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Whats your OS * 50 Bits *
Author:  shorthair [ Wed Sep 01, 2004 2:35 am ]
Post subject:  Whats your OS * 50 Bits *
* only vote if you have posted this is a must for my survey , 50 bits for each poster *
Okay this has been done , but im trying ot pull off a survey of about 1000 people in ontario , Post your reply as a Answer ot the poll , and a post htat follows these paramaters



Pro's Con's apply to current OS only
OS :
Market price :
Previous OS :
Pro's :
Con's :
Link to Info about the OS :
Additional Message :


okay no FIGHTING FLAMING , SPAMMING , id like ot see every post follow that format , so that this can look good and be useful , tihs isa good way to get people to try new OS and to get word out about unpopular , or underused ones ,
Author:  shorthair [ Wed Sep 01, 2004 2:44 am ]
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* Add Market price as an option
* Pro's Con's apply to current OS only

OS : SuSE 9.1 Linux DVD Pro Edition

Market Price : 30$ ( Free Download , i have hte physical dvd and documentation )

Previous OS : Windows XP Home

Pro's : Great Compatibility With FAT32 , Utilizes the latest in KDE anf Gnome, Has a full support centre , from Novell , Easy updating packages like windows update , Comes prebundled with Many Applications , Linux now supports 90% of Graphics cards on the Market , FREE

Con's : Steeper Learning Curve than some other Distributions , Command Line use can be tedious to New users , Only complete * read * capability of NTFS , writing is not Sourced Yet ,

Information about My OS : http://www.suse.com/us/

Additional Message : I have this on My Laptop , i use my linksys wireless card with no problems and Full 3d hardware acceleratio nfor my ATI mobility video card ,Burning is perfect and I do say that im not a MS basher , but i really enjoy the linux Scene Very Happy
Author:  Tony [ Wed Sep 01, 2004 3:01 am ]
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OS : Windows XP Pro
Previous OS : Windows 98 SE
Pro's : user friendly. eh - autodetects most plugable devises and oftentimes installs the needed drivers right away. Autodetectable network settings. Looks preaty (compared to <98 ).
Con's : It's still a Windows. Fucks up. Giving me a hard time setting up networks with other OSs (Win95/98 ) Random crashes. Having IE integrated (piece of shit)
Link to Info about the OS : some microsoft website
Additional Message : for the sake of my own health, I never installed linux on this family PC as I would have gotten eaten alive...
Author:  Mazer [ Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:52 am ]
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OS : Mandrake Linux 10.0
Previous OS : Windows XP
Pro's : Installation was simple, comes with many useful applications. Pretty fast.
Con's : Comes with KDE.
Link to Info about the OS : www.mandrake.com, www.linux-mandrake.com, www.mandrakeclub.com
Additional Message : It's Linux, in one of it's many forms. I like.
Author:  rizzix [ Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:23 am ]
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OS : Mac OSX 10.2 (Jaguar)
Previous OS : Linux (RedHat, Mandrake, Debian, Gentoo), Windows (98,Me,2000,XP pro)
Pro's : Gives the best of 3 worlds (windows, unix, mac), the mac experience is out of this world!
Con's : Only for PPC machines, not the best for gaming
Info on OS : www.apple.com, darwine.sourceforge.net, www.opendarwin.org, fink.sf.net
Additional Message : Although there's support for PPC machines only, this happens to be a plus point in a way, PPC technology is a RISC-based technology and far superior to the CISC x86 tech. It a good thing to see apple forcing the use of better technologies. That way they are not just forgotten about but instead are continued to be used. Another thing mac is my family OS. (no one here uses WinXP except for one fool)

SuSE is my second favourite OS! Wink (also a current OS of mine. but then, so is xp pro, well since i almost never use it unless i play games, which i'm kinda getting bored of righ now,, so yea i'm going to pretend that i dont have it.)
Author:  Martin [ Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:52 pm ]
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Current OS: Windows XP/Gentoo Dual Boot.
Market Price: Windows XP: $450 CDN, Gentoo: Free.
Previous OS: Windows XP.

Windows XP
Pros: Clean user interface. Excellent wireless support. Gaming.
Cons: Weird, seemingly random errors, no 64 bit support. Sticky keys warnings. Gaming.

Gentoo 2004.2
Pros: Probably the fastest full Linux distro available. Emerge is a beautiful command. 64 bit support through kernel 2.6 (actually a noticable performance hike). Very stable, and easy to use/maintain once you get it running. No rpm Very Happy
Cons: Wireless still doesn't work on it (probably my fault). Very involved, command line install. No gaming capabilites. And (not its fault) no even half-decent ATI display drivers. Also, I had to flash my BIOS to get it to work, which was scary.

Additional Message:
I had a great deal of difficulty getting the two OS's to dual boot through Lilo. It seems to be worth it though. Now, if only I had the guts to get rid of Windows entirely. Gah...
Author:  Genesis [ Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:13 am ]
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Current OS: SuSE 9.1 Personal Edition
Market Price: Free!
Previous OS: Windows XP Pro

Pros: Relativley quick, straight forward install. I find that it's pretty user friendly (for linux anyways). The YaST installer and support for rpm's is great. Also comes with KDE and Gnome. Easy to dual boot using GRUB.
Cons: Somewhat tricky to get wireless internet up and running, especially if you're new to linux. The downloaded personal CD that I used to install was also missing a few important files.

Link to Info: www.suse.com

Additional Message: SuSE is one of my favourite distributions of linux. Other than setting up the internet, I've had very few problems with it. It's capability to read NTFS partitions is also great.
Author:  TheFerret [ Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:35 am ]
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OS : Windows Xp Pro
Market price : $200 (I think)
Previous OS :Winows 98
Pro's : Very stable and nice look
Con's : Uses a lot of memory
Link to Info about the OS :www.windows.com
Additional Message : ...
Author:  Paul [ Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:23 am ]
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OS : Windows Xp Pro + Windows 2000 Pro
Market price : Probably very expensive, but I didn't buy
Previous OS :Winows 98
Pro's : More stable than previous windows versions
Con's : Too flashy, not reccommended for 486's Laughing
Link to Info about the OS :www.windows.com
Additional Message : Windows 98 allows you to get free internet without banners.
Author:  TheZsterBunny [ Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:25 am ]
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OS: Windows XP Home/Debian Linux 30r2
Market Price: ~$300.00/$8.00 ($0 + 8x CD)
Previous OS: Windows ME (mistake!)
Pros: Windows XP: Friendly Interface, Fairly Stable, supports my games
Cons: Debian: Difficult to set up, requires much more knowledge
Link to Info about: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/default.mspx">Windows XP Home Edition</a> and <a href="http://www.debian.org">Debian Linux</a>
Additional Message: Windows is designed for comfort over power, Debian Linux is not. I would have gone to Windows XP Pro, but it seems to not be able to upgrade that way... Also, Win XP SP2 has failed on install 11 times.
Author:  the_short1 [ Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:39 pm ]
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OS: Windows 98 se
Market Price: cheaper then xp.. but u prob cant buy no more
Previous OS: windows 95 (on sisters comp)
Pros: very easy and fast to install <no issues... easy to start from scratch... easy to fix...good fat 32... dont need good comp... able to use most games and programs... good control element.. < XP too automatic...
Cons: maybe not able to use the newest best hardware....or at least not to its full potential.... some better software may not work.... its not as userfriendly as xp home for NOOB users... but its very simple...
Link to Info about: www.windows.com
Additional Message: ive had to format and start from scratch due to viruses and ther crap... but it only takes 1 hour to have windows up and running again.... or even without formating... still easy to install... doesnl;t need 256 ram just for dam os like xp (yea i exagerating a little)
Author:  bugzpodder [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:42 am ]
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OS : XP Pro
Market price : ~179.99
Previous OS : Me
Pro's : it has IE
Con's : not very reliable
Link to Info about the OS : www.microsoft.com
Additional Message : none
Author:  shorthair [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 9:54 am ]
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Dont be to Enthusiastic Bugz Very Happy
Author:  Dan [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 12:06 pm ]
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OS : suse 9.1 (linux)
Market price : $0 (unless u whont them to send u a cd or somting)
Previous OS : win95, win98, winxp, lots of linux distros.
Pro's :easy to set up, incuded desktop is nice looking, works well, dectes most hardware, litte crashing, more custimezed then non-open source ones.
Con's : some hardware is not comablte but most is.
Link to Info about the OS : www.suse.com
Additional Message :

Get pro verson via ftp and not personal iso for more free full apps

Can run some windows progames via wine

Comes with kde desktop by defualt witch i like but u may whont to use somting eltes.
Author:  wtd [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 3:08 pm ]
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bugzpodder wrote:
Pro's : it has IE


I don't get it, how is this a good thing?

Browse smart.
Author:  SuperGenius [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 3:12 pm ]
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OS : Windows XP Pro
Previous OS : Windows 98
Pro's : the most popular family of OS, so there is a lot of software designed for it
Con's : ms is going to use our computers to take over the world, or they could if they felt like it
Link to Info about the OS : http://www.microsoft.com/
Additional Message : I also wanted to try linux but I don't have a capable enough computer of my own that I can fiddle with. [/b]
Author:  wtd [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 3:27 pm ]
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OS: Windows 2000 Professional, Fedora Core 2
Previous OS: Mac OS X (left behind in the great cross-continent migration of '03)
Pro's:
  • Fedora Core 2: numerous development tools included by default, easy install, gorgeous Gnome desktop by default, lots of functionality lacking from the Windows desktop, including greater degree of customization.
  • Windows 2000 Pro is probably the best of the bunch, and having it gives me latitude to mess with the FC2 machine without worrying about losing anything important.

Con's:
  • Fedora Core 2: difficulty in setting up filesharing.
  • Windows: insecure, ugly, can't customize it to truly match the way I work, development tools are often lacking.
Author:  rizzix [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:31 pm ]
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wtd wrote:

Previous OS: Mac OS X (left behind in the great cross-continent migration of '03)


that hurts
Author:  wtd [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:37 pm ]
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rizzix wrote:
wtd wrote:

Previous OS: Mac OS X (left behind in the great cross-continent migration of '03)


that hurts


Yes, it does. But it was either that or stay in an abusive situation, and if I'd stayed I would have lost the woman who's going to become my wife in 7 days.
Author:  rizzix [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:39 pm ]
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aha boy how unlucky! no one would want to be in ur place Laughing
of course u had to mentally damaged to choose the macosx in that case.
Author:  wtd [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:47 pm ]
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Fortunately I'm adaptable. Plus I've been subtly turning my wife-to-be into a slavering Mac fanatic.
Author:  rizzix [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:59 pm ]
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haha! why are all mac users such fanatics ??? who knows lol Laughing
Author:  wtd [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:23 pm ]
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rizzix wrote:
haha! why are all mac users such fanatics ??? who knows lol Laughing


It's easy to become a fanatic, when you have something worth it.
Author:  Cervantes [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:04 pm ]
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And hence why there are no fanatical Windows users.

OS: Windows ME
Market Price: Unknown. I, uh, bought it a while ago.
Previous OS: Windows 98 SE
Pros: ..? Well, I guess it's easy to set up, though no easier than other Windows versions. It's good for gaming.
Cons: Not too stable. If I am trying to use crtl+alt+del to close something that is not responding, more often than not Windows will crash itself on that screen. The Networking capabilities of WindowsME are, from my limited knowledge on the subject, quite poor.
Link to Info about the OS: www.windows.com, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsme/default.asp
Additional Message: I feel obliged to stab myself for using this Operating System.
Author:  Paul [ Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:56 pm ]
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I oughtta stab u for u... but I've also shared some of the pain of WinME, not myself of course, because I'm surrounded by people with enough computer knowledge to not allow me to use it. Still, I've had to work out computer problems for other ppls... and WinME is NOT fun... multitasking... gimme a break. Rolling Eyes
Author:  the_binary_soul [ Mon Sep 06, 2004 11:23 pm ]
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OS : PHLAK (linux)
Market price : free
Previous OS : win 98
Pro's : Light, free, access to lots of great tools
Con's : difficult to connect to net, uncompatible with some modems....erm..stuff like that
Link to Info about the OS : www.phlak.org
Author:  Dan [ Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:17 pm ]
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PHALK is intresting when it works right, a live linux cd built around hacking Laughing

Some nice tools on there for war driveing and messing with places that have public computers,
Author:  beard0 [ Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:38 pm ]
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OS : Windows XP Pro
Market price : ~ $200
Previous OS : Windows 98
Pro's : Plu n Play, Easy to use, many progs written for it
Con's : The usual microsoft stuff - I'm still downloading security and other patches.
Link to Info about the OS : www.microsoft.com
Additional Message : In the end, windows is fairly good. I want to install linux as well, but would die a vicious death at the hands of my mom if I did.
Author:  da_foz [ Fri Sep 10, 2004 9:06 am ]
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OS : Window 2000 Pro
Market price :
Previous OS : Windows 95
Pro's : Fairly stable
Con's : Not all older programs fun on it because its based on the NT core
Link to Info about the OS : www.microsoft.com
Additional Message : I have Linux on a second box, but I hardly use it.
Author:  MyPistolsIn3D [ Fri Sep 10, 2004 4:10 pm ]
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OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 millenium edition
Market Price: $100 - $150 aprox.
Previous OS: 98
Pros: Not too bad of an OS, havn't had any major problems with it, restarting comp fixes all problems
Cons: normal windows crap
Link: www.microsoft.com
Additional Message: good OS if u havnt got enuf ram for XP
Author:  Martin [ Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:47 am ]
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Which OS is it? ME or 2000...?
Author:  josh [ Sat Sep 11, 2004 3:28 pm ]
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OS : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service pack 2

Previous OS : Microsoft Windows 98 SE

Pro's : All games work on it without a hassle. Most widely used platform so there are many people who can help you with tech support.

Con's : Sometimes it is very unstable on my PC. Most viruses and worms are targetted at PC's running windows and will only affect PC's running windows.

Link to Info about the OS : www.microsoft.com

Additional Message : I am waiting to buy a second hard drive and I plan to put Linux on that.
Author:  Maverick [ Sun Sep 12, 2004 4:18 pm ]
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OS : Windows 98 SE
Previous OS : Windows XP Pro
Pro's : fast loading, uses very little RAM, great for gaming
Con's : UGLY! Sometimes freezes for no reason. Is very stupid at times
Link to Info about the OS : www.microsoft.com
Additional Message : Upgrading to XP Pro when i get a new comp
Author:  MyPistolsIn3D [ Sun Sep 12, 2004 6:29 pm ]
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ME
Author:  JHanson90 [ Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:11 pm ]
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OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Market Price: ~1500 USD
Previous OS: Microsoft Windows 98
Pros: A lot of software is made for this, specifically XP as opposed to earlier ones. Just about everything I do is at least expecting me to use Windows XP, so it's very compatible.
Cons: Sometimes it randomly decides that explorer.exe should crash, I get Runtime errors when playing games, it slows down sometimes just to annoy me, it doesn't like when I try to configure it differently, it doesn't want me to delete files that I want to delete, it may freeze when you try to run defragment or disk cleanup.
Link: www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home
Message: I want a Mac, but my family denied the request for one....
Author:  Dan [ Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:18 pm ]
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MyPistolsIn3D wrote:
ME


I feal so sory for you. gl with that u will realy need it.
Author:  Martin [ Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:50 pm ]
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XP Home costs like 100 US, not 1500.
Author:  Amailer [ Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:11 pm ]
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OS : WinXP Pro (SP1)/(SP2)
Market price : iunno, what ever was said above Rolling Eyes
Previous OS : Umm, don't know
Pro's : Can play plently of games on it
Con's : M$ stuff you know Wink. Oh btw, there are NO PROS for SP2 what so ever, it's so shitty.
Link to Info about the OS : http://microsoftsucks.com/
Additional Message : Um hm, yes i know..sad
Author:  timmytheturtle [ Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:33 pm ]
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OS : Windows XP Home Sp1
Market price : dunno, came with the comp
Previous OS : Windows 2000 Professional
Pro's : Alot of programs for it
Con's : To many to list
Link to Info about the OS : http://www.microsoft.com
Additional Message : Used almost every version of windows(except for the server versions)

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