PC Operating System

Suburbazine · Sep 7, 2017

ESXi on my server virtualizing CentOS 7 and Untangle and Windows Server 2012R2. Win10 on desktop and laptop.

DBMJR1 · Sep 7, 2017

Thank Y'all for the explanation, but I'm beyond help on this topic. I did click on the link, . . . , it made my head hurt. :eek3:

I do think I grasped the concept, and had no idea that android was linux based. Learnt something new.

Thanks

LACamper · Sep 7, 2017

List me as desparately clinging to win 7!!! It works...

I thought about upgrading to 10 but I'd need a new hard drive to do it right. I really want a SSD... but I wouldn't want to put that in my old computer so I'd have to build a new one... see where this is going? $$$$

obryap · Sep 7, 2017

dougstump said:
If y'all need a chuckle, before we did a major computer upgrade at the water plant I used to work at, we had a couple of "industrial PC's" that were still running Windows Neanderthal Technology. Or maybe I should say crawling. Also had Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2000. Yeah, it was a headache.

I will be replacing 3 industrial PC's (Allen Bradley) next month that have been running Windows NT since 1998 with no issues.

DaSouthernYankee · Sep 7, 2017

LACamper said:
List me as desparately clinging to win 7!!! It works...

I thought about upgrading to 10 but I'd need a new hard drive to do it right. I really want a SSD... but I wouldn't want to put that in my old computer so I'd have to build a new one... see where this is going? $$$$

Stick with windows 7. 10 has lots of data mining built in (read no privacy) and I don't think would be enough of an upgrade to justify having to learn a new OS. Btw, you might be better off just upgrading some parts in your current machine vs building a new one. More memory and a better processor can work wonders, along with a fresh install. Although win7 is kind of a brick, imo, but it is stable. How old is your computer?

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pavlovscat · Sep 8, 2017

LACamper said:
List me as desparately clinging to win 7!!! It works...

I thought about upgrading to 10 but I'd need a new hard drive to do it right. I really want a SSD... but I wouldn't want to put that in my old computer so I'd have to build a new one... see where this is going? $$$$

I am a clinger as well. I like 7. It works. 10 is too Big Brother. Hubby uses Linux Mint and likes it and wants me to use it, but I have many older games that do not play well with Linux. I've upgraded my box as much as I can. It is modern enough that I'm running a SSD, but only for my OS since it's too small to hold my masses of music, games, pix, etc. I'll run this one until it dies. My previous pc died in 2010 and still had XP. I really hate change.

Firearmfanatic · Sep 8, 2017

pavlovscat said:
I am a clinger as well. I like 7. It works. 10 is too Big Brother. Hubby uses Linux Mint and likes it and wants me to use it, but I have many older games that do not play well with Linux. I've upgraded my box as much as I can. It is modern enough that I'm running a SSD, but only for my OS since it's too small to hold my masses of music, games, pix, etc. I'll run this one until it dies. My previous pc died in 2010 and still had XP. I really hate change.

Hang in there with windows 7 as long as you can and dont upgrade any further if you can. True, the bad downfall of Linux is that many games not designed for Linux do not run very well on it even if running them in wine.

pavlovscat · Sep 8, 2017

Firearmfanatic said:
Hang in there with windows 7 as long as you can and dont upgrade any further if you can. True, the bad downfall of Linux is that many games not designed for Linux do not run very well on it even if running them in wine.

That's the plan. I have the Win7 install on dvd. Once this pc dies, I will build my own from the ground up & try using Win7 with the legit key code from this one, if MS passes it. Steam works on Linux which is a plus, so I'm thinking of trying a dual boot set up with Win7 & Linux. Going all Linux is a hard call because I have literally 1000+ games, most of which don't work with Linux, neither Mint nor Wine. Hubby works in IT, so he can fix almost anything I can break. I had a Win98 box for years to play some really old DOS based games. I kind of miss the BSD. LOL

Firearmfanatic · Sep 8, 2017

pavlovscat said:
That's the plan. I have the Win7 install on dvd. Once this pc dies, I will build my own from the ground up & try using Win7 with the legit key code from this one, if MS passes it. Steam works on Linux which is a plus, so I'm thinking of trying a dual boot set up with Win7 & Linux. Going all Linux is a hard call because I have literally 1000+ games, most of which don't work with Linux, neither Mint nor Wine. Hubby works in IT, so he can fix almost anything I can break. I had a Win98 box for years to play some really old DOS based games. I kind of miss the BSD. LOL

I hear you on that! I loved playing a whole bunch of games that I played way back when on windows 98 and on xp!

shrxfn · Sep 11, 2017

If you want to play old games then virtualize for it. I have software that only runs on XP so I built a VM for XP and when I get the hankering to play I start the VM and I am in XP.

nolaradio · Sep 11, 2017

Windows 10 at home and Windows 7 at work.

I'm just too lazy to make the time to learn something different. Always have been interested in Linux and Raspberry Pi, especially with ham radio applications.

AustinBR · Sep 11, 2017

How's this help? This is the past year of everyone who has visited the forum.

I edited out the numbers, but apparently we had 66 views from someone on an XBox.

shrxfn · Sep 11, 2017

Wow windows phone and Blackberry! that is some old stuff.

Ughhhh found out I am going to have to switch languages to do stuff on Pi and Arduino. Python here I come although I will probably do some C# stuff for some ideas I have to make stuff at work easier.

snipehunter7 · Sep 11, 2017

That's it - I'm signing on from the Wii.

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DaSouthernYankee · Sep 11, 2017

AustinBR said:
How's this help? This is the past year of everyone who has visited the forum.

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I edited out the numbers, but apparently we had 66 views from someone on an XBox.

Wow, I wonder if those IOS numbers are from all apple devices (including computers, I have no idea what they call their desktop OS).

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AustinBR · Sep 12, 2017

DaSouthernYankee said:
Wow, I wonder if those IOS numbers are from all apple devices (including computers, I have no idea what they call their desktop OS).

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Their desktop is Macintosh I think. I would think iOS is just iPhone / iPad.

shrxfn · Sep 12, 2017

If that many people are using iOS then this place is getting to hippy for me with all the iPhones being used. It's Android or GTFO. :rofl:

340six · Sep 14, 2017

Someone got me a desk top for a buck that was used 2 years and sold off no Os so Linx Mint it was

This Lap top was cheap and had Windows 8 added Firefox as was used to it with my old Linux Based comp.
And git rid of all the trial based software, installed Open office etc. and have not looked back

340six · Sep 14, 2017

AT+T took my 2005 Moto Razor flip phone away. And made me get a Samsung S3 smart phone
So I check the site read stuff and look see. And if need be, i sign on with the lap to to edit stuff
Never give a smart anything to a dumb person! One day I will figure out how to use it.
Sent 4 text since December, make calls as it is a phone.
Did install the Yahoo email app and a calculator I hate phone PPL that drive walk ect with the phone 24/7

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