your operating system of choice

Zardon · May 19, 2002, 10:27 PM

pretty straightforward, lets hear

UberLord · May 20, 2002, 01:32 PM

Of choice, its Linux
Of necessity, its Windows (2K or XP - not fussy) for my games :/

Vaporizer · May 20, 2002, 04:30 PM

Linux is terrible i completly hate it, i feel sick when it loads but the DAMN profeesors at my university forces us to use linux for coding... but often i just write the code at home in Windows 2000 and bring it there =)

UberLord · May 20, 2002, 08:03 PM

Linux (or *BSD for that matter) is the premier system for learning to program as there is so much source code publically available for doing pretty much everything from the simple "Hello World" to making a feature rich internet browser (ala Mozilla).

With all that source to hand, it is any wonder WHY they use it?

Also, saving money in expensive licencing deals (with M$ in a school/uni EVERY computer has to be licenced for Windows, even if its a Mac or Sun SPARC workstation. Don't believe me then check it out) means that they have more money to spend on the important things - like teachers, better equipment and facilities.

Zardon · May 20, 2002, 08:48 PM

looks like xp is the way to go

WyreTheWolf · May 21, 2002, 06:42 PM

XP... stable, beautiful (which you can disable, or change), tweakable, fast, and cheap

WyreTheWolf · May 21, 2002, 06:44 PM

To tell you the truth... there is one operating system that I really miss... OS/2 WARP... and OS/2 WARP Pro.

I wish that IBM would start to redistribute that. But alas, Microshaft put an end to that.

alewisa · May 23, 2002, 05:00 PM

Hey, no AmigaDOS? Pisses all over windoooze crap.

Or DOS - c'mon guys, thought we were hardcore enthusiasts. I could make DOS scream. No need for much more than a 40Mhz CPU and 4mb RAM (hell, even a 386DX!)

Amateurs use a GUI ;-)

Guess it has to be Linux then, and maybe a windooze for games

Malus · May 23, 2002, 11:05 PM

I like Linux, but I need XP for games. Oh well.

WyreTheWolf · May 23, 2002, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by alewisa
Hey, no AmigaDOS? Pisses all over windoooze crap.

Or DOS - c'mon guys, thought we were hardcore enthusiasts. I could make DOS scream. No need for much more than a 40Mhz CPU and 4mb RAM (hell, even a 386DX!)

Amateurs use a GUI ;-)

Guess it has to be Linux then, and maybe a windooze for games

LOL, well OpenGL just doesn't work too well in DOS... thats the only problem... That, and I don't have any games for DOS anymore.

~~Crash Override~~ · May 24, 2002, 03:21 AM

Im in the same boat as most

Id prefer Linux if it could get all the features and ease of use right

For now MS has that in their court (Not to mention the fact that games just work better on Windows for the time being)

If a company with a Linux distro can ever get it on par with Windows u know where I'll be headed

alewisa · May 24, 2002, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by WyreTheWolf
LOL, well OpenGL just doesn't work too well in DOS... thats the only problem...

Still have a P166 round here just for Doom, Wolfiestien, Duke Nuke'Em, X-Wing, and my all-time favourite, 3D Tetris :-) Who needs OpenGL when one has SVGA.

Quote:

That, and I don't have any games for DOS anymore.

Heretic! Unbeliever - Burn the witch!

WyreTheWolf · May 24, 2002, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by alewisa
Heretic! Unbeliever - Burn the witch!

OH Wait... I do have one. Sam and Max hit the road. There are you happy?!?!?! LOL

Bartman · May 24, 2002, 08:27 PM

I love my XP pro, because I know the XP system inside and out.

Bartman

daniel · May 25, 2002, 04:07 PM

you may "know" your win xp system "inside and out" , but that doesn't compare to the
luxery of absolutely open source, in knowing your operating system it can't be denied
that being closed source is a huge burden in your quest for customization! sure regedit.com
is very helpful, as well as replacing windows explorer with something interesting like
lightstep. but you can't change the overall manner in which your system is layed out or how
it performs. customization in linux is indefintely possible, if you want to take the
table scrapes of customization from micro$oft (and pay $$$ for it!!!) or try to reverse
engineer and create circle 0 (root privilage) services to override system layout, when
there is a whole movement of people who you could join in a quest for your own perfect
computing experience and do so at no cost and under no legal duress.

daniel

May 19, 2002, 10:27 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	your operating system of choice pretty straightforward, lets hear

May 20, 2002, 01:32 PM	#2
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 70	Of choice, its Linux Of necessity, its Windows (2K or XP - not fussy) for my games :/ __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

May 20, 2002, 08:03 PM	#4
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 70	Linux (or BSD for that matter) is the premier system for learning to program as there is so much source code publically available for doing pretty much everything from the simple "Hello World" to making a feature rich internet browser (ala Mozilla). With all that source to hand, it is any wonder WHY they use it? Also, saving money in expensive licencing deals (with M$ in a school/uni EVERY computer has to be licenced for Windows, even if its a Mac or Sun SPARC workstation. Don't believe me then check it out) means that they have more money to spend on the important things - like teachers, better equipment and facilities. __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts*

May 23, 2002, 05:00 PM	#8
alewisa DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kendal, UK Posts: 260 Rep Power: 0	AmigaDOS??? Hey, no AmigaDOS? Pisses all over windoooze crap. Or DOS - c'mon guys, thought we were hardcore enthusiasts. I could make DOS scream. No need for much more than a 40Mhz CPU and 4mb RAM (hell, even a 386DX!) Amateurs use a GUI ;-) Guess it has to be Linux then, and maybe a windooze for games __________________ TRS-80, dual 5.25", 32K C-64 o/c to 2Mhz, 1541 with PhantomDOS Amiga 4000/040@66Mhz, C64-3D, 64mb, 4.3gb SCSI Netware 4.11 And too many damn PC's to care!

May 23, 2002, 11:05 PM	#9
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	I like Linux, but I need XP for games. Oh well. __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

May 20, 2002, 04:30 PM	#3
Vaporizer WTF Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 174 Rep Power: 0	Linux is terrible i completly hate it, i feel sick when it loads but the DAMN profeesors at my university forces us to use linux for coding... but often i just write the code at home in Windows 2000 and bring it there =)

May 20, 2002, 08:48 PM	Thread Starter #5
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	looks like xp is the way to go

May 21, 2002, 06:42 PM	#6
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,111 Rep Power: 0	XP... stable, beautiful (which you can disable, or change), tweakable, fast, and cheap

May 21, 2002, 06:44 PM	#7
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,111 Rep Power: 0	To tell you the truth... there is one operating system that I really miss... OS/2 WARP... and OS/2 WARP Pro. I wish that IBM would start to redistribute that. But alas, Microshaft put an end to that.

May 24, 2002, 03:21 AM	#11
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	Im in the same boat as most Id prefer Linux if it could get all the features and ease of use right For now MS has that in their court (Not to mention the fact that games just work better on Windows for the time being) If a company with a Linux distro can ever get it on par with Windows u know where I'll be headed

May 24, 2002, 08:27 PM	#14
Bartman DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I love my XP pro, because I know the XP system inside and out. Bartman

May 25, 2002, 04:07 PM	#15
daniel DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Santa Cruz Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	i gotta ping ya there ! you may "know" your win xp system "inside and out" , but that doesn't compare to the luxery of absolutely open source, in knowing your operating system it can't be denied that being closed source is a huge burden in your quest for customization! sure regedit.com is very helpful, as well as replacing windows explorer with something interesting like lightstep. but you can't change the overall manner in which your system is layed out or how it performs. customization in linux is indefintely possible, if you want to take the table scrapes of customization from micro$oft (and pay $$$ for it!!!) or try to reverse engineer and create circle 0 (root privilage) services to override system layout, when there is a whole movement of people who you could join in a quest for your own perfect computing experience and do so at no cost and under no legal duress. daniel