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Linux vs. Windows (pg. 3)
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| Trancer-X |
Windows 2000, XP Pro
XP was already installed on my computer when I got it, and I have my old registered copy of Windows 2000 Pro that I have running exclusively on my old computer. I actually have my new computer set up as a dual boot (Win XP Pro/2000 Pro on a 74GB SATA WD Raptor) for redundancy, knowing the way Windows operates.
I don't have Linux installed but I do run Knoppix here and there from a CD. At one point I had SuSe running but I didn't use it all that much because of the relatively limited amount of programs available.
I've also been fooling around with Longhorn (build 5048) a bit, but am not about to run it as my main OS as it's still way too buggy. |
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| St_Andrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
I've also been fooling around with Longhorn (build 5048) a bit, but am not about to run it as my main OS as it's still way too buggy. |
I tried longhorn 1.5 years ago or so, it took up something like 700mb in ram... |
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| ogvh5150 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
I've also been fooling around with Longhorn (build 5048) a bit, but am not about to run it as my main OS as it's still way too buggy. |
You do realize that is unsupported beta software. I wouldn't go throwing that in any mission critical machines.
Then again Windows is general is in perpetual repair anyway. |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by ogvh5150
You do realize that is unsupported beta software. I wouldn't go throwing that in any mission critical machines.
Then again Windows is general is in perpetual repair anyway. |
The copy I have was released by Microsoft at the last
Windows Hardware Engineering Conference
It's supported through MSDN's WinFX newsgroup. :D
http://msdn.microsoft.com/longhorn/...ity/newsgroups/
I have 3 different SATA drives I can swap in as C: so that's really not an issue. |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by St_Andrew
I tried longhorn 1.5 years ago or so, it took up something like 700mb in ram... |
That was most likely the pre-alpha, something like 4-5 builds ago. |
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| ogvh5150 |
I just got the 4074 (dunno about this build number) and 5048 (WinHEC) from ed2k. When I feel adventurous I'll try it.
Also just finished getting Fedora Core 4, Ubuntu, Yoper, Arch and Slynux Linux distros. Gonna try them all one at a time to see how dumbed down they are for n00bs, not including FC4 in that statement. |
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| St_Andrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
That was most likely the pre-alpha, something like 4-5 builds ago. |
yes, it was the first release that made its way into the public (although not officially). At the time i saw nothing good whatsoever with it tho, like win xp but much worse!!! |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by St_Andrew
yes, it was the first release that made its way into the public (although not officially). At the time i saw nothing good whatsoever with it tho, like win xp but much worse!!! |
Well, I liked the icons so much I put them on my XP. :) |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by ogvh5150
Also just finished getting Fedora Core 4, Ubuntu, Yoper, Arch and Slynux Linux distros. Gonna try them all one at a time to see how dumbed down they are for n00bs, not including FC4 in that statement. |
I've been fooling around with Symphony OS and I really like it. :) |
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| igottaknow |
| i have both a mac and windows. :D |
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| NeoPhono |
Didn't see this one the first time around.
I have a dual boot machine in which I run Redhat Fedora Core 4 using GNOME (linux) the majority of the time, and then I use Windows XP (grugingly) for the applications I can't get to work using a Windows emulator like WINE and that I can't find a good alternative for under linux.
My lovely desktop...
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| ogvh5150 |
| less is the new more |
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