What OS are you using at home?

Boray · Post by **Boray** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:24 pm

Time for an updated OS poll...

English Invader · Post by **English Invader** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:38 pm

I'm still using Windows XP. At the moment, it's quite adequate for my needs.

In the long term, I'm thinking about Ubuntu. From what I've seen of Vista, I don't like it very much and I can't imagine Windows 7 being much better.

PaulQ · Post by **PaulQ** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:36 pm

Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10. Need Windows 7 for my career (can't control my DG700 pressure flow gauge with anything but MS), like Ubuntu 9.10 because I've always liked alternative operating systems. Thus, I dual boot.

pitcalco · Post by **pitcalco** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:14 pm

Windows 7 most of the time - and most of the time it has worked just fine.

My other OSes are (used less often):
Puppy Linux,
Windows XP,
Dos 6.2
BASIC V2
Whatever the OS in the Atari ST is called (shows I hardly use that at all)

rhurst · Post by **rhurst** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:26 pm

Linux as the host; XP as a guest -- I will never run Windows on bare metal again.

6502dude · Post by **6502dude** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:32 pm

What about CPM 2.2 ?

gklinger · Post by **gklinger** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:01 pm

pitcalco wrote:Whatever the OS in the Atari ST is called (shows I hardly use that at all)

That would be TOS (alternately referred to as "Total Operating System" and "The Operating System" but everyone really knows it stands for "Tramiel Operating System") with the Digital Research's GEM as the GUI.

6502dude wrote:What about CPM 2.2 ?

I guess that would be "Other".

pitcalco · Post by **pitcalco** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:17 pm

That would be TOS (alternately referred to as "Total Operating System" and "The Operating System" but everyone really knows it stands for "Tramiel Operating System") with the Digital Research's GEM as the GUI.

Ah, that's it! Thanks Golan. How could I forget?

English Invader · Post by **English Invader** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:02 am

So, what's the general feeling about Windows 7? Is it a viable successor to XP? And is there much difference from Vista?

Bacon · Post by **Bacon** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:45 am

I voted Other Linux because I use Kubuntu 8.04. Although an official alternative version of Ubuntu it's different enough to be considered a separate OS imho.

Other, less often used operating systems:

Eeebuntu (on my EeePC, used almost as much as my main machine)
Windows XP (Needed for the occasional game and for managing the sounds and OS in my Nord Stage Compact)
Ubuntu Studio
Commodore BASIC V2
Commodore BASIC V3.5
Commodore BASIC V7
MOS TIM (in my Micro-KIM)
Sinclair BASIC (in my ZX Spectrum+)

Post by **Jeff-20** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:33 am

Windows xp. But I still use Word Perfect 12. I hope to get a new computer soon, I'm waiting for a really good netbook.

Pedro Lambrini · Post by **Pedro Lambrini** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:33 am

Windows XP for me. I hate the fact that there is a virtual (read: actual) monopoly in the OS market but the fact is I have tried other OS's and they just don't do everything that I want of them.

I own a Mac with OS X and MorphOS on it, I run Amiga OS 3.9 through emulation and I have a second PC dual booting Vista and Ubuntu but all of these OS's, while having certain favourable features, let me down one way or another...

XP allows me to use a decent browser (Chrome) for the 'net. I can download a ridiculous amount of software that doesn't require arcane knowledge to install. I can easily run a wireless network and I can also use good, fast media players to watch movies and listen to music.

OS X I have found to be, shall we say, unfriendly with a smile on it's face. MorphOS is lighting quick but the internet browsing sucks. AmigaOS is also super quick (and I still love the old Miggy!) and it is great for running old games etc but kinda lacks modern features. Vista is just a piece of shit - a complete resource hog which constantly hangs and has major compatibility issues, even with Microsoft products! Ubuntu, well, it seems nice on the surface but after spending days and days trying to get ZDoom and DoomRL (not the most demanding games!) running on it, failing then trying to play music but finding that I had soundcard problems and the network card wasn't really working properly and only getting shirty and patronising answers on various forums I gave up... For the record, to get DoomRL running under XP requires THREE mouse clicks!

So, as much as I hate the idea of Windows and Bill's business model there just isn't a real alternative out there for me...

*Ramble ends*

Boray · Post by **Boray** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:10 am

Pedro Lambrini wrote:Vista is just a piece of shit - a complete resource hog which constantly hangs and has major compatibility issues, even with Microsoft products!

Vista is really fast for me. It never hangs and everything works... The few times I've tried XP on the other hand; Nothing worked and the system worked incredibly slow. But I think there must have been something wrong with those computers. Viruses or something.

ral-clan · Post by **ral-clan** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:31 am

Pretty much split between Windows XP and AmigaOS 3.x (running in UAE on the PC). I don't think I'll upgrade for a while yet - those two do everything I need to.

Boray · Post by **Boray** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:07 am

ral-clan wrote:Pretty much split between Windows XP and AmigaOS 3.x (running in UAE on the PC). I don't think I'll upgrade for a while yet - those two do everything I need to.

Was it you who marked Amiga OS Classic then?

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