What operating systems have you used and is using right now?

[vincent_10_27]

ok, this is a question that I got from Konrad, in the thread "Above and Below You"

So answer the question and state some REASON why you are using the current OS you have atm.

for me i have used:
Linux - Fedora Core 3, 4, 5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Red Hat Linux. knoppix
MAC - mac os 9, mac os x(10-10.5)
BM OS/2, IBM PC-DOS(not the MS-DOS)
BSD(Free-BSD)
HP-UX(never actually used but had this pre-installed)
Windows - Win95, Win98, Win98se
Windows NT - Windows Server 2003, Windows XP64, Windows XP Home Edition

What I am using right now:
My system is operating 2 OS's so:
-Fedora Core 5
-Windows XP64

Why I use FC5? well, it's free and useful for programming students like me. Plus I find it easier to handle than any other OS's I came across with. And I dont have any problems with DRM's blah blah like Windows.

Why I use XP64? I find WOW64 useful than XP64 itself. I only use XP64 to gain more depths and knowledge in 64bit computing as well as 64bit development. Plus i just switch to XP64 if I feel like lending my laptop to someone noob in Linux.

I have used:

Dos (forgot which versions)
Mac's OSes (forgot which versions)
Windows 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, xp pro/home, xp pro x64
Linux (that build that was on two cd's, forgot the name)

Currently using windows xp pro x64 since I find that the need for fewer updates than for standard win xp and that it has support for stuff 2000 doesn't have. 2000 is still the win os I've liked the most, but it is a big hassle installing with my current hardware. I'm not using linux since I don't program at all, I simply play games, watch anime and read manga/books on my comp. I don't need a stream lined os for that...

Edit

Ooh ya, I've used some version of unix once as well...

[vincent_10_27]

Originally Posted by Sosseres

I'm not using linux since I don't program at all, I simply play games, watch anime and read manga/books on my comp.

Linux is not necessarily for programming. You can use it to run Windows apps as well so, you can play games, watch anime and read manga/books on Linux without having the hassle of paying for license fee, without the worry of Genuine Advantage tool for updates, no extra pains that Windows have. Plus with Linux, your system's potential can perform twice as much as the output performance your system can do with Windows.

i have used:
BeOS(the last one before it stop, i think it was 3)
Unix(no idea which version, it was being ran at hte college and i had access to it, for programmign reason)
Linux:
**redhat 6.3 to 7.3, fedora core 1-3,
**Turbo linux 6
**mandrake 8
**knoppix
**Debian 3.0(woody) and 3.1rc2(sarge)
**Slackware 2.0
**ubuntu 5.1 to kubuntu 6.06
**lycoris(DO NOT USE)
**Morphix
Mac: os 9 and os X
Microsoft:
**dos 6
**windows 3.1
**windows 95, 98,98se
**windwos Ce, Me
**windows NT, 2000 server, XP home/pro, 2003 server

I am currently running:
**Laptop: Xp home/kubuntu 6.06 - gives me a choice of linux oir windows when i am not at home
**Workstation: fedora core 3 - long story short, windows xp crash during defragmentation of harddisk, mbr fucked up, lost windows parition lost ANIME and MP3, but luckily linux still work using a boot floppy, choice run linux unless you wanna download anime again
**Server: debian 3.1r2 - a server with apache, file sharing for messign around with
**Another Workstation: windows XP pro sp2 - for compatibility incase i need to run some windows software or when someone wants to use the computer

[nxcmp]

-Using Right Now-
Knoppix 3.7
Mephis
DSL (Live CD based)
Windows XP32, XP64
Berry (Live CD based))

[Naegling]

Have used:
Windows: 3.11, 95, 98SE, ME, 2000 Pro, XP (Pro, Home, Media Center)
Mac: 6, 9, 10.3
Unix: (No idea on the version. School server set up for class.)

Using:
Personal PC: Windows 2000 Pro (Died recently)
Sadly, right now I am having to borrow someone elses PC which is running Windows XP Pro. But, between XP and 2K Pro, I will still take 2K. Not only was it really all I needed, but it seemed to be easier to control. Might have been my imagination, but... meh... I just like the look and feel of 2000 Pro more than XP Pro.

[`Kaon]

I forget what I've used in the past.
But right now I have Win XP SP2..

[mmark]

Where to begin I Guess at the beginning 1980-2006

Unix Arbs,Sun V(one is United Telephone other is ATT)
OS1v2
Dos 2.0,3.0,4.0,4.5,5.0
Win1.0,2.0,3.0,3.1,3.11,
Atari (thats right atari made a operating system)
Winnt3.51,4.0
Win95,95b,95c,98,98se
Win2000
WinXP Media 2005
Did you notice: no Apple here or Comadore

[tiffany]

OSX (Mac)

Windows 95,2000, XP, XP pro

Off topic but the new windows requiers a super computer wtih pixel Shader and moolah of processing power



goodbye P4

[prh99]

Dos: 5.0, DR-DOS 3.41 - 5.0,and OpenDOS
Windows: 3.1, 3.11, 95, NT4, 98 & 98SE, 2000, and XP pro
Linux: Knoppix, Mandrive(formerly ManDrake), Damn Small Linux, and Ubuntu.
Solaris 8 (at Uni)
Net BSD
OS/2 warp