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I'm running Windows XP SP2 at the moment, but I'm really excited for the release of Vista later in the year. I also can't wait for Office 12! Despite the negative things people say about Microsoft, the company does have some truly innovative concepts this time around. The new interface, while resource intensive, looks to make using a computer much more streamlined. Here's an article that summarizes some of the pros and cons of Windows Vista:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...1740&ncid=1729 There's nowhere I can't reach. |
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
First, why should those programs be ported when OSS-equivalents exist? wxmusik, amarok, muine, and several other programs function similarly to foobar2000; grip is (IMO) superior to EAC, as it's got less clutter in the configuration and runs much faster for me; no idea about Kega Fusion. Also, Windows XP, when I ran it, was leaner than Windows 2000. :P
As a fun fact, foobar2000 runs perfectly in wine, and EAC is still mostly functional under it. Also, why are you posting a reply "I'll do [x] when [y]" to everyone? It's annoying. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
I was speaking idiomatically. |
Also, what on earth does, "I don't know how Linux handles CD-ROM commands" mean? Could you elaborate a bit? As far as I've been able to tell over the years I've used Linux (or Unix, for that matter), it handles CD-ROM commands much like any other OS, unless I've been missing something. (Sure, the underlying code is different, but the same effects occur.) How ya doing, buddy? |
FELIPE NO |
ASPI !== ultimate ripping security.
Things can be ripped 'excellently' with things like grip on Linux. As a matter of fact, you don't even need ASPI on Windows: an ASPI layer only provides a standard method of communication between the SCSI/ATAPI host adapter and the devices on it, which may or may not result in more desirable performance. Also, what version of DOSBox have you tried D3D on? It works fine with 0.63 (for me, anyway). What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
I've been running Win ME for the past 6 or so years and I really like it. I never had problems with it like people keep on telling me how ME sucks and all.(Though I do notice when I Play my machine, I have to rebort every four or so hours depending on the game and etc. Unlike my friend's machine on XP...)
But I am going to get XP as soon as I buy a new machine during the summer... I'll porblay make a thread on which XP to get so this thread doesn't get derailed. Jam it back in, in the dark.
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XP SP2. I fooled around with Vista Beta 2 in fall last year but lost interest fast as everything so so much slower and my 5.1 sound wouldn't work.
I've also been known to dabble in teh loonicks (Mandrake/Mandriva, particularly), but Windows XP truly is a superior operating system. Most amazing jew boots |
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I'm running Windows 98SE. It's pretty sad, really. The computer started out with Windows ME, and when that eventually crapped out, I had XP for 30 days until it stopped working. I couldn't afford to buy anything, so I just had my aunt install Windows 98 on it.
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
I was speaking idiomatically. |
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
FELIPE NO |
Wark! |
dual booting:
XP Media Center Edition 2005 Vista Build 5270 Surprising the vista build is stable for me, the only real problem i'm having is with my Audigy 2 sound card, which is a known problem. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Jam it back in, in the dark. |
There's nowhere I can't reach. |
On BigShell I'm running Gentoo Linux with KDE, and dual-booting Windows XP Home for high-end gaming (though Linux works fine for most emulators and it also has a huge selection of independent games).
I've also got Gentoo running on OuterHeaven which is a Powerbook G3 Lombard (1999). Found a nice, little window manager called wmi that lets you use the keyboard for everything, which is great because I hate using a trackpad. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
I'm using Windows XP SP 1, and this desktop will remain running on it for some time. This summer, however, I'll buy a new Mactel laptop, which will be running OS X Tiger, of course.
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
This is advertising, and I hope your post gets deleted. A pathetic PR stunt. Yes, I am being crude and uncivilized here, but you sir take the fucking cake. Even fanboys of Microsoft can keep their sperm inside their person while discussing the various virtues of the Windows OS. You are probably paid to do this, and it is fucking sickening. That said, I have dual boot for Debian 3.11 and Windows XP SP1. My eventual goal is to rely solely on linux distros. It's not quite feasable right now because I'm still learning (took me 4 hours to install KDE when it turns out all I needed was apt-get install kde ). Once I get the hang of Debian and CLI, I think I'll be switching forever. For now though, XP is where it's at. I was speaking idiomatically. |
yes neus, i thought he was a bit overenthusiastic about office 12 too....
i'm running windows xp sp1. i really don't like sp2- it fucked around with zonealarm and internet access, and kept saying my antivirus is out of date, which it isn't. anyway, i'm not looking forward to vista and i'm not trying to get out of using windows-- i have too many programs that are rooted in what i'm doing. from the 20 or so winamp plugins that i rely on for music formats to the 3 programs i use to develop music / software in DOS, i can't switch. well, i guess i could, but it'd be painful and annoying, which i don't want. What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
Currently running Windows XP Pro, but will probably try out Ubuntu Linux on a laptop soon.
FELIPE NO |
I'd try out linux, but the first thing I'd do is look for tools / programs to allow me to run windows programs. I don't ecounter any problems with windows at all - any problems or crashes for me are caused either by 3rd party drivers or programs. And those happen extremely rarely.
So I'll stick with my XP SP1 and be happy with it. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
IMO, trying to run Windows programs in Linux, while very possible, is somewhat pointless. Many people have taken it upon themselves to write programs to allow them to do what could previously only be done in Windows. You'd be surprised just how many open-source programs do just what you're looking for.
Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Agreed.
Linux has been my primary operating system for over two years now and I've come to do everything with it, exept for some things that really need Windows (which is an XP-SP2 I reach via dual boot with Grub). You know, some games, some apps they make me use at college. The most curious thing about using Linux is, how you whole perception of software gradually changes. It becomes an issue for you wether a program is "open source" or just "freeware". You scratch your head when installing something on Windows by first browsing to its website, download the *.exe, run it, go through the setup and probably clean up after it (you know, those autostart nazis among programs). After a while you have a couple of those fancy command line tricks up your sleeve, not so much because you couldn't do it through graphical/mouse driven means (those days are mostly gone, thank god) but it's just faster. Well, to balance things out a bit, I think M$ certainly did a lot to push graphical interfaces in general and some of their mantainance progs are easier to use than a command line. But as mentioned before, the last point is gradually fading and the lack of choice and open standards really puts me off by now. If you feel like trying it, I'd recommend the Ubuntu or SuSE distribution. And it wouldn't hurt to have a friend over with some experience to spare. (I once did this break-in-ritual over phone ... distance call - you get the idea.) There's nowhere I can't reach.
Last edited by Cyrus XIII; Mar 3, 2006 at 09:52 PM.
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