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  • State here if you're a multi OS user

    04. 04. 2011 15:38

richardphat
Alright, just curious if I am not the only one ( I hope). That is pure and unique Windows user.

I am saying that, because I had interest using quite a bunch of Operating system this year.

I tried FreeBSD, quite interesting and something particular with the TUI. Made me learn a bit
more of Unix command and admin right. I planned to install a server for sharing files on it
later.

Tried Kubuntu, Interface is quite nice. Except the admin setting somehow dissapoint me a bit.
Tipically the commands of UNIX/Unix-like kept back. Else, interesting feature adds-on right
when booting.

Windows 95/98. Nothing much to say :P Old DOS, requires to have intallation cd/dvd
harware .

Windows XP, somehow I dislike it but I got to live with it. Good thing there are lot of drivers
that are automatically installed when booting it.



OpenSolaris, just boot it yesterday. Didn`t have time to explore in it yet. Heard some
moaning about people talking crap about Oracle. We will see what<s the truth behind it.

Planning to try in the future DragonBSD and OpenBSD.


And yea, they are quite nice. Better if they can`t support game, so I won`t stick my nose too
much in it.

My main purpouse is working, text, multimedia. So I guess they work fine for me.


Else, what have you tried?
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  • Re : State here if you're a multi OS user

    04. 14. 2011 17:30

JOHNNY_BRAVO
I use Win XP at work
Mac OS in my laptop and have Vista in a bootcamp just to play NF. ( couldn't find XP at the stores).
iOS in my iPhone. I found this OS to be perfect for me, I'm quite basic ;)

  • Re : State here if you're a multi OS user

    04. 10. 2011 13:58

V2CxBongRipz
I have PCs in my house with Win7, WinXP, Win95, Win98, and best of all Dos. :D

  • Re : State here if you're a multi OS user

    04. 10. 2011 01:17

FightTheLeft
Windows 7, Chrome OS, and Android.

Actually find browsing the internet on the Xoom much more enjoyable than a laptop.

  • Re : State here if you're a multi OS user

    04. 09. 2011 22:54

NX001
I have Win7 x64 ,Ubuntu and ASUS splashtop

too bad i had to give up good old DOS and older Windows OS's after i built this new rig. i
love Ubuntu network tools , it kicks windows networking to the curb.

  • Re : State here if you're a multi OS user

    04. 08. 2011 15:19

Spagz
I have Win7 (primary) and Win XP in dual boot config on this machine. I also run NF in a
virtual WinXP off VMWare.

My other four machines all run WinXP.

  • Re : State here if you're a multi OS user

    04. 08. 2011 02:44

dercomandan
I use windows xp and windows 7 on the same machine

  • Re : State here if you're a multi OS user

    04. 06. 2011 21:33

richardphat
I planned to turn this homemade pc from the junk stuff at school, and turn it into a small
webserver.

I quite get amused from time to time using the text interface via the terminal or default
installation to move the files and changing authorization.

Will look for the other OS, good thing you gave me info regarding dead solaris.

  • Re : State here if you're a multi OS user

    04. 06. 2011 21:16

elmusafir
Currently running Slackware 13.1, XP SP3, Hackintosh 10.5, Haiku Alpha 2, and FreeBSD 8
Stable in the same box with Grub bootloader.

Mr Phat, try OpenBSD and NetBSD when you are looking for a strong server only.

Open Solaris is DEAD! When Oracle bought Sun, it pulled the plug from Open Solaris
mercilessly. The last release was in 2009. Forget about it.

All my "DOS/16 bit Win" needs are covered with DOSbox and a Windows 3.11 install.

I recommend you keep an eye on Haiku. Based on the now defunct BeOS, it is a good looking
and promising Unix-like project. Hope it gets to 1.0 release. (http://haiku-os.org/).
Besides, the BeOS file system --BFS-- is quite good
(http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/06/the-beos-filesystem.ars) though not as
modern as Solaris' ZFS.

I personally do not like Virtual Boxes. I partition and install directly on HD. GNU/Linux
testing is made, when possible, via USB Pendrive live disc boot.

I miss my OS/2 Warp :'(. I'll have to dust my venerable 486 DX 75/100 MHz to play with it
again.

  • Re : State here if you're a multi OS user

    04. 06. 2011 21:12

richardphat
Might give a try on Run on XP.
Else I suspect the reason why I can't run NF on my virtual XP, is due to the non existent
audio in that virtual device,
Therefore NF crash when loading.

Noticed it happening on main desktop back there when I used to reformat a lot and forgot
to install audio driver.

  • Re : State here if you're a multi OS user

    04. 06. 2011 20:44

skridt
its the same with all of them vista, XP, 7 the 32bit version can not take 4gb but the
64bit can take that and much more.

By the way Windows XP 64bit is one of the most underrated systems in the world. It
just needs love.
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