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MenaceInc
09-17-2007, 08:55 AM
which would you go for? up to a while ago i used mainly Windows and onyl messed about on a mac at my gf's house but made the switch to a linux system and it runs awesome :)
onyl a few things to figure out but other than that it runs great. :)
Acerthief
09-17-2007, 09:48 AM
I'd still go with Windows since i've been using it for a LONG LONG time,
but now i use linux as my alternative option, so i dont' have to wait for 5 minutes just to load my desktop.
Cheezeball99
09-17-2007, 09:56 AM
I'm a Windows PW, all the way, the main thing holdin' me back is the 3rd party stuff- I needs me emulators 'n' such.:biggrin: I don't mind Linux, and Mac, peh, OSX can set on fire for all I care, it completely blows. FIGHT, BEGIN!
Darkchild
09-17-2007, 12:13 PM
Hmm... for me.. I use windows, it just works!

Now, linux has its advantages, its safer and more organized, still not compatible with some hardware and somewhat buggy in some cases

Windows...is compatible with it all, especially viruses and etc.. >.< nothing more needs to be said

MAC OS X is a ballance between Linux and Windows, although not that many people use it, its one of the best unix based operating systems I've seen so far (apart from ubuntu XD)

and well...as I said above... I <3 windows =D
Junit
09-17-2007, 12:59 PM
I love windows but I think I'm going to try mac osx on my laptop :P
shadowforte
09-17-2007, 04:25 PM
Windows XP. Best OS of all time IMO.
Cheezeball99
09-17-2007, 04:48 PM
Windows XP. Best OS of all time IMO.

Exactly.

Well, this didn't really turn into as much of a debate as I'm sure MenaceInc intended, or I expected. Crap.
Darkchild
09-17-2007, 06:18 PM
well...at least we can conclude something..windows XP Pwns :3
x3sphere
09-18-2007, 01:39 AM
Mac OS = horrible, worst OS ever IMO.

I use Vista and Ubuntu Linux, more often I am using Vista though since majority of the apps I use are Windows based.
shadowforte
09-18-2007, 01:42 AM
Ugh I hate Vista. I will agree with the Mac OS though.
Acerthief
09-18-2007, 01:54 AM
vista screwed up my computer once. vista-free in our house for now.
Mac OS, never tried it, but seems that all my Mac OS user friends are complaining about it.


Sticking wih XP and ubuntu. XD

**yeah 600th post!**
Darkchild
09-18-2007, 10:44 AM
I tried MACos X once, all I have to complain about it the lack of programs xD
MenaceInc
09-18-2007, 11:30 AM
i did like Mac OS X when i tried it.admittedly i never really sat down and properly messed about with it but i think it really is the better looking OS out of the three in reference to icons and such.
Cheezeball99
09-18-2007, 04:18 PM
See, what I don't like about Mac OSX is, ironically enough, what makes 'the masses' like it- it's FAR FAR FAR too user-friendly. It holds your hand through everything, automatically does 3/4 of the crap, and with that comes lack of choices- I like to know what I'm doing on the comp, and decide if I want to copy those pics from my camera, not just automatically copy, digitally enhance, and upload to my Myspace. I dunno, I'm just very much a control freak on my compy.
roe-ur-boat
09-18-2007, 08:51 PM
The only OS I've ever tried is Windows XP and Vista. Vista is ok but I went back to XP a few days ago because it was just annoying with all its permissions.

**just realised I have over 1000 posts!!!**
Darkchild
09-18-2007, 09:26 PM
I just realized I'm in 1047 O.o

.....err...1048 xD
canadajames
09-20-2007, 09:30 PM
Well er back on topic we have 3 coms in house.. the one I use has XP, another one runs on mac ox (shakes fist) hate it,l and finally the old bucket of bolts windows 95 com :)
Darkchild
09-20-2007, 10:48 PM
what r the specs on the win95 one?
canadajames
09-20-2007, 11:33 PM
No idea I could probably find out but I'd say an 80gb hardrive, 128mbs of ram 64mb video mem (not to sure) it was a miracle it was still running after it started smoking brought it in like 7 years ago but hey I don't even use it anymore really.
MenaceInc
09-21-2007, 09:45 AM
No idea I could probably find out but I'd say an 80gb hardrive, 128mbs of ram 64mb video mem (not to sure) it was a miracle it was still running after it started smoking brought it in like 7 years ago but hey I don't even use it anymore really.

should load up xubuntu onto it...that would be what i would do with something like that
Darkchild
09-21-2007, 04:51 PM
80 GB? Windows 95? HA! don't make me laugh XD Fat16 only supports untill....10 GB? or is it 2?

>.< FAT32... I dunno if supports to 80 xD so..you must have AT LEAST windows 98 :P
canadajames
09-21-2007, 11:18 PM
whateves might be 98 I told you I din't use it much :P
MenaceInc
12-18-2007, 01:41 AM
just after loading up vista onto mum's bf's brothers computer and....oh my....

it's got the eye candy (and permissions) of Linux and the good looks of mac OSX combined with the games and resource hogging of Windows.....i love it :D


the machine i have it on atm has a base score of 2 :( its cause it's on on board graphics....otherwise it'd be up at a 4.5.... :(


still,great OS :D
FearEvil19
12-18-2007, 02:50 AM
try to play some games, you will hate it.

PS:My score was 3.4 because of my video card (nvidia geforce fx5200 xt :p)
x3sphere
12-18-2007, 05:38 AM
I get 5.6 for gaming graphics. I still do get better frame rates in games under XP, but the difference is about 5FPS, depending on the game. Not enough to really impact performance unless I'm playing Crysis :P But yea.. I think this is because video card drivers just aren't optimized well enough yet for Vista. It's probably not a fault of the OS itself. Same thing happened when we went from Win 2k to XP.
MenaceInc
12-18-2007, 11:41 AM
video card drivers are surprisingly over bloated on most of todays systems though anyway because they include features for other cards in order to cut down on the work that goes into making and mantaining drivers....


btw x3,

I still do get better frame rates in games under XP, but the difference is about 5FPS, depending on the game. Not enough to really impact performance unless I'm playing Crysis ...almost sounds like you tried crysis on XP...thought it was a DX10 exclusive?
FearEvil19
12-18-2007, 01:07 PM
It can be cracked (probably)
x3sphere
12-18-2007, 03:46 PM
video card drivers are surprisingly over bloated on most of todays systems though anyway because they include features for other cards in order to cut down on the work that goes into making and mantaining drivers....


btw x3,

...almost sounds like you tried crysis on XP...thought it was a DX10 exclusive?

I did, it has a DX9 and DX10 mode. DX10 mode lets you select very high on all visual settings... but at those settings it is not really playable unless you have an 8800 ultra.
MenaceInc
12-18-2007, 04:37 PM
I did, it has a DX9 and DX10 mode. DX10 mode lets you select very high on all visual settings... but at those settings it is not really playable unless you have an 8800 ultra.

hmm...didnt know that. :)
so theres absolutely NO completely Vista only games yet?