Author Topic: Operating Systems (Read 13239 times)

Govind_pareek · « **on:** August 30, 2009, 01:02:49 AM »

Hey Dude I knew you like it..............

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2009, 01:18:19 AM »

The one I think is best is not in your poll.

alan2273 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 30, 2009, 01:56:14 AM »

You should add W7 to your poll

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #3 on:** August 30, 2009, 02:10:37 AM »

Indeed, but even if he did, mine wouldn't be there.

alan2273 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2009, 09:47:26 AM »

Quote from: Salmon Trout on August 30, 2009, 02:10:37 AM

Indeed, but even if he did, mine wouldn't be there.

Mine would not be there either, but a lot of people are running W7 pre release.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2009, 09:59:05 AM »

preferred Operating system poll # 104...

As with most of the polls not created as a monthly poll it is also poorly constructed.

patio · « **Reply #6 on:** August 31, 2009, 10:23:45 AM »

Other than the Monthly one i see no need for etraneous Polls ...
But others like them i see...

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #7 on:** August 31, 2009, 11:10:55 AM »

Polls & questions asking "What is your favourite OS/programming language/CPU/data structure etc" always strike me as a bit silly and juvenile. A bit like asking a carpenter which is his favourite chisel; the answer must be "the one that gets the job that I am doing done".

Aegis · « **Reply #8 on:** August 31, 2009, 12:12:50 PM »

Yet another poorly constructed poll.

I know it would be difficult to list all operating systems, but no mention of Windows 2000, the Windows Server series or UNIX.

smeezekitty · « **Reply #9 on:** August 31, 2009, 12:21:03 PM »

Quote from: Aegis on August 31, 2009, 12:12:50 PM

Yet another poorly constructed poll.

I know it would be difficult to list all operating systems, but no mention of Windows 2000, the Windows Server series or UNIX.

you mean the suckie ones?

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #10 on:** August 31, 2009, 12:36:36 PM »

An "ignore this poster" option on CH would be sooooo cool.

Aegis · « **Reply #11 on:** August 31, 2009, 12:40:22 PM »

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you mean the suckie ones?

Elucidate.

smeezekitty · « **Reply #12 on:** August 31, 2009, 12:49:56 PM »

when was the last time you heard anything good about those?
sources:
http://www.unixbigots.org/reviews/win2k.shtml
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,2129537,00.htm

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #13 on:** August 31, 2009, 12:54:00 PM »

Windows 2000 is by far the most stable Windows OS so far... the review you linked to was, not surprisingly, on "unixbigots.com" which pretty much says, "bias".

smeezekitty · « **Reply #14 on:** August 31, 2009, 12:55:39 PM »

if its so good why'd it go away so fast?

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #15 on:** August 31, 2009, 12:57:26 PM »

Quote from: smeezekitty on August 31, 2009, 12:55:39 PM

if its so good why'd it go away so fast?

you mean like the CGA?

smeezekitty · « **Reply #16 on:** August 31, 2009, 12:59:12 PM »

CGA was primary for 3 years (1983-1986)
and was used for 7 years (1983-1990)
win 2000 went away in like 2 years
kind of like ms bob

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #17 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:01:36 PM »

Quote from: Me

An "ignore this poster" option on CH would be sooooo cool.

smeezekitty · « **Reply #18 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:03:24 PM »

aha as i said lots of people quote themselves without adding information

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #19 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:05:43 PM »

what kind of backwards logic needs to be applied to even suggest that the time something remains in use is directly proportional to the completely personal quantity of "how good it is" anyway?

Have you ever used windows 2000? Which is to say, have you ever been put into a situation where you can actually create a informed opinion rather then a contrived opinion siphoned from the minds of Linux/Unix zealots who claim that Windows suffers from code bloat without realizing that all the Linux distros have grown in size almost as much.

Quote from: smeezekitty on August 31, 2009, 01:03:24 PM

aha as i said lots of people quote themselves without adding information

there's no information to add.

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #20 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:05:58 PM »

Quote from: smeezekitty on August 31, 2009, 01:03:24 PM

aha as i said lots of people quote themselves without adding information

An "ignore this poster" option on CH would be sooooo cool.

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #21 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:07:22 PM »

Quote from: smeezekitty on August 31, 2009, 12:59:12 PM

CGA was primary for 3 years (1983-1986)

Which gave rise to the success of Hercules and a number of other companies.

smeezekitty · « **Reply #22 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:09:35 PM »

hercules was a sucess for busness because of the text quality
but was a flop for home users because of its monochrome and unsuitable for games

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #23 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:14:13 PM »

Not everybody plays games

smeezekitty · « **Reply #24 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:15:58 PM »

that was the main use for pc's back then
and is a high use today

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #25 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:20:13 PM »

Quote from: smeezekitty on August 31, 2009, 01:15:58 PM

that was the main use for pc's back then
and is a high use today

No it wasn't and no it isn't.

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #26 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:20:33 PM »

Quote from: smeezekitty on August 31, 2009, 01:15:58 PM

that was the main use for pc's back then
and is a high use today

No it wasn't; spreadsheet and WP were.

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #27 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:21:39 PM »

When does the little twerp get banned?

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #28 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:30:37 PM »

harry_48 is using windows XP, I'm fairly certain...

squall_01 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:39:22 PM »

I ment his other machines, I thought that at one point.

smeezekitty · « **Reply #30 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:44:07 PM »

word processing i can understand
but spread sheets have no use at home

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #31 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:57:15 PM »

Quote from: smeezekitty on August 31, 2009, 01:44:07 PM

word processing i can understand
but spread sheets have no use at home

you have no use.

were you around when CGA was "Primary"?

I have yearbooks going from 1960 to 1990. and the focus of all the computer-related progress was business and learning applications.

smeezekitty · « **Reply #32 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:59:53 PM »

Quote from: BC_Programmer on August 31, 2009, 01:57:15 PM

I have yearbooks going from 1960 to 1990. and the focus of all the computer-related progress was business and learning applications.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer not for bussness use

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were you around when CGA was "Primary"?

no

squall_01 · « **Reply #33 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:03:04 PM »

What?

I dont use it a whole lot but mainly for bussiness data plotting an classes an such like that.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #34 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:03:23 PM »

Sorry but I'm more apt to believe the articles made at the time then wikipedia.

smeezekitty · « **Reply #35 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:06:49 PM »

http://www.google.com/search?q=ibm+pc&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=0DY&tbo=1&site=mbd&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1970%2Ccd_max%3A1990&tbo=1
the main uses was games and word processing

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #36 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:10:09 PM »

"games" was not a target feature, and never was.

Aegis · « **Reply #37 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:11:16 PM »

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but spread sheets have no use at home

You tell the thousands of people who use them to track finances and bills at home.

squall_01 · « **Reply #38 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:12:21 PM »

Quote from: BC_Programmer on August 31, 2009, 02:03:23 PM

Sorry but I'm more apt to believe the articles made at the time then wikipedia.

Point proven

smeezekitty · « **Reply #39 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:13:13 PM »

Quote from: Aegis on August 31, 2009, 02:11:16 PM

You tell the thousands of people who use them to track finances and bills at home.

evreyone i know does it on paper

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #40 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:18:26 PM »

smeezekitty has the typical Aspie trait of thinking he is the only person in the world, and that "everybody I know" is equivalent to "everybody", and that "everything I know" [or think I know] is equivalent to "everything". Unfortunately it is also a key trait of bumptious twerps with too much time on their hands.

squall_01 · « **Reply #41 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:20:34 PM »

exatly, excel or lotus 1,2,3 was suppose to remove that which it has. I keep two coppies of mine a hand written one an one on my machine.

smeezekitty · « **Reply #42 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:21:46 PM »

Quote from: Salmon Trout on August 31, 2009, 02:18:26 PM

smeezekitty has the typical Aspie trait of thinking he is the only person in the world, and that "everybody I know" is equivalent to "everybody", and that "everything I know" [or think I know] is equivalent to "everything".

that doesnt bother me

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Unfortunately it is also a key trait of bumptious twerps with too much time on their hands.

this does and this is my last post on this thread

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #43 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:23:15 PM »

Quote from: squall_01 on August 31, 2009, 02:12:21 PM

Point proven

heh, ironically enough.

Really, for something historical like that- you simply cannot trust the internet at all.

Take the common held misconception that Bill gates said "640K should be enough for everybody" but he didn't. this lie is perpetuated by the internet and those who take whatever is said anywhere on it as gospel.

In either case- If I had to choose between, say, learning about world war 2 from a book written a year ago, compared to run written during and after the war, I'd have to choose the latter, although it would likely be devoid of facts known later on- those it did contain would probably be true (or at the very least NOT entirely based on conjecture).

The main thing NOT to look up on wikipedia is "controversial" stuff. Take the evolution article for instance...

squall_01 · « **Reply #44 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:33:05 PM »

sort of what I was meaning about the whole thing. It just varies on the matter at hand.

Aegis · « **Reply #45 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:50:22 PM »

Good points. Many media are subject to bias. Too many people with their own agenda.

squall_01 · « **Reply #46 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:55:57 PM »

I suppose

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Author Topic: Operating Systems (Read 13239 times)

Govind_pareek

Salmon Trout

alan2273

Salmon Trout

alan2273

BC_Programmer

patio

Salmon Trout

Aegis

smeezekitty

Salmon Trout

Aegis

smeezekitty

BC_Programmer

smeezekitty

BC_Programmer

smeezekitty

Salmon Trout

smeezekitty

BC_Programmer

Salmon Trout

Salmon Trout

smeezekitty

Salmon Trout

smeezekitty

BC_Programmer

Salmon Trout

Salmon Trout

BC_Programmer

squall_01

smeezekitty

BC_Programmer

smeezekitty

squall_01

BC_Programmer

smeezekitty

BC_Programmer

Aegis

squall_01

smeezekitty

Salmon Trout

squall_01

smeezekitty

BC_Programmer

squall_01

Aegis

squall_01