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I've got XP, and it works for me. I've tried Linux and just left confused. OS X is nice, but can get troublesome sometimes.
What are some other lesser known operating systems?
Also, does anyone know about any nice shells? I'm a fan of LiteStep, it's tough to learn at first but can really beautify your computer. I want to check out some other, lesser known shells. I already know of BB4Win and the other BB's, those are nice but not really what i'm looking for.
Can you expand on that, just out of curiosity reallyQuote:
Originally Posted by b12
How long ago was this?
Which distro did you try?
Really?Quote:
Originally Posted by b12
There's people on this forum (who shall remain nameless, Ninja) who will challenge you to a duel for saying that
Again, can you expand
If you have problems with Linux & OSX, maybe non-Windows OS's aren't quite your thingQuote:
Originally Posted by b12
but, here you go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operating_systems
OS's of note:
*BSD
The BSD family of OS's are free, Unix-Like systems descended directly from the Berkeley Software Distribution of UNIX
Very similar operation to Linux
and shares some of the same user-land apps
the *BSD's are famous for their security and stability
BeOS
Early 90's OS that was far ahead of it's time
unfortunately, it never really took off
but OS's to this day pull features and design concepts from BeOS
Plan 9
Developed by Bell Labs (same people that developed UNIX)
and billed as the successor to UNIX
It's a distributed OS
and in that respect, acts similarly to a Linux Beowulf cluster
There is another ninja on this forum? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Ynot
I also would like elaboration, both OSX and Ubuntu are designed specifically to be user friendly. Is that not the Linux distro that you used?
Some are older operating systems don't have the functionality of OSX, Linux, or XP, but they are more stable.
Windows 3.1
OS/2
NeXtStep (not sure if it will run on a non-NeXt computer)
DOS
I love DOS and Win 3.1. I still use both, the only MS OS's that I use. I know that you can find a DOS clone on the net, I'm not sure of the others.
DosBoxQuote:
Originally Posted by ninja9578
Great for running those old DOS games on XP / Linux
I think he meant FreeDOS, which is a standalone OS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ynot
VISTAReally.
^ Not only did he ask for a lesser-known OS, he asked for a good, stable one.
Asshole.
Yeah, I was referring to FreeDOS or DrDOS, not a DOS box.
Highlight it, bud.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seismosaur
If you haven't fiured this out already.... shame on you.
^^^Quote:
What are some other lesser known operating systems?
And quit with the Vista shit. I'm in a fucking pissed off mood and don't need to see you reccomend FUCKED UP piece of SHIT operating systems. So SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Don't care.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seismosaur
lulz
VISTA VISTA VISTA VISTA VISTA
Oh, another more obscure operating system is called Solaris 10. It's a UNIX based operating system out of Sun. It runs fairly well on Sparc processors, but I've never seen it on a PC or Mac before although there are ports to both. Sun likes to push Java for reasons that I'll never understand so it may run slow on an Intel or PPC processor.
I don't see what's wrong with Vista. I can still play solitaire and use all of the internets with it.
PS
What is Linux, thanks.
it is the OS that our goddess and savior Google uses.Quote:
What is Linux, thanks.
Windows 3.1 is not an OS :P
Oops, well neither was 95 or 98. The title of the thread also asks for shells :P
Sure Vista can play Solitaire and access the internet. It's fine for the average person, most people here in the Tech forum though are more than average users (programmers, networkers...) and Vista can't handle that because of design bugs (aggressive page swapping, unmanaged registry, fragmented hard drive, and overlapping DLLs are the big ones.)
Linux was an operating system build by a college professor (I think) in the early 90s. It's open source so lots of people have looked at it and tweaked it to turn it into one of the most stable operating systems out there. At the low level it's very similar to UNIX. Most servers and anything that needs a lot of security uses Linux.
College student at the timeQuote:
Originally Posted by ninja9578
It was his thesis
"Linux - The portable operating system"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds
Oh, ok but I don't think my computer has a hard drive, it only has a DVD drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by ninja9578
you can turn a DVD drive into a hard driveQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark75
just put 3 disks in the tray, and ram it closed
hard
Okay I will try this. Someone told me once I need to format a C? Should I do that now?
it's optionalQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark75
but you're more than welcome to try it
you need to get something sharp, and etch the letter 'C' onto the disks before ramming the tray home
then you'll have a formatted 'C' drive
Oh, okay. I guess that's why they call it a C.
If you can, use your Dad's favorite CD's
(Rolling stones, CREAM, Led Zep, etc.)
they make for better hard drives
Your computer really doesn't have a hard drive? Then that limits you to some Linux Live distro or FreeDos really. All the other OS's require hard drives.
Mark and Ynot, your convo got so strange that I literally just did a reality check.
i doubt he's being seriousQuote:
your computer really doesn't have a hard drive?
Never take 75 seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by ninja9578