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General Discussion => Technology and Development => Other => Topic started by: ruler501 on May 17, 2011, 06:44:48 pm
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I was interested to see what OS's people think are best. That way I can choose the best for my laptop/desktop
I chose ubuntu(actually for the linux mint) becasue I've only used Windows XP/7 and Linux mint 10. I also chose XP as my favorite one becasue It worked well except for the viruses and the other problems... It was the best windows one I've seen
Yes Haiku is a real OS it is not just in xkcd. http://haiku-os.org
Tell me if I forgot any. I don't know any of the BSD ones names so I just put BSD
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You are missing Arch linux :)
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You are missing Arch linux :)
I love Arch Linux <3
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I like how XP looks like :P...
I chose XP and OpenSuse
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In all the ones I tried, there was Windows 3.1, 95, 98 (original), NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, Mac OS 9.1, 9.2 and X. My favorite in them is Windows 7. I did not mind XP much either, but it was less stable it seems. 2000 was OK to me, and crashed less than XP, but the problem is that when it crashed, it was fatal. As for Mac, I like the user-friendliness, but I'm not a big fan of them. I have never tried Linux.
I wonder how would be a Windows version compared to Vista if it was 2.71MP compared to 2.55MP O.O
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Mac OS 6.8-9
Windows 7
Windows 98
Commodore BASIC 2.0
CP/M <--lolololo.
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I wonder how would be a Windows version compared to Vista if it was 2.71MP compared to 2.55MP O.O
Windows NT 6.66
(note: Windows 7 uses kernel NT 6.1)
Also I used DOS, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000/ME, XP, Vista, 7 and Server 2003, Ubuntu (and derivatives) (first Linux distro I installed on my computer), Arch Linux, some other distros such as Mandriva and peeked a little at Mac OS (both Classic and X) (We had Macs).
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Vista++
If you use it enough, you can cut all the crap that it has down, and what's left is a OS that has the outward beauty of 7 and the inward beauty of XP with the speed of Linux-based OSs.
I'm a 2+ year Vista-only user with thousands of hours on my Vista comp. It's a beautiful OS in general.
Linux on the other hand... ;D
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You are missing Arch linux :)
I love Arch Linux <3
What do you mean you must be mistaken ;P
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Ashbad could you post a complete tutorial on how to get Vista to take as less memory as 7 and as less resources? My bro got it pre-installed on his computer when he got it and it took as much RAM as on mine. I don't know about other resource usage, though.
That said I don't mind VIsta much otherwise, as it's kinda similar to 7, in terms of usage.
Also I doubt Linux is all bad. The only issue might be user-friendliness for less tech-savy people.
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Linux is a good OS you just have to be comfortable with the terminal for most distros and willing to work to find some things. It works better for programming and personalization imho
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Didn't Mint almost required no use of the terminal, though? I heard it was much more user-friendly for people who are very used to Windows.
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Linux mint and Ubuntu are among the most user-friendly distros.
Ubuntu is the most popular followed by fedora and opensuse
i've used ubuntu 11.04. Quite nice.
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Mint is very close to windows. You don't have to use the terminal much, but on most distros you do.
I actually use the terminal a good amount because of the android programming I'm trying to do. It is very useful, but not as needed.
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You are missing Arch linux :)
I love Arch Linux <3
What do you mean you must be mistaken ;P
What?
Ashbad could you post a complete tutorial on how to get Vista to take as less memory as 7 and as less resources? My bro got it pre-installed on his computer when he got it and it took as much RAM as on mine. I don't know about other resource usage, though.
The bloated useless manufacturer programs that comes with the PC. Something like that.
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I personally stayed away from Linux because everything I need is already on Windows. I might eventually switch if I ever need to use stuff that is much better on Linux. It doesn't help that I'm not a programmer.
@Juju the thing tho is that all programs were the same as on my computer, but 2 years older versions. O.O
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You are missing Arch linux :)
I love Arch Linux <3
What do you mean you must be mistaken ;P
What?
I had been missing Arch linux but I added it in now
I've heard very bad things about vista
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I've only used XP, except for some mac thing in elementary school which I don't remember, so um, yeah. :P
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I saw somewhere that 74% of computers are running XP. I wonder if that includes computers with dual boot OS's.
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Well the thing about Vista is that apparently a computer like my old one wouldn't run it, even at lowest settings, or would run it at ridiculously slow speed with crashes, yet Seven would run fine. Windows 7 was basically Windows Vista but optimized, although the addition of some new stuff might not make it sound like it's really less resource intensive.
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it's something like 47% now. check gs.statcounter.com
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Lets see... My favorite would be win 7 followed by Win XP. The old DOS listed below would probably be 3rd. 8)
Oses I've used:
Old mac OS (with Macs that had the 5.25 floppy disk dirves)
DOS on an old IBM X86 with a 5.25 floppy.
Windows 2.?
Windows 3.1
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows NT
Mac OS (circa 2000)
Windows 2000
Windows ME
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
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My favourite OS is Mint, I guess Ubuntu made it to become the best Linux distro, but their 11 version was very buggy and Unity is not so huh, good. So, I moved to Mint and am loving it.
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Uh oh, you forgot to put KOS in the poll :P
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Uh oh, you forgot to put KOS in the poll :P
And old-world Mac OS. :(
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And TI-OS.
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I didn't try the others really, but my favorites are Ubuntu, Windows XP and MAC os X.
I am not a computer programmer so I just need an OS to do all I want to do else. Herefore my favorite is MAc os X.
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I didn't try the others really, but my favorites are Ubuntu, Windows XP and MAC os X.
I am not a computer programmer so I just need an OS to do all I want to do else. Herefore my favorite is MAc os X.
I thought you'd be a Linux fan, influenced by your older brother :)
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I didn't try the others really, but my favorites are Ubuntu, Windows XP and MAC os X.
I am not a computer programmer so I just need an OS to do all I want to do else. Herefore my favorite is MAc os X.
I thought you'd be a Linux fan, influenced by your older brother :)
Actually I was for long a real Linux(well Ubuntu at least) HATER.
I hated it. I really had a bad experience once while trying to install xubuntu on an iBook.(I don't care if it wasn't Xubuntu's fault Jim :P)
But happily I got a bit over that.
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Ubuntu, XP, 7. Vista is horrible. My dad installed 7 and unistalled Ubuntu on his laptop, so -> :( And I'm stuck with Vista. :P
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I have the Windows7Ultimate 64bit installed on my computer, and it's...... Horrible. It crashes very often (got the 'blue screen of death more than 20 times in a year) and is incompatible with many applications (I had to google for hours to find a z80 assembler thatr worked on it). So I voted for windowsXP: my previous OS that has never crashed on my pc
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I have the Windows7Ultimate 64bit installed on my computer, and it's...... Horrible. It crashes very often (got the 'blue screen of death more than 20 times in a year) and is incompatible with many applications (I had to google for hours to find a z80 assembler thatr worked on it). So I voted for windowsXP: my previous OS that has never crashed on my pc
Hum, there are a lot of Windows 7-compatible Assemblers (Brass with DCS SDK, Spasm, TASM, ...).
Which one do you use?
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Sorry, but no OS is as awesome as WFRNGOS.
I saw somewhere that 74% of computers are running XP. I wonder if that includes computers with dual boot OS's.
I doubt it. Very few people actually use Linux (or *nix if you prefer) for personal computers. The only Unix derived OS with any significant market share is Mac OS.
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I use Linux with KDE on my laptop. Not just five minutes a day, but all the time. I only switch over to Windows if I want to play Minecraft.
I prefer FreeBSD for servers btw.
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Welcome to omni Kottizen. What version of linux with KDE?
Don't they have a linux version of minecraft? I thought I saw it on their site
I hear that FreeBSD and linux are the best for servers. with BSD possibly being a little better
I think I'l dual(multi) boot my laptop with 7 64bit and linux mint 11(possibly others also)
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@ben_g: Really? I'm running Windows 7 home premium 64bit on my desktop and laptop and I have never had a blue screen and it rarely ever freezes. I find that quite strange. XP wasn't nearly this stable for me.
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@ruler: The Linux version of minecraft doesn't work well on older graphics cards (it will crash about a minute in for me).
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I happy that I don't have to worry about that having a nicely built computer to handle things like that.
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I haveNn't gotten a BSOD since Windows 98 O.O (excluding scanning in XP at boot time once because I did not shut down properly)
I personally had more crashes in XP than 7.
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I've had more crashes in XP, but my XP install has been around fr twice as long with no reload(person dodn't give me the disk for it with my comp)
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I hate when people do that. X.x Once your computer crashes and requires a reformat, you need to get a new OS or buy Windows. X.x In one occasion, my bro did not get such CD when buying a computer. Now apparently we can create an image or something on a DVD, though, from our computer, so they don't give such CDs anymore.
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I wish I knew that a while ago before my XP install died. I still trying to save it(unsuccessfully)
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I personally don't know how to do it in 7 but I have been told it was very straight forward.
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I'll make sure my parents back up their 7 comp. I'd "hate" to have to load linux on it. They probably wouldn't et me anyways. They're kind of scared of nonWindows OS's.
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I really like Win 7 x64. In fact, I'm using it right now.
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I want Windows 7 x64(I'll probably be getting it on my laptop). It seems like a good OS without too many comparability problems. It is windows and everything(mainstream) is made for windows.
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The only problem I have had with Windows 7 x64 is compatibility with 16 bit programs. I can, however use the XP emulator that can be downloaded from Microsoft.
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there are 16 bit programs? I thought everything was 32 or 64 bits
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Yes, like really old 16 bit programs. The 32 bit x86 processors had backwards compatibility with the 16 bit programs. The x64 has backwards compatibility with the 32 bit programs, but it seems to have given up 16 bit compatibility.
Of course, anyone who still uses a 16 bit program should be able to figure out a work around.
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Yeah windows is a good OS. If your computer is crashing 20+ times a year, its probably a hardware problem. Or virus. yikes :O
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What about on a calculator? I like the TI-83 Plus OS better than Casio ones. I also like the new Nspire OS.
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What about on a calculator? I like the TI-83 Plus OS better than Casio ones. I also like the new Nspire OS.
I made this mainly for comp OS's. somone could mke one for calc OS's also in Calc discussion.
You like the new Nspire OS?
*ruler faints at the very idea