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jabman
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Jan 8, 2007, 10:15 AM

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It's been discussed before, bu here it shall end.

Windows, Mac, or Linux.

I use windows and it works fine for me. I use XP, but when I get my laptop I'm getting a FREE update to Vista.

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Jan 8, 2007, 1:44 PM

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Used Macs all my life, never had a problem with them.

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Peach Pit
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Jan 8, 2007, 1:55 PM

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Macs never really give off a sign that you are doing too much on them, and then it locks up. Thats pretty much the only thing I didn't like about the ones at school.

bye.

neocloud101
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Jan 8, 2007, 4:23 PM

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But usually the Macs at schools are ancient OS versions. My school has a bunch of Microsofts, but my English teacher has a Mac. It's a totally antiquated version.

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Koaladude
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Jan 9, 2007, 2:58 AM

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I'm using Windows XP and I'm happy with it. I bet some elitist bastard willl tell me otherwise though.

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xxsomethingxx
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Jan 9, 2007, 3:00 AM

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Vista's just a new look. With the window scrolling thing.

Linux is still by far the best.

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Jan 9, 2007, 6:23 AM

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Theoretically, no operating system is the best.

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Peach Pit
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Jan 9, 2007, 6:39 AM

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But usually the Macs at schools are ancient OS versions. My school has a bunch of Microsofts, but my English teacher has a Mac. It's a totally antiquated version.

Nah, it's media arts, and my teacher isn't stupid. We have the operating system that looks like Xaviers... I dun't know the name : )

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-Xavier-
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Jan 9, 2007, 6:51 AM

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They FREEze up because idiots treat them like windows. Macs ≠ Windows.

If you give me the specs, I can tell you what's wrong with it.

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Pheylan
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Jan 9, 2007, 7:36 AM

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DOS forever.

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Peach Pit
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Jan 9, 2007, 8:26 AM

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They FREEze up because idiots treat them like windows.

Well if idiots treat macs like Windows, and they don't FREEze their Windows computers up at home, something is wrong with them macs. But their isn't, Macs don't have the same hardware specs as the usually driven Windows PC's. Thats another reason to tread down Windows lane; 2.2ghz 150gb HD Mac = 1200$ 3.2 ghz 500gg PC plus random cool stuff = 1200$

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Athlon XP
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Jan 9, 2007, 1:00 PM

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Linux is indisputably wonderful, but there are only a few distros that install/manage software like Windows does. Usually it's just easier to just download a file, double-click it, click Next a few times, and then use your software. Especially if you have no Internet connection; what good is Synaptic or apt-get or emerge sync then? Damn Small Linux and Puppy Linux use .dsl and .pup respectively, and these are just like setup.exe or .msi files, except they install even faster. What's even better is that these distros run on extremely old hardware, so almost any computer can get Puppy on it and start watching flash movies, playing DVDs, or serving music.

Personally though, I'm in love with FREEBSD; PC-BSD to be specific. It's all the power with none of the complex install crap that comes with plain FREEBSD. Plus you get .pbi for installing stuff. It comes in a 2 CD set; the second one has lots of necessary software -- keeping it out of the setup keeps the initial install from taking forever. Then you can just install the packages you really want and be on your way. Not to mention that its system requirements are more lax than Ubuntu or Gentoo.

At the end of the day, though, I can still do more on Windows. But Windows + Interweb = neverending problems, so if I had a Windows box with no networking and a UNIX box hooked up to my DSL, I'd be happy. But for now I'm stuck with VMWare until I get my Solaris DVD burned.

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jabman
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Jan 9, 2007, 1:13 PM

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Here is what I think each is usefull for:

Windows - Business (Don't they have something.. office?)

Mac - Creativity (WEEEE FINGER PAINTING)

Linux - Uber Hax

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Athlon XP
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Jan 9, 2007, 1:19 PM

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Taz is gonna yell at me for saying this, but Microsoft Office 2003 kicks ass. Screw OpenOffice. It sucks. I hope it dies.

*deep breath*

At any rate, nothing's going to top Windows' software base and hardware compatibility. You can slap near anything into a computer and expect Windows to recognize it (unless you're stupid and trying to use a flash drive with NT 4.0 or something).

If we could get more powerful software/GAMES like AutoCAD and Photoshop ported to Linux (there's a huge thread in LinuxQuestions on that topic, go check it out) then people would definitely find a better reason to switch, even if they still had to pay. You'd already be losing the classic annoyances, like system rot, viruses, and lack of decent updates, but you're still keeping all the things you love.

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Pheylan
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Jan 9, 2007, 1:48 PM

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I loved using DOS. And I love DOS GAMES.

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TazG
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Jan 10, 2007, 2:38 AM

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Taz is gonna yell at me for saying this, but Microsoft Office 2003 kicks ass.

http://slashdot.org/features/99/06/25/1810223.shtml
http://forum.free-games.com.au/cgi-bin/gforum.cgi?post=814787#814787

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Peach Pit
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Jan 10, 2007, 6:51 AM

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Microsoft Office 2003

They seriously f'ed up frontpage that year. Really, really, really badly. Like so badly, it was easier to use notepad.

bye.

loner
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Jan 10, 2007, 9:17 AM

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Cant wait for OS X lepoard to come out.
I'm with Mac's, although I use all 3, wether it be at school, home, or on an antiquated desktop with linux.
But Microsoft has it goin or them. I mean MS paint, cmon, easily the best program ever created.
I hope macs come out with somthig along the lines of MS paint, and if they dont in the new OS, I think im making a partition for MS paint and internet.

Peach Pit
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Jan 10, 2007, 9:34 AM

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I hope macs come out with somthig along the lines of MS paint, and if they dont in the new OS, I think im making a partition for MS paint and internet.

http://www.opensword.org/Pixen/

bye.

Beamer
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Jan 10, 2007, 9:37 AM

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Microsoft. Now. Forevor. Always.

Jindrak
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Jan 10, 2007, 9:40 AM

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I use Microsoft, mostly because it's the one I've had since before I can remember. Some of my schools use Macs, but there isn't really anything special I can see about either one. Use whatever one you're more comfortable and can play all the [Expletive Deleted] you need. I heard you can't play Soldat on a mac though, so I could never use them.

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loner
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Jan 10, 2007, 1:30 PM

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I hope macs come out with somthig along the lines of MS paint, and if they dont in the new OS, I think im making a partition for MS paint and internet.

http://www.opensword.org/Pixen/

Seen it, used it, not even close.
Thats sort of more like a pixel-by-pixel editor for making sprites.

Athlon XP
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Jan 10, 2007, 10:16 PM

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They seriously f'ed up frontpage that year. Really, really, really badly. Like so badly, it was easier to use notepad.

Frontpage needs to be raped. I'd rather use Dreamweaver than that crap.

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Athlon XP
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Jan 10, 2007, 10:18 PM

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http://slashdot.org/features/99/06/25/1810223.shtml[

Come on man, it's fast and easy to torrent.

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http://forum.free-games.com.au/cgi-bin/gforum.cgi?post=814787#814787

lol u beleved me

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Sami_Taker
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Jan 11, 2007, 6:54 AM

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I think the last one should be changed to unix.

I primarily use windows (because of compatibility :<)

FREEBSD for reliability (servers etc)

Fedora (linux) for general use

oh and

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