What OS do you use?

omnicorp

Me and my friend are having a bit of an argument over which is the best operating system. He uses Mac and I use Windows XP.
I was wondering what OS other people use and which ones are the best?

kaimera

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

XP Pro.

best OS ever

SantaHoe

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

Best poll ever tbh.

omnicorp

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

I use that aswell, but I thinkmits a pile of cr@p really, I've stopped using Microsoft things like IE explorer when I can help it

tuxy

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

before this thread realy gets started i would like to state that

my os is better than yours so there

Gordon

Linux

Mac OSX.2.1 and a bit of OS9 to boot.

/off topic - omni, if your sig is meant to be Greek you can make the "Th" from "The best/rest" by putting the theta symbol which looks like an 8. Oh and the Xorp should start with a K too. That says "Horp".

monkeyfudge

Linux

I primarily use Mac OS X - 10.3.6 and like it alot.

It's the most stable Apple OS for a long time. It also has lots of nice swish effects. And not having any virues written for it yet is a major plus for any OS... on the downside... I don't have Half Life 2... boo hoo...

Out of the Microsoft operating systems, the last one I liked using was Windows 2000 Professonal. I never really like the whole XP thing... but it's starting to grow on me.

I use Linux for running a DHCP server and for acting as a server for my wireless node.. and well.. it does what it does very well...

Stephen

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

Bring on the flames.

Winters

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

They are all equally good.

/me tries to be a bit Politically Correct

omnicorp

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

humph, we all know that Microsoft stole 95 off Apple

tuxy

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

omnicorp wrote:

humph, we all know that Microsoft stole 95 off Apple

0_o

monkeyfudge

Linux

omnicorp wrote:

humph, we all know that Microsoft stole 95 off Apple

I believe they stole the point and click mouse based interface off Apple...

but then Apple had actually stolen it from Xerox who didn't know what to do with it.

You really need an option to decide between OS 9 and OS X on the Mac, as OS X is a complete overhaul of the OS, not just an alteration like the Windows updates. And of course you'll find most people in the print and graphic design industrys refuse to update to OS X.

Ciaran500

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

After using an Mac recently I wish more games were Mac compatable and they were more affordable.

omnicorp

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

what!?

monkeyfudge

Linux

Ciaran500 wrote:

After using an Mac recently I wish more games were Mac compatable and they were more affordable.

I got Halo for my Mac earlier in the year and didn't see what all the fuss was about... is this the fault of a lazy Mac port? Or perhaps Halo has always been tedious and repetitive?

either way.. I've given up on using my Mac for games....

tuxy

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

omnicorp wrote:

what!?

you heard him

omnicorp

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

well, my friend Mac decided not to work two days ago.
Great workmanship(!)

RicardoSmith

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

A bad workman blames his tools....

tuxy

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

omnicorp wrote:

well, my friend Mac decided not to work two days ago.
Great workmanship(!)

interesting

pickarooney

They all stole from NeXt

As for the poll, I use linux

omnicorp

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

I'm not the one with the Mac. And he seems to keep good care of it.

pickarooney

Are you talking about
a) your friend, who is a Macintosh computer
b) your friend, called Mac
c) the computer of your friend (possibly one or both of whom are called Mac)?

omnicorp

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

My friend who has a Mac Computer

RicardoSmith

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

pickarooney wrote:

They all stole from NeXt

As for the poll, I use linux

Nice machines. Of course they came AFTER the Mac. So dead alley really.

I use what ever is required.

aidan_walsh

I love how you accomodated for dual boot users here, thank you.

There is no such thing as a "best operating system", only what suits your needs more than anything else.

rainbow kirby

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

I use Windows XP. Not a big fan of it though. Eye candy over substance.
(though Red Hat 9 is really pretty too, and works better than XP...)

talking_walnut

Wndows XP

One of my friends only uses Mac's and I used them a lot to abuse his broadband. God how I loathed them. Found very counter-intuitive.

My only real problem with Mac's are the people who use them. Nut job, zealots the lot of them. Insist on arguing with you constantly about how Mac's are better than "P.C's" despite the fact that you couldn't give two f**ks.

Different strokes for different fokes people. Can't we all just get along?

monkeyfudge

Linux

doodle_sketch wrote:

There is no such thing as a "best operating system", only what suits your needs more than anything else.

Exactly!

I run an Internet Café, an IT training Centre, a Wireless Area Network and 3 Video Editing Suites.

The different operating systems all serve their purposes quite well...

(well.... except for windows which can be a pain in the arse some times... but it's still needed)

omnicorp

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

doodle_sketch wrote:

I love how you accomodated for dual boot users here, thank you.

There is no such thing as a "best operating system", only what suits your needs more than anything else.

ah, the usual support from Doodle_Sketch.
well, the one that suits my needs best is the best in mty opinion

aidan_walsh

omnicorp wrote:

ah, the usual support from Doodle_Sketch.

Heh, sorry, but I do think that a check box poll would have been better suited here, as I have to use all three OS flavours for development and testing purposes.

tuxy

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

talking_walnut wrote:

iv the best sig ever

you sure do

omnicorp

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

Oh, well, then choose the one you use most

pickarooney

/me waits for someone to appear from the ether fuming at the exclusion of BeOS.

Stark

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

I use both Windows XP and Linux. OS X is shaping up nicely these days, especially with Panther and I'm looking forward to Tiger, but unfortunately I don't have the hardware at home to run it, so only use it in college

My main reason for using Linux over Windows was it was much nicer that Windows for programming in, but since using Eclipse, that's not an issue for me anymore, so now I don't see much difference regarding what OS I used, and I'm finally one of those "I use applications not operating systems" people

aidan_walsh

Stark wrote:

I use both Windows XP and Linux. OS X is shaping up nicely these days, especially with Panther and I'm looking forward to Tiger, but unfortunately I don't have the hardware at home to run it, so only use it in college

My main reason for using Linux over Windows was it was much nicer that Windows for programming in, but since using Eclipse, that's not an issue for me anymore, so now I don't see much difference regarding what OS I used, and I'm finally one of those "I use applications not operating systems" people

Indeed. OS 9 sucked some great big rotten eggs, and that tainted my view of Macs for some time (that and the idea one a one button mouse), but I have to say that OS X is quite nice. Somethings in the GUI still require a little getting used to, like the expanding list method they use instead of a file tree, but once I got used to the quirks I found it to be a nice intuitive system. Overall it seems to be a lot more stable as well, 9 used to give me hell when trying to do some stuff...

Fenster

Why six entries for Windows and only one for Linux? :mad:

Either way, I dual boot between XP and Linux.

monkeyfudge

Linux

doodle_sketch wrote:

Indeed. OS 9 sucked some great big rotten eggs, and that tainted my view of Macs for some time (that and the idea one a one button mouse), but I have to say that OS X is quite nice. Somethings in the GUI still require a little getting used to, like the expanding list method they use instead of a file tree, but once I got used to the quirks I found it to be a nice intuitive system. Overall it seems to be a lot more stable as well, 9 used to give me hell when trying to do some stuff...

OS 9 was a dog alright. I used to advise everyone to stick with OS 8.6

If just one application in OS 9 crashed, the whole system would go and it would take around 15 minutes to reboot. I used to schedule my coffee breaks around the OS 9 crahses, I've been addicted to caffeine ever since...

Syth

I'm a die hard Linux zealot.

(though Red Hat 9 is really pretty too, and works better than XP...)

You haven't heard of some of the stuff X.org are working on! RedHat 9 used XFree86 AFAIR.

Why six entries for Windows and only one for Linux?

OK so Fenster, which version of Linux do you use? 2.6.9, 2.6.8.1, 2.6.8, 2.6.7, 2.6.6, 2.6.5, 2.6.4, 2.6.3, 2.6.2, 2.6.1, 2.6.0, 2.4.28, 2.4.27, (some version skipped), 0.0.2, 0.0.1.

Fenster

Syth wrote:

I'm a die hard Linux zealot.


You haven't heard of some of the stuff X.org are working on! RedHat 9 used XFree86 AFAIR.


OK so Fenster, which version of Linux do you use? 2.6.9, 2.6.8.1, 2.6.8, 2.6.7, 2.6.6, 2.6.5, 2.6.4, 2.6.3, 2.6.2, 2.6.1, 2.6.0, 2.4.28, 2.4.27, (some version skipped), 0.0.2, 0.0.1.

A listing of the major distros would perhaps have been fairer.

Suse, Fedora, Gentoo (some day, I'll get it to work), Debian, etc.

Syth

Fenster wrote:

A listing of the major distros would perhaps have been fairer.

Suse, Fedora, Gentoo (some day, I'll get it to work), Debian, etc.

Someone was telling me about a funny Onion article. Headline: "Number of Linux Distros exceed number of Linux Users."

Mercury_Tilt

Wndows XP

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Zonko

I hate Win Xp with all my might and fury. I use SuSE linux pro 9.1, mess about with other distros sometimes, but I like SuSE.
I also have Win 2K for games though. It pwns XP.

Peteee

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

windows XP and fedora core 2 here (dual boot)

use win xp mostly, i think its great

use linux mostly for programming

kazzer

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

Win XP Home SP2 at the mo. I really want to get into Linux, seriously.

OfflerCrocGod

Useless poll, most of us run multiple OSs and we can only choose one? Blah I use Linux and Windows not Mac because it's so expensive and a lot harder to get then Linux.

pickarooney

Mac mice - the chopsticks of the computer world.

Chad ghostal

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

using XP and Ubuntu

Winters

Macintosh (I don't know much about the different versions, so all of them go into this)

I used to run XP and Longhorn on dualboot. But removed longhorn. Looking at sticking XP and Fedora on, though I think I might save that for when I get my other box back running and have that setup as a server.

Fenster

Biggest thing holding me back from trying OSX is the fact it specifically doesn't have x86 compatibility to keep a hardware lock on it. That and Mac users are arrogant

aidan_walsh

Fenster wrote:

Biggest thing holding me back from trying OSX is the fact it specifically doesn't have x86 compatibility to keep a hardware lock on it.

http://pearpc.sourceforge.net
Not an ideal solution, I know...

Fenster

Aye, I understand though that PearPC is buggy as hell and you take a 25-30% performance hit.

Not really worth it for what's basically another Linux distro.