart to know and use some of the more obscure DOS commands. Impress your friends...make them think you are a computer GOD... There was a time when I would actually use DOS instead of Windows. remember back in the day when you had to launch windows FROM DOS Manually? Yeah, just like that. I miss DOS. I forgot many commands, but i'd get it back, I'm sure.

The classic "win" command

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-03-26 09:44am

Sharp-kun wrote:
Gandalf wrote:Windows. But I'd dump it for Linux in a heartbeat.
Why don't you?

I run Linux on my other machine. Its not of much use unless you're doing something like running a server.

I don't know how, and no-one in my family will let me.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-26 10:20am

I remember before win 95 I had my DRDOs 7, with 4 different loading configurations, lots of ram drives for acclerating games, a Windows 3.3 friendly mode, a work mode, and a BBS/internet mode.

I had that running so finely tuned, and so stable that I really do miss it.

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2004-03-26 01:00pm

What? No OS/2?

Sure, I haven't used it in years, but it was my primary OS for years before that, and it'll always have a special place in my heart.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2004-03-26 01:46pm

Gandalf wrote:I don't know how, and no-one in my family will let me.

Well, Mandrake 9.2 and 10.0 are able to reliably resize Windows partitions, NTFS included (as far as my own tests have proved -- make a backup anyway just to be sure) and their installers are pretty simple. They also have support for most all desktop PC hardware right out of the box.

Linux has kind of finally come of age as a desktop OS. If you're a real power user, though, you still need a bit of learning.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2004-03-26 01:47pm

Sharp-kun wrote:
Chardok wrote:I rather miss DOS, There was something infinitely gratifying about not having a GUI. Made you look and FEEL smart to know and use some of the more obscure DOS commands. Impress your friends...make them think you are a computer GOD... There was a time when I would actually use DOS instead of Windows. remember back in the day when you had to launch windows FROM DOS Manually? Yeah, just like that. I miss DOS. I forgot many commands, but i'd get it back, I'm sure.
The classic "win" command

Even up to W98SE, you could tweak msdos.sys to not load Windows and make it so you could load it manually using win.com.

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