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Just curious as to the OS’s people have used.
I used to be very Windows based but over the years I’ve gone over to other OS’s.
Windows wise this is how I went on my home computers:-
DOS + Windows 2.1 (around 20 years ago) > Windows 3.1 > Windows 95 > Windows 98 > Windows 98SE > Windows XP > Windows Server 2003 > Windows Vista > Windows Server 2008
I never really used 2003, Vista or 2008 much as by that point I was using other OS’s for day to day use.
The glory days for me were with Windows 95, I remember installing masses of game demos, playing Dungeon Keeper to the small hours of the morning and browsing the internet (Compuserve) on a 33.6K modem.
Linux wise I first started using Linux when I wanted to try and get into programming almost 6 years ago, back then I didn’t know how to dual boot so I had two hard drive caddies so I could switch drives to use either Windows 98SE or Red Hat 9. Although I have tried most major distributions these are the ones I primarily used, you may see a pattern:-
Red Hat 9 > Fedora Core 1 > Fedora Core 2 > Fedora 8 > Fedora 9 > Fedora 10
The gaps are when I was back using Windows XP as my laptop didn’t run Linux well back then.
Apple OS X would be one of the OS’s I’ve used the least as I first started using it around 4 years ago when I bought my first Apple product, a Mac Mini G4 after reading about it in a magazine and marvelling over it’s size.
10.3 Panther > 10.4 Tiger > 10.5 Leopard
OS X Leopard is my main OS of choice at the moment, alongside Fedora 10 Linux.
I’ve played around with other OS’s on my home computers and used a variety at work and university, though not enough to say that I’ve really got used to any of them.
So what has everyone else used?
Whoa! Take me back.
I think I started using OS’s with Dos 3?
Then of course the breakthrough 5.0Then went to GeoWorks as an alternative to Windows but then I had to cave and run Windows.
Went through and OS2 phase and then back to Microsoft.Now I really use OS X if I can but I have to use Windows for Work but in general I will use a MAC.
I guess for longevity though Palm OS as I carried a Palm Phone for years every waking moment until recently when I went CrackBerry.
There is just a lot to be said for a computer that is really always with you as a Smart Phone can be.
I only wish I could find replacements for a few Palm Programs in the BlackBerry world.
Ed
You know I completely forgot about the various PDA’s and smart phones I used to use and their OS’s. The first proper PDA I owned was a Palm M100 back around 8 years ago.
Palm M100 > Psion Revo (Symbian EPOC) > Compaq iPAQ 3950 (Windows Pocket PC 2002) > Palm LifeDrive > Nokia N90 (Symbian) > Apple iPhone
I remember managing to flash my iPAQ’s ROM to install Linux on it, it didn’t work very well.
GeoWorks looks interesting, at that time I was very Windows based and didn’t really get to try any other OS’s, then again I wasn’t that experienced back then and it was the family computer I was messing around with.
OK, but you have to remember I’m very old 😉
I have used the following types of hardware and the associated operating systems:
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Apple Personal Computers (MAC OS versions 7 to X inclusive)
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IBM 3090 (MVS/XA)
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IBM 3270, IBM PC/XT, AT, and PS/2 (PC DOS and OS/2)
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IBM 38xx (VM/CMS and MVS/XA)
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IBM AS/400 (OS/400)
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IBM (and compatible) PCs (MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7 including the server versions)
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IBM (and compatible) PCs (various flavours of Linux, including Mandriva and Ubuntu)
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ICL 2960 (System 4)
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ICL 2966 and Superdual 2988 (VME 2900)
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Psion (Series II, 3, 3a, and 5)
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Various manufacturers’ Small Business Computers (SBCs) (CP/M v2.2)
And various mobile phone OS including Symbian 60.
ZX81, ZX Spectrum, Amiga 500, Amiga 1200 then Windows 95 OS2, Win 98 & Win 98SE, Win XP and currently Win 7.
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ZX81, ZX Spectrum
[/quote1232895775]Thank you, Billy 🙂 I’d forgotten:
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Commodore PET
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Sincalir ZX81 and Spectrum
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Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
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ZX81, ZX Spectrum, Amiga 500, Amiga 1200 then Windows 95 OS2, Win 98 & Win 98SE, Win XP and currently Win 7.
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I forgot Amstrad CPC464 – with colour monitorWindows OSes:
Windows 95>98>ME>2k>XP
As for Mac: I’ve only TRIED Macintosh System 6 (which I hated)
Linux: Debian Red hat, Ubuntu 7.10
(Currently Dual-booting Ubuntu 7.10 and WinXP SP3 on my desktop)
I’ve used all the PC ones since DOS 3.1
With one exception…
Vista!
I have nothing against it, but we haven’t adopted it at work and I didn’t fancy paying for it to have at home!
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Anyone have the misfortune of using Windows ME?
[/quote1232969982]I had it! I actually quite liked it. iirc that was where Windows started getting more media aware. I know it had a bad rep for stability but it was OK for me. I was using it until XP SP2.
Anyone remember XP before SP2?! Yikes!
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3.1/95/98/XP
Anyone have the misfortune of using Windows ME?
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actually, i forgot i did have a quick play with ME…seemed to run slightly better than 98SE in my opinion…Hmmm …
MS-DOS of various flavours
DR-DOS <— Remember that one people !
Win 3.0
Win 3.1
Win 95
IBM OS/2 Warp ! <—- Oooh I remember the flaming waste bin !
Win 98
Win 98 SE
Win ME … Arghhhhh !
Win NT3.5
Win NT4
Win NT4 Server
Win 2000
Win 2000 Server
Win 2003 Server
Win 2008 Server
Win XP (Home and Pro)
Win Vista (Businees / Ultimate / Premium)
Win 7 (Beta)I think thats it apart from Mainframe OS’s as well.
As you can probably tellhave been working in IT for a long time !
Kirk.
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I’ve used all the PC ones since DOS 3.1With one exception…
Vista!
I have nothing against it, but we haven’t adopted it at work and I didn’t fancy paying for it to have at home!
[/quote1233067016]You could try the Win 7 demo, it’s valid until 1st August although it will only be available for download for a few more weeks. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/
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