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# XP is the best MS OS yet
and I don't know why people complain like they do...
This Mandrake 9.0 here runs like a dream! I had 8.2 installed some weeks ago and it was working fine too, but this 9.0 is far better! So far! Everything is fast and flawless...
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:25, archived)
# it works lovely on my machine which it was preinstalled on
but it made a horrible mess of the downstairs one. it seems to be good when bundled with a new machine, but i wouldn't upgrade to it on an existing computer
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:27, archived)
# I do like XP, but it has to
be tweaked to work for my taste of it...
And it's quite important to use NTFS for optimal performance...
Machines under 500 MHz and 128 MB of RAM is not a good idea...
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:33, archived)
# this is true
i've got 1ghz and 112megs ram (yes, i know), and it really could be faster, but i'm too poor to upgrade at the mo
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:35, archived)
# Beef it up so
you have at least 512 MB and you'll be happy!
8)
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:39, archived)
# I want a big bastard PC
but I can't afford it yet.
Soon I shall buy I big fuck-off G4 tower with OSX Server and network all my stuff up, oh yes!
they will all bow to me, oh yes, they shall bow
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:43, archived)
# I've never really tried
a Mac, so I don't know what I'm missing...
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:00, archived)
# Used them from 87-95
And now they're Unix based, I think I should re-indulge!
They're sexy too.
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:08, archived)
# They do look good
and UNIX is old and well tested and in constant development...
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:20, archived)
# Penny-Arcade had a great cartoon on this
There's probably problems in the coding techniques at MS, but I refrain from comparing the maturity of a 7 yr old OS to an 11 yr old kernel based on a 30 yr old OS.
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:30, archived)
# An oldie but a goodie
Windows - A 32 bit extension and graphical shell,
for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system, originally
coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a
2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:35, archived)
# hahahahahaha...
you grouchy IT you
8D
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:38, archived)
# Yeah, right -
I'm an envelope stuffer by trade...
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:40, archived)
# There are annoyances I have with it
I have to admit, but I'm too good with it and a bit shit with Unix (though I can make symbolic links!) to make a swap.
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:39, archived)
# Ever read
"In The Beginning Was The Command Line?" If not I recommend it - a must for all tech heads.
It mentions a Dilbert cartoon with a dark, bearded figure - The Unix Op. He flips a nickel at Dilbert and says "Get a real OS, kid."
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:43, archived)
# I know that one! I know it!
He's cool. And wears braces.
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:44, archived)
# Read the book?
It's available from Cryptonomicon - I read it at work one day when the proxy went down.
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:49, archived)
# Not read it
but I'm aware of it.
Currently attempting The Cathedral and The Bazaar. And The Hacker Ethic.
and neural networks for pattern recognition...
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:58, archived)