Operating systems...my secret love. - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Prince · 08-17-2003, 10:07 PM

I've been this way since I was a kid with a Commodore Amiga. I love operating systems. My wife considers it almost a sickness; she is perfectly happy running one and the same Windows on the computer year in year out - I am not. I switch to the latest Windows as soon as it is out, I always install updates and patches when available...latest DirectX, latest WM apps and shit... I try out Linux distros, various other free OSs. I LOVED OS/2 Warp back in the day.

I install a copy of Windows, and a few months later I find myself feeling like wiping the HD clean and installing something else on it again. Perhaps Linux and XP both? Or 2k Server instead of XP?

It's sick. I know.

Speaking of OSs...which would you rather run - Windows 2000 Server, or XP Pro?

LNCPapa · 08-17-2003, 10:52 PM

I think I may have the same sickness - but I put each OS on a new box instead of wiping it. That's why I have 21 boxen now.

charliex · 08-18-2003, 01:28 AM

i;d rather run 2k server on a server, and xp pro on a desktop.

Latch · 08-18-2003, 02:33 AM

I'm the same way with OS's.. always have to change, try something new (or old) and different. About a year ago we installed OS/2 Warp 4 on a box here.. just to play with it.. that brought back some memories!

I agree w/ charliex in terms of what to use.

cliche · 08-18-2003, 06:20 AM

I guess I'm moving towards XP - it's quite pretty and has some nice extras. However, I still really like 2000 Pro ("really" in terms of "much better than 98 or 95"). Give me RISC OS any day - if anyone here has heard of it!

Dave · 08-18-2003, 07:06 AM

I would rather use neither of those listed. I think the reason becomes quite obvious when I give a basic list of the operating systems I can find around this house:

Linux (debian, mostly)
FreeBSD
NetBSD (sparc)
OpenBSD (sparc)
Solaris
SunOS (4.1.4, before it became solaris, the sysV derivative)
Ultrix (Yes, really, it's on a decstation 5000/150)
Irix
HPUX
OpenVMS (both VAX and Alpha)
OS/400 (running on an AS400 9404 F10)

I'm sure that I've missed something in there. But as can be seen, I'm a collector of obscure hardware and software.

Lasereth · 08-18-2003, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by charliex
i;d rather run 2k server on a server, and xp pro on a desktop.

Same here!

-Lasereth

kofspades · 08-18-2003, 07:47 PM

We have RISC machines at work.

Xirax · 08-18-2003, 08:08 PM

Personally I'm a gentoo linux whore. Desktop all the way. 2k for gaming.

Nothing but Debian for my server though.

charliex · 08-18-2003, 10:53 PM

RISCOS cool, i have been looking around for an archimedes or a riscos machine, i program in ARM daily, great OS back in the day

Tickford · 08-19-2003, 04:55 AM

Personal I like WinXP running in classic mode...... just like the extra bits, and perfer the classic interface...

08-19-2003, 11:50 AM

i wouldn't install windows 2003 server on a Desktop. Windows XP is cheaper and more suitable.

asshopo · 08-19-2003, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Prince
I've been this way since I was a kid with a Commodore Amiga. I love operating systems. My wife considers it almost a sickness; she is perfectly happy running one and the same Windows on the computer year in year out - I am not. I switch to the latest Windows as soon as it is out, I always install updates and patches when available...latest DirectX, latest WM apps and shit... I try out Linux distros, various other free OSs. I LOVED OS/2 Warp back in the day.

I install a copy of Windows, and a few months later I find myself feeling like wiping the HD clean and installing something else on it again. Perhaps Linux and XP both? Or 2k Server instead of XP?

It's sick. I know.

Speaking of OSs...which would you rather run - Windows 2000 Server, or XP Pro?

Personally, I used to run Win2kServer, but when XP came out and it was stable, I started using that. I perfer it over 2k now with the exception of IIS only allowing 1 website and only 2 concurrent connections.

I've run pretty much every version of windows since 3.1, so seeing where windows is today is nice, but annoying with all the viruses/holes.

As for other distros, I usually have 1 or 2 linux distros installed at once for when I'm bored. Except for those times when I'm not paying attention, and reading the help docs to closely and I do a mke2fs /dev/hda1 which is what the manual said, but happened to be my XP partition

That was a sad day.

a2k · 08-19-2003, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LNCPapa
I think I may have the same sickness - but I put each OS on a new box instead of wiping it. That's why I have 21 boxen now.

21 boxes?!? That's definitely a sickness.

08-17-2003, 10:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	Operating systems...my secret love. I've been this way since I was a kid with a Commodore Amiga. I love operating systems. My wife considers it almost a sickness; she is perfectly happy running one and the same Windows on the computer year in year out - I am not. I switch to the latest Windows as soon as it is out, I always install updates and patches when available...latest DirectX, latest WM apps and shit... I try out Linux distros, various other free OSs. I LOVED OS/2 Warp back in the day. I install a copy of Windows, and a few months later I find myself feeling like wiping the HD clean and installing something else on it again. Perhaps Linux and XP both? Or 2k Server instead of XP? It's sick. I know. Speaking of OSs...which would you rather run - Windows 2000 Server, or XP Pro? __________________ Who is John Galt?

08-17-2003, 10:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
LNCPapa Crazy Location: Notre Dame	I think I may have the same sickness - but I put each OS on a new box instead of wiping it. That's why I have 21 boxen now. __________________ No mercy for the bandwidth impaired

08-18-2003, 06:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	I guess I'm moving towards XP - it's quite pretty and has some nice extras. However, I still really like 2000 Pro ("really" in terms of "much better than 98 or 95"). Give me RISC OS any day - if anyone here has heard of it! __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)

08-18-2003, 07:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
kofspades Crazy	We have RISC machines at work. __________________ Even if you stop the clock, it gives the right time twice a day. Once we get out of the eighties, the nineties are going to make the sixties look like the fifties.

08-18-2003, 08:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Xirax Psycho Location: Toronto	Personally I'm a gentoo linux whore. Desktop all the way. 2k for gaming. Nothing but Debian for my server though. __________________ perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'

08-18-2003, 01:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
charliex Junkie Location: North Hollywood	i;d rather run 2k server on a server, and xp pro on a desktop.

08-18-2003, 02:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Latch In Your Dreams Location: City of Lights	I'm the same way with OS's.. always have to change, try something new (or old) and different. About a year ago we installed OS/2 Warp 4 on a box here.. just to play with it.. that brought back some memories! I agree w/ charliex in terms of what to use.

08-18-2003, 07:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dave Upright Location: Within GMT+10	I would rather use neither of those listed. I think the reason becomes quite obvious when I give a basic list of the operating systems I can find around this house: Linux (debian, mostly) FreeBSD NetBSD (sparc) OpenBSD (sparc) Solaris SunOS (4.1.4, before it became solaris, the sysV derivative) Ultrix (Yes, really, it's on a decstation 5000/150) Irix HPUX OpenVMS (both VAX and Alpha) OS/400 (running on an AS400 9404 F10) I'm sure that I've missed something in there. But as can be seen, I'm a collector of obscure hardware and software.

08-18-2003, 10:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
charliex Junkie Location: North Hollywood	RISCOS cool, i have been looking around for an archimedes or a riscos machine, i program in ARM daily, great OS back in the day

08-19-2003, 04:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
Tickford Insane Location: Australia	Personal I like WinXP running in classic mode...... just like the extra bits, and perfer the classic interface... __________________ Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined. Samuel Goldwyn

08-19-2003, 11:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
hello.jpg Guest	i wouldn't install windows 2003 server on a Desktop. Windows XP is cheaper and more suitable.