Which OS do you use, and why do you prefer it over others?

[reset]

While WINE is pretty good, it doesn't support a lot of DirectX things and a lot of apps just plain don't work. There is a lot of work to be done.

I think I'll just stick with my OS X box.

[Omnipotent]

Hypercon Connections

If you are running Red Hat there will probably be a message about a "lock" in the /etc/ppp/options file. This will keep kppp from working so you will need to edit this file with a text editor and delete the word "lock" and save it.

Lmao. I forgot about that part. I got linux online a while ago, but then something happened to the X Windows so I just uninstalled it, Then reinstalling it forgetting about the "Lock" thing.

But Normally I use Windows XP.

[newblood]

PANTHER...i've had almost no experience whatsoever in it, but hell...who cares...all of the OS's that are OSX<=, deserve a fair amount of love, caring, and just plain old reverence.

[Shawnzi]

I've used almost every version of windows: 3.1, 95, 98, 98SE, 2000, Server 2003, XP Home, XP Pro. I've used Linux - SuSE. I've used Mac OS 9, OS 10.3.1, Apple. And FreeBSD.
I prefer windows for development and because its not UNIX based. But Mac's are good for photo editing and Linux for Internet based stuff

[Neko-Gabe-san]

-hugs tux- I really love Linux for shell and happy editablality, Mac OSX for it's ubershineyness and ease in photoshop, and I am content with windows beacuse... well... it's what I have. heart

[pixelilly]

Which OS do you use? Mac OS 10.2.8
How long have you been using it? I have been using Mac OS since I was about 6.
Have you tried more than one? Yes I have tried PCs
Why do you prefer one over the other? Macs are just easier to use and are better in my opinion. Plus the interface is much more attractive than Windows.

[NovionSolarius]

Windows XP Pro

Macs are annoying. ><

[Shawnzi]

NovionSolarius

Windows XP Pro

Macs are annoying. ><

You should try using programs like Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator. Macs are really extremely good for handling programs like that. I mean I know its your opinion, but still they can be fun.

[NovionSolarius]

I have tried it on those other compys, but I dont find it worth the lack of power and overall goodness.

Macs are also not well equipped for 3d rendering

[Serathan Skyhope]

Windows XP Professional. On top of that i use LiteStep with a theme a friend have done called BlueShade, so i don't have to see that i'm using a microsoft product when i'm accessing the desktop or the start menu. And i use UltraEdit32 as text editor, and Powerdesk instead of Explorer to browse my HD's. I'm thinking about installing another web browser and WindowBlinds too so i can't see that i'm using windows in any way.

No, i don't like Microsoft. But they're the only option for me...

[Foolish]

XP pro, love it to death

[clysteon]

I dig this chat place man. blaugh

[ChouchoCelia]

NovionSolarius

Macs are also not well equipped for 3d rendering

Maya. On the Mac. 'Nuff said.

For those that care, my mot recent range of machines include Win XP Pro, Win 2003 Server, OS X, and OpenBSD. I'm probably happiest with my OpenBSD box, because I never have to touch it. It does what it needs to do, with little or no tweaking from me.

I've been using pretty much everything since 1989. If I need to do computer work, it's gonna be Unix. If I'm doing anything creative, it's gonna a Mac. Should anyone needs a network security specialist let me know. ^.^

[Death_Lord]

I use Windows 98 SE. XP just cuts out most of my good games. [SE] I also it need for my Master of Orion III game. The new the Windows, the more dos games you lose. I love my dos games.

[Phoenix_bird of fire]

I am a strict Windows man, just for the fact that it is very centralized. I have tried Red Hat LinuxOS, but after about 3 hours of sitting there and scratching my head just TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET TO THE FRICKIN CD-ROM DRIVE, I finally gave up and reloaded the boot drive with Windows 98 SE. That's what I have had to use, having pretty much nothing else available. I tried running 2000 (very nice, very stable, and makes management much easier) and XP on my machine, but out of some freak accident, my drive shorted out. Not sure who manufactured the board, but I do know it was a low-end corporate solution with the SiS 620 / SiS 5595 chipset. Integrated video and sound, and supposedly supported ATX, though it was an AT form-factor. It was actually a hybrid. You could use an ATX power supply with it, but it didn't support PS/2 keyboard (use an adapter for the AT connector). It was a Socket 370, with clock speed the full spectrum from 66 to 133 MHz, and I have no idea what the fastest processor you can put in it is. Anyway, it was designed for 98, but I ran 2000 Pro and XP Pro on it. Now, I have an ASUS P2B-F (my first motherboard with AGP, sadly enough), on which I am running a Celeron 533 with 256 MB RAM and a Savage 4 32 MB video card (very nice!!) I managed to procure a pair of 2 GB drives, which are serving me well with 98. It hasn't crashed yet, despite a hairy situation with a piece of metal getting wedged between board and AGP port. Video just about fried.

Anyway, I love 2000 for its manageability, and I favor XP (not XP home, of course!!!) for its basis on the 2000/NT OS's rock-solid stability. Thing is, it's too flowery, while 2000 gets right to business--but, XP has better multimedia support. I use it here at school. Not particularly for educational purposes, either... xp