rameumptom Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 I've used windows since I've used computers, starting with Windows 3.1 when I was little. I know it's quirky and bloated and has security holes, but it is familiar to me and in many cases it is better than people give it credit for.I actually began in the USAF in the computer field in the 1980s. We were using DOS 3.x when I began. Were we ever excited when we obtained 80286 (Zenith Z248s) computers that ran at a blazing 12 mhz!I remember the big hoopla, when we changed everyone over to Win 3.0 and later 3.1. It meant that the DOS-based Lotus 123 and Wordstar were replaced. People grumbled loudly about replacing their keyboard shortcuts with mouse menus. I was put in charge of updating terminal emulation software for 500 people. I asked one manager of 100 people how many copies he wanted for DOS, and how many for Windows. He wanted 5 copies for Windows and the rest in DOS. When I asked him if he didn't mean the other way around, he said, "Nah, Windows is a passing fad." Of course, this is from the same guy who kept backup printouts from the mainframes he was in charge of; the printouts dating back to the 1960s.... Quote
Mahone Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) I will never join the Mac cult. I'm just not interested in joining a group that is so closed to the rest of the world. I like buying my hardware from a variety of sources, and to have the option of changing my OS, if I so choose. Mac is still a very closed standard, IMO.Hmmm. I don't like apple any more than I like microsoft, but I appreciate them as they are a stable competition to microsoft, and they each keep the other on their toes. Macs are slowly encroaching on company and education networks alike; and love them or hate them, it's probably for the best. However there is so much they can do which is not documented officially (or very little of it) - the same applies with their design flaws. With a lot of their design flaws, solving them is just a case of trial and error. Edited December 23, 2009 by Mahone Quote
Dravin Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 As a side note, a few months ago I installed windows 3.1 on my brothers computer as a prank. However it is the most stable microsoft OS I've ever used (even though I did have to remove at least 3/4 of the RAM to get it to work).I one point my brother installed/emulated Windows 3.1 on his iPod touch. :) Quote
Vort Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Posted December 23, 2009 As a side note, a few months ago I installed windows 3.1 on my brothers computer as a prank. However it is the most stable microsoft OS I've ever usedYou never used MS-DOS 6.22? Quote
Mahone Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) You never used MS-DOS 6.22?The version of MS-DOS I installed windows 3.1 on top of was 7.18. The first computer I ever used was windows 3.1 when I was maybe 5 or 6 years old. I only really started to look at what I was using and how it was working after windows 2000 arrived, at which point dos was no longer required. To be honest I don't remember much about my experiences pre windows 2000.I didn't however pay for MS-DOS 7.18 or windows 3.1. I downloaded them both. I hope microsoft will forgive me Edited December 23, 2009 by Mahone Quote
Vort Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Posted December 23, 2009 The version of MS-DOS I installed windows 3.1 on top of was 7.18. The first computer I ever used was windows 3.1 when I was maybe 5 or 6 years old. I only really started to look at what I was using and how it was working after windows 2000 arrived, at which point dos was no longer required. To be honest I don't remember much about my experiences pre windows 2000.I keep forgetting that I'm old. Quote
Dravin Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 Anybody remember CP/M-86?Yeah, wasn't he that shiny (and whiny) gold droid from Star Wars? Quote
Vanhin Posted December 23, 2009 Report Posted December 23, 2009 I still tear up when I think about my Amiga... what might have been. Quote
sleepless3977 Posted December 24, 2009 Report Posted December 24, 2009 i like puppy linux which runs entirely in ram. perfect for the eeepc which i have it installed on. Server wise i prefer CentOS or Ubuntu basically because they are the servers we use the most at work and i'm the most familiar with. Desktop i prefer Fedora, don't know why but I just love the feel of it. Been playing with Mandriva a bit lately and it's a nice build. Personally i don't like gnome and prefer KDE but that's just me. Quote
Mahone Posted December 24, 2009 Report Posted December 24, 2009 i like puppy linux which runs entirely in ram. perfect for the eeepc which i have it installed on.Ah, reminds me of knoppix. Always a handy tool for data recovery and the like. Quote
sleepless3977 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Posted December 25, 2009 yeah love knoppix... got me out of a hole many times anyone know if there is the scriptures on linux yet? i have a hole bunch of text files that has the scriptures on them that i have on my eeepc which i take to church, but would like to have it in a program so to speak. Quote
Mahone Posted December 25, 2009 Report Posted December 25, 2009 anyone know if there is the scriptures on linux yet? i have a hole bunch of text files that has the scriptures on them that i have on my eeepc which i take to church, but would like to have it in a program so to speak.LDS Scriptures App for Linux - LDS ScripturesI had a quick google and found that. It's not free, but it's cheap and there is a trial to test before purchase it seems. Quote
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