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Title: [Survey] What OS(s) do you use?
Post by: William Grim on 2002-09-03T17:16:16-05:00 (Tuesday)

What operating system(s) does everyone use?

I use Windows 2000 Professional on my desktop just for games, but I use FreeBSD 4.6.2 on my server.

Also, I generally have my hands all over Solaris, but that isn't on my own computer.

I know this poll only lets you pick one thing .. pick the one you use the most. Comment about the others you use.

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Post by: Michael Kennedy on 2002-09-03T18:34:00-05:00 (Tuesday)

Windows 2000 Pro on my laptop and desktop and Mandrake 8.2 on my server. We're going to use Mandrake 8.2 extensively on some servers at work, so I'll be getting a lot more time on those systems.

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Post by: Peter Motyka on 2002-09-03T19:59:48-05:00 (Tuesday)

I use Window 2000 on my main desktop computer and OpenBSD 3.1 on my NATD/firewall. I would use *nix on the desktop more if I could find a cheap VGA switch box... For the time being, I use Gnome via VNC on solar.cs.siue.edu to get my *nix GUI fix.

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Post by: Michael Kennedy on 2002-09-03T20:01:27-05:00 (Tuesday)

How cheap of a VGA switch box? I have 2 cheap and one not-so-cheap. Let me know with a PM.

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Post by: Guest on 2002-09-03T21:13:13-05:00 (Tuesday)

I know this will generate some interesting responses...

Why is WinXP not up there? or Win 95/98?

I use WinXP Professional on my main computer and Win98SE on my laptop.

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Post by: Stiffler on 2002-09-03T21:20:21-05:00 (Tuesday)

Cause, Win XP is basically Win 2K, and Win 9x line of OSes is not worth mentioning. If you use a 9x OS, up to 2K or XP.

Jon

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Post by: Michael Kennedy on 2002-09-03T21:21:14-05:00 (Tuesday)

Good point- I'm sure more people use 95, 98, and XP than BeOS.

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Post by: Stiffler on 2002-09-03T21:49:25-05:00 (Tuesday)

BeOS is making a comeback. There is a free, open source version out. A whole 2 ppl DLed it, so it's coming back. :-)

Besides, Microsoft will discontinue the support for 98 in a year or so, and I think 95 is already no longer supported.

Jon

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Post by: R. Andrew Lamonica on 2002-09-04T20:47:53-05:00 (Wednesday)

I think BSD, Solaris and MAC OS X have as much or more in common with eachother than Windows XP and 95 do, at least under the hood.

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Post by: William Grim on 2002-09-04T21:05:44-05:00 (Wednesday)

Sorry, I didn't mean to leave any operating systems out of the vote. I was trying to think of as many as I could before I posted the poll but apparently failed in a few areas.

Well, I hope the rest of the poll is decent.

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Post by: C3 on 2002-09-05T01:28:36-05:00 (Thursday)

i run XP.....

but i voted 2k since that is the closest up there

you can say what u want a bout microsoft, but xp is their best os by far so far

-c3-

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Post by: Chris Swingler on 2002-09-10T23:11:38-05:00 (Tuesday)

Hey, you left out DOS!

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Post by: Fred Jones on 2002-11-07T15:23:49-06:00 (Thursday)

I use a dualboot XP/BSD on a P4-1.5ghz

Have fun
Fred

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