Wondering what others use. I use Windows Linux BSD Unix and Mac OS. Need a newer mac to try OS -X

I have a dual boot system with mandrake and xp

I am using Longhorn, XP Corp and ME right now.

Windows XP Pro on my current desktop, and Windows 2000 Pro on another one.

I voted for Windows, as it is the main OS I use (to be more precise, .NET 2003 Standard Server, build 3716 - RC2 when I'll get mail from Microsoft). Other OS's on my home computer are SuSE Linux 8.1 Pro and BeOS R5.1, but now I need them very seldom. BeOS when I have to fix something inside Windows/partitions. Wife's computer is running with XP.

I use only BeOS R5.1d0 now - ditched Linux a couple of months ago.

P.S. Some people use more than one operating system, but we can vote for only one..

Just list them for us like I did in my post so we can see what OS'es you are using and have experience whith.

Like I said, I use only BeOS, but I have used

MS-DOS 3.3 - 6.22
DR-DOS 7.02
FreeDOS
AtheOS
IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0
QNX RTOS 6.0
MS WIndows 3.0 - 3.11, 95, 98, ME, NT4 WS, 2000 Pro, XP Pro
Red Hat Linux 5.0 - 7.2 + some other distributions such as Gentus and Mandrake, and self-made (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org)

windows rock but im gonna try linuxx too
in ou school we have some mac computer but i hate them <_<

Could you write some stuff in the other OS sections maybe some tips 'n hints for the non windows users?

Does anyone remember DOS 1.0?? hehe I still have a copy somewhere on a 5.25 Floppy

Do you remember 12" floppies??

I have several hundred 8" floppies I think I even have a 1 megabyte 8inch harddisk somewhere

Holy sh!t I've got a running 386 in the closet and I even have a commodor 64 that works.


Oh and MAC SUCKS !!!!!!

I have a working Altos running CP/M I also have a woking IBM XT too.

Hey, well I've "used" like a lot of op. sys, but the ones that I have extra knowledge with include,

DOS 1.0 and up
3.1-been awhile
Win95
Win98
Win2000
Win2000 adv server (I guess this would include basic server)
XP home and pro
RedHat few versions
Mandrake 8.0

I am currently using Win XP Pro.

The only other OSs I've ever used are

Win 95
Corel Linux.

i don't use any os

using xp and have used

Linux, suse and redhat
unix
all windows inc longhorn- ms bob LMFAO
os x
dos

one of the best things to do is to run an OS, say like a linux Distro, using VMWare just to try it out before you go through all the partitioning and stuff. I think theres an emulator for MAC to run on windows, but i think it only suports MAC OS 8 I think!

im using xp corp edition, i would download longhorn but i have a 3 gig usage cap, oh well.

man! that sux dude...whos your provider

telstra bigpond cable, its the best broadband deal that i can get in australia, its pretty good beause they offer a download section and some game servers that when used dont add to my usage.

It is much easier to emulate a PC on a mac then a Mac on a PC with PPC chip. for 68k you can use basilisk it is available at sourceforge.net. no PPC emulation that I know of for PC. Hard to make a CISC processor emulate a RISC processor.

vmware is great

Thats not bad, but still limits you to using p2p prgrams right?

yeah although there was a rumour that they would allow free p2p transfers for people on using telstra broadband, they didnt go through with it cuz they thought people would exploit it by transfering illegal software/warez. Broadband has had little growth in australia becuase there are no good deals, the only decent on is the one im one now.,Oh well.

How do they limit your bw permonth. IS it done by the cable itself, or is it on there servers?

well i am not limited, its just that if i go over 3 gig then i play about $15 per 100mb that i go over and i aldready pay $85 for 3 gig. And the isp has been known to overcharge people in the past as the usage meter they provide is screwed, it doesnt give an accurate measurment of my usage so i have no idea if i go over untill i ge the bill. YAY

Windows XP Professional w\SP2 and Knoppix 3.6

Too bad you can't select multiple options.
I use at least 4 different OSs.

I have used around 10 OS. Most of them are Windows. (3.1 and onwards) However currently using XP Professional.

i have 4 windows oses
windows xp+sp1,windows xp+sp2,windows 2000+sp3,windows 98 se
if one fails i have others to use till i fix it

xp pro, sp2

i use 2000, home, pro and MCE 2005

Windows 2000 Professional

far to many to put on here

(these are the main ones)
133mhz Pentium 1 Firewall --> Debian Linux
Inspion 9100 --> Knoppix Operator and Windows XP SP1a
Dell Dimension 8100 --> Windows 2000 SP4 & Gentoo Linux
Dell Optiplex GX270 --> Windows XP SP2, Gentoo Linux, Mac OS X 10.3.4 (via pearpc)
Apple G5 --> Mac OS X 10.3.4

Currently have licenses for all MS OS's but MCE2005 is my favorite..

It's for sale as OEM on ebay now for a month or so.

Since October it has been for sell on both ebay and newegg.

I voted long time ago in this poll, but I currently run Win XP Pro, MCE 05, Server 2K3 and Longhorn on this system. All of my others run XP Pro alone while there is a lone system in the house with XP Home.

Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1

Windows XP Professional* Service Pack 1.

Build Tag : Microsoft® Windows Version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp2.040919-1003 : Service Pack 1)

* It's actually the Corporate version, but it says Professional on the boot screen.

Dont they all?
I have XP PRO SP2

I am using windows XP Home Edition. I have tried once to update to professional,. but my whole pc gets stuck, damn.

At leats I have Service pack 2 installed, but I wanna get Windows longhorn as soon as it is an stabile OS

On my laptop, I dual boot with Windows XP and Xandros 3.0. Desktop is Windows all the way.

Windows XP Pro for no sp updates.

-DannyGlass

Windows XP one with dual boot to x64 XP Pro. Ubuntu on another HD. Mac OS X as well.

Paul

Tried linux it's okay but xp or windows does more for me.

I HAVE winXP, but I hardly use it. All my computers run SuSE Linux 9.2 KDE 3.4

Windows Vista