Linux, anyone? Querying about OS's and explorers.

Kappa · 31-12-2003, 11:44

I was taking my time in geeking out in the forum. LOL.

As a wannabe Linux user (oh yeah, I'm gonna get Red Hat installed into Lenok

), I've noticed that Microsoft Windows seems to have an enourmous, well, monopoly. It can be based in the fact that the population of this forum is completely different, ALL around, ages, preferences, etc.

So I want to ask everyone three simple questions:

1. What is the Operating System with which you started?

2. What is the Operating System you use nowadays?

3. What is the explorer you use for browsing/surfing the web?

My answers:

1. On my own, I started out on, nope, not Windows 95 (

! I hated that system), but on MS DOS. That was SO much fun. Those were the days of typing out STRINGS and STRINGS of commands.

2. I alternate between my brother's computers (Mac OS, either 9 or X, X being my wet dream) and Windows XP Proffesional.

3. Mozilla.

Unplugged · 31-12-2003, 11:49

1. MS-DOS

2. Windows XP

3. "What is the INTERNET EXPLORER you use" -

well, I use several ones... Opera, Mozilla and MS Internet Explorer... But IE is the default one.

Kappa · 31-12-2003, 11:51

staringelf,

Fiiiine, I'll change the question.

Hey, is Opera good?

Unplugged · 31-12-2003, 11:54

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Hey, is Opera good?

Yeah, it's fine

. Just doesn't have as much features as Internet Explorer. If it were more complete, I'd definately choose Opera over IE.

Kappa · 31-12-2003, 12:04

I ran away crying like a little girl from IE. I mean, that shit is GOOD, but it's so damn INSECURE. Cookies here and there and just about everywhere, robots enter your computer just b'cause, and it pisses me off that the explorer (ergo, MicroSoft) doesn't really care about the security of the user's information.

I mean, I had more "SEXWITHLESBIANS.exe" robots in between the spyware check ups when I was with IE. Mozilla sure as hell isn't as complete either, but it's damn good keeping my stuff to myself.

Back to topic, I've been wanting to test Opera, but now they share it on trial versions.

Unplugged · 31-12-2003, 12:08

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I ran away crying like a little girl from IE. I mean, that shit is GOOD, but it's so damn INSECURE.

Yeah well my whole computer is insecure, so... I mean, I have / never had any anti-virus at all... So I always keep the important stuff on CDs so that I can reinstall everything when viruses attack and delete everything (which has happened like 4 or 5 times).

But yeah, Mozilla is awesome. With that pop-up blocking and stuff

I wish it only had more features!

haku · 31-12-2003, 14:53

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Originally posted by darje
1. What is the Operating System with which you started?

MS-DOS (3 i think but i'm not sure, it's so far away and i have repressed those bad memories).

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2. What is the Operating System you use nowadays?

Mac OS X Panther v.10.3.2
UNIX core + Mac interface = Best OS in the World.

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3. What is the explorer you use for browsing/surfing the web?

Safari, Apple's default.

Veggie Delite · 31-12-2003, 15:24

1) MS-DOS
2) Slackware Linux
3) Mozilla

opera is great too, it's a shame that it sucks in saving pages. and not open-source... but using IE is like being tortured... jeez, a browser without tabs..?!?

teeny · 31-12-2003, 16:12

1. What is the Operating System with which you started?
A mix: MS-DOS 6.0 and Windows 3.11

2. What is the Operating System you use nowadays?
Windows XP - Home Edition, Danish Version

3. What is the explorer you use for browsing/surfing the web?
Internet Explorer. I once used Netscape 6.0 but got really tired of the loading time. I used MSN Explorer for a day or two.. sucks big time

0newinged · 31-12-2003, 22:59

oooo a geek thread

me started in MS-DOS (didn't really know what I was doing back then

) Then moved to 9x

Now I use XP Pro, 2k for the FTP server, and Gentoo Linux running Fluxbox/GNOME

As for browsers, Mozilla Firebird in gentoo and MSIE6 in XP

weee im suck a geek lol...

goku · 01-01-2004, 00:19

1). Lol. I feel old now. Well, the first OS I used was at work, a terminal running of a UNIX mainframe. My first personal OS was CP/M (older than your 16 and 32 bit kernel DOS you use

)

2). I use Linux as well as Microsoft XP Proffessional.

3). IE or one me and my comrade programmed, TBIT.

QueenBee · 01-01-2004, 00:35

1. What is the Operating System with which you started?

Uhm, if something called "Windows 3" existed, then that was it. Or maybe it was MS DOS. I don't remember, those were the old days..

2. What is the Operating System you use nowadays?

Windows XP Professional.

It looks so nice..

3. What is the explorer you use for browsing/surfing the web?

IE

teeny · 01-01-2004, 01:45

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Uhm, if something called "Windows 3" existed, then that was it.

It did.. it run at my fathers computer at work. He still used the old computer in '97 or so. I tried to upgrade from Win 3 to Win 3.11 but the system couldn't run it

First many hours behind a monitor was at a Mac though. Don't remember the name of the system. It was a small one, and my dad brought it home to try it out. Only for a week since the firm didn't want to buy it.
I was "sick" the whole week, and stayed home from school to play games at the computer and draw things in it. My dad tried it out an hour or so in total

Kappa · 01-01-2004, 03:48

0newinged, "and the geeks shall inherit the earth." Bill Gates 3:14

Weeee! haku, I'm deducing only from what I've seen my brother work on, but for all I know, Safari rox.

QueenBee, I fortunately had the chance to skip using Win 3.X, since the computer we had at home was bought in 1989 (time flies, doesn't it?). I loved DOS, it didn't only taught me the basics but it also taught me to type in english. (To clear it up, no, I didn't start typing when I was 3 years old, but we had that IBM PS/1 until I was more or less 10).

Here's another question. How old were you when you first worked/met face to face with a computer? The first OS you met is an important indicator in the knowledge of how old you are (for example, Haku's first encounter with DOS must have been an interesting... what, 15 years ago?

QueenBee · 01-01-2004, 03:54

How old were you when you first worked/met face to face with a computer?

I was about 4 years old.. Yeah.

I blame my dad! Actually I kinda thank him for that.. he's a cool man.

teeny · 01-01-2004, 03:56

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How old were you when you first worked/met face to face with a computer?

Well the Mac incident must have been when I was 7 or so.
Then nothing for years (playing Nintendo and Sega instead), but then my brother got a computer. I must have been 13 (DOS/WIN 3.11) at this point. I got my own at age of 15 (DOS/WIN 3.11).

Tom Violence · 01-01-2004, 11:30

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Originally posted by darje
How old were you when you first worked/met face to face with a computer?

Depends if you count the old BBCs at school. The first PC our family owned was an XT, which my Dad bought in 1990 or so.

This was at the time when hard drives were an optional extra. He had the choice of either two floppy drives - 5.25 inch, of course - or a floppy drive and a huge 30MB hard drive. Thankfully he chose the latter.

I think it had MS-DOS 3 on it. I'm not sure.

These days I use XP and Internet Explorer 6. I'm also well out of my depth in this thread.

skye · 01-01-2004, 19:09

1. What is the Operating System with which you started?
DOS of course

about 10 years ago...

2. What is the Operating System you use nowadays?
Both Windows XP and red hat Linux

3. What is the explorer you use for browsing/surfing the web?
IE and Molliza or conquerer

But I am really bad at using Linux :| because it's not so common here and many programs don't support Linux

but it's freeeeeeeeeeeeee whatever

Veggie Delite · 02-01-2004, 00:54

skye, if u have any problems: www.linuxquestions.org

there is a great forum. find the red hat section.

skye · 02-01-2004, 05:55

$in, thanks a lot

hope that could sovle my problem