IT/Computer freaks

**jrandom** · 9th January 2007, 12:35

Originally Posted by Sniper

GLUE

"It is pitch black. Your computer has been eaten by a GLUE."

Sorry, someone had to say it.

**Lias** · 9th January 2007, 12:37

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

So do PCs... I use my PC over the mac here as the software is cheaper...

and it does the job just as well...

just don't clutter your system up with crud and it will run smoothly...

Paying for software is a crime!

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 9th January 2007, 12:39

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

Its funny how everyone was oohing and arring over the look and feel of XP when it was released? Well a lot of the cosmetics (look) of XP were actually stolen from mac os! You look at longhorn and you will see an uncanny resembalance to mac os x - the current os of apple macs!! Apple is leading the way! Bill Gates cant keep up...

Bring on the revolution!! Buy a Mac!!

The MAC OS was stolen from GEOS and they got the gui idea from commodore amgia... heck I had GEOS on my C64/128

**Disco Dan** · 9th January 2007, 12:41

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

The MAC OS was stolen from GEOS

Maybe, but my point was the creation of DOS itself! The orignal basis for windows OS ! This was sold to microsoft!!

* Its not secure.
* Its flawed.
* It smells funny

**pervert** · 9th January 2007, 12:43

Claiming a Windows system is not secure (or unstable for that matter) does no more than demonstrate a complete lack of operating knowledge.

**jrandom** · 9th January 2007, 12:45

Originally Posted by Lias

Paying for software is a crime!

It's people like you that make people like me keep people like Aladdin in business.

**Lias** · 9th January 2007, 12:48

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

Bring on the revolution!! Buy a Mac!!

Die die die :-P

**Disco Dan** · 9th January 2007, 12:48

Originally Posted by pervert

Claiming a Windows system is not secure (or unstable for that matter) does no more than demonstrate a complete lack of operating knowledge.

Name me ONE windows operating system available today that is 100% secure. The 'band aid' approach doesnt work.

The only flaw with Macs is that I sometimes use MSN - which is a microsoft product. And even then the only virus' that can attack only affect msn, nothing else.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 9th January 2007, 12:51

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

Maybe, but my point was the creation of DOS itself! The orignal basis for windows OS ! This was sold to microsoft!!

* Its not secure.
* Its flawed.
* It smells funny

DOS by itself is a is secure and a very quick OS. As for flawed... how... yes it is an old OS using old technology, but not flawed.

The orginal Windows was not sold as a OS but sold as a GUI to be used with DOS (Big difference) you had to already have dos on your PC.

As for the buying it... so!?! this happens all the time with business whats your point, I have done similar things myself in th ebusiness world.

I would call the MAC OS secure either, no system is...

**Lias** · 9th January 2007, 12:54

Originally Posted by Fish

It's people like you that make people like me keep people like Aladdin in business.

I dont think they've invented any software yet thats uncrackable :-)

Personally, the more any company tries to protect its code, the more actively I will go out of my way to share copies of it :-)

Their is entirely too much crap software, and overpriced software out there to do anything BUT pirate imho.

If software is REALLY good, and reasonably priced, I might buy it, otherwise the software companies can all burn in the firey pits of /dev/null

**jrandom** · 9th January 2007, 12:54

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

DOS by itself is a is secure and a very quick OS.

Secure? DOS had no security features whatsoever! It didn't even have any concept of 'user identity'!

I suppose the fact that it also had no networking features meant that it was secure by default, inasmuch as it was impossible to attack remotely.

But then, by that definition, a lump of wood is also 'secure'. It's not very useful, though.

I'm really not sure what you're going on about.

**Disco Dan** · 9th January 2007, 12:55

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

DOS by itself is a is secure and a very quick OS. As for flawed... how... yes it is an old OS using old technology, but not flawed.

The orginal Windows was not sold as a OS but sold as a GUI to be used with DOS (Big difference) you had to already have dos on your PC.

As for the buying it... so!?! this happens all the time with business whats your point, I have done similar things myself in th ebusiness world.

I would call the MAC OS secure either, no system is...

So you admit it smells funny then?

**pervert** · 9th January 2007, 12:56

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

Name me ONE windows operating system available today that is 100% secure. The 'band aid' approach doesnt work.

High-profile companies the world over use Microsoft OS, not Mac's.

You're a dreamer if you think OS X is 100% secure.

If Mac's became the most popular system, they would be in the same boat as Microsoft is now in regards to viruses etc.

The creators and attackers don't give a shit about disrupting a tiny little proprortion of users that use a Mac. They feel bad enough for you using a Mac, without infecting your 'PC' as well.