Operating system poll

[k14]

I recently upgraded my 4 year old desktop (with only 1gb of ram) to vista and I seem to be at a bit of a loss at everyone bagging it. Once it boots, it seems to be very similar to XP in speed. You have to turn aero off but that is not too much of a stretch. On my other box which is brand new it is very quick, much faster than any other computer I have used recently. That is probably mainly due to it being a new machine though.

Everyone seems to bag the latest and greatest. Eventually you're going to have to get used to it because XP won't be supported for much longer by Microsoft.

[Bren]

Eventually you're going to have to get used to it because XP won't be supported for much longer by Microsoft.

either that or go Open Source.....I love Ubuntu!

[k14]

either that or go Open Source.....I love Ubuntu!

Yeah thats true, until you want to play a game, or have some random network driver issue and have to wait 3 months for the next revision to come out...

[imdying]

Open source... free if your time is worth nothing.

[ManDownUnder]

I prefer applications over operating systems......

Good cal - coz loading the Apps and THEN the OS just don't work...

[rainman]

Interesting... anything critical, I wouldn't use anything else. People who actually know alternate operating systems inside out at an enterprise level are still pretty thin on the ground (no, not those morons who've done a few linux installs and think they can make it as a system manager)... if the alternate OS guy dissappears for whatever reason, those critical systems need to remain readily maintainable without me having to spend 6 weeks looking for another admin who's worth a knob of goat shit.

Who you calling alternate?

I have a herd of Unix (various flavours), Linux and storage geeks if you need some, just PM me.

[rainman]

And where , pray , is the option for DOS 6.22? Or, CPM ? Or, indeed, AIX ? What is th epoint of asking what OS I run when you do not include those I do.

I can understand the DOS, and even the AIX, but pray, tell, what do you run the CP/M on?

[TerminalAddict]

..... AIX ?.....

zomg !!!! I have certs in aix sys admin .... somewhere

someone once told me, if you can run aix .. you can run anything

[TerminalAddict]

Interesting... anything critical, I wouldn't use anything else. People who actually know alternate operating systems inside out at an enterprise level are still pretty thin on the ground (no, not those morons who've done a few linux installs and think they can make it as a system manager)... if the alternate OS guy dissappears for whatever reason, those critical systems need to remain readily maintainable without me having to spend 6 weeks looking for another admin who's worth a knob of goat shit.

when the Linux geek grows up (we do eventually) they soon choose to use the right tool for the job .. if its windows, then windows it is.

fark trying to run asp on Linux (chillisoft something something = bollocks)

And some n00bs (read: managers) seem to like crystal reports and MsSQL .. far be it from me to stand their way .. I just make sure the DR and BC plan are working .. waiting for the inevitable

[Gremlin]

...and I seem to be at a bit of a loss at everyone bagging it. Once it boots, it seems to be very similar to XP in speed. You have to turn aero off but that is not too much of a stretch.

Everyone seems to bag the latest and greatest. Eventually you're going to have to get used to it because XP won't be supported for much longer by Microsoft.

It appears to be fine to you, as you seem to be a single pc user. Try hooking it into a network etc, and let the games begin. Or load business specific software.

No... I don't have to get used to Vista. I only ring MS because license keys are not working when they should. I fix problems myself, and Windows 7 will be around before MS ditch XP (they can't make a call that bad can they?)

Its very telling that XP was launched in 2001, Vista launched in 2008, and Windows 7 will probably be around by year end ('09). That spell anything out to you?

[Brian d marge]

use linux mint ( ubuntu 8.10 in a different hat),, Use open surce software fore Engineering , Calculix , nice FEA app, Open foam CFD for fluid flows , and Varicad for 3d cad , Blender for rendering ....

Works well for me , and I use a pentium 4 with a gig of ram, ( yes it works, !!)

but I dint pay ..how much ??? for vista , I didnt have to upgrade almost everything to run Vista ,,,.. no viruses , ctrl -space and the languages change ( completely ) as in I get the os in Japanese, ..., When I do have an issue there is a really supportive Forum, ....

and its all Freeeee...........

Not that everything is ok here in Linux land , my cannon pixus scanner ,,,needs a fancy bit of terminal work to make it run ,,,not the fault of Linux , but of cannon for not releasing the drivers. ( and you can understand that with linux under 0.6% of the market !)

all is good here , no pirateted software , everything I need to work with ,,,

Happy camper !

Stephen

[jonbuoy]

It appears to be fine to you, as you seem to be a single pc user. Try hooking it into a network etc, and let the games begin. Or load business specific software.

No... I don't have to get used to Vista. I only ring MS because license keys are not working when they should. I fix problems myself, and Windows 7 will be around before MS ditch XP (they can't make a call that bad can they?)

Its very telling that XP was launched in 2001, Vista launched in 2008, and Windows 7 will probably be around by year end ('09). That spell anything out to you?

Yeah you can't buy a single XP licence anymore but if you buy vista premium you can downgrade it and get a new install licence key for XP pro microsoft look like they will be supporting it for a while yet. I've got loads of apps,diagnostics, firmware updating tools that won't run on anything else. Sure I'm not the only one. XP pro has been the best so far IMHO. A lot of peoples problems on home PC's stem from peripheral manufacturers putting needless taskbar startups and morbidly obese autorun programmes where only basic driver software is needed.

[Slyer]

I'm using the windows 7 beta, it's a very very stable beta too. I haven't had any problems with it besides daemon tools not working.

Everything just... works well together, new taskbar is useful, I approve of all the changes, installs fast and easy, loads fast, runs fast.
Seems like the first OS that they've really listened to what people want.

I use xp pro sp3 at work as well, which runs mintly on what little hardware there is.

[Bren]

I'm using the windows 7 beta, it's a very very stable beta too. I haven't had any problems with it besides daemon tools not working.

Everything just... works well together, new taskbar is useful, I approve of all the changes, installs fast and easy, loads fast, runs fast.
Seems like the first OS that they've really listened to what people want.

I use xp pro sp3 at work as well, which runs mintly on what little hardware there is.

I am glad xp works well for you on an outdated system...that is one of the reasons i chose linux...xp runs sluggishly on mine, which is a 2.0ghz w/512m ram. or maybe it runs fast enough, and my perspective has changed because running Ubuntu 8.10 with LXDE makes my machine run quick...

[Slyer]

My work PC is a 2.4 P4 with a gig of ram. I think my standards are just high though haha...

Oh yeah I should note that, Windows 7 runs mintly on a 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo with 4GB of ram, Vista wasn't too bad but 7 takes the cake on this machine.