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Supernerd
March 19th, 2001, 00:02
Looking for new OS. Want one of the best. What do you suggest?

Thanks
Rodie
March 19th, 2001, 00:06
MS-DOS 1.0
Supernerd
March 19th, 2001, 00:13
Something more on the line of windows (me?) (2000?)
Or unix
Gayowulf
March 19th, 2001, 00:25
If youre going for dos go for v. 7

I dont know if windows is the best idea. Me seems ok as does 2000 pro. maybe go for linux?
Supernerd
March 19th, 2001, 00:30
Not dos!!!!!!

IS LINUX good?
ashben
March 19th, 2001, 01:30
Originally posted by Supernerd
Looking for new OS. Want one of the best. What do you suggest?

Thanks

I imagine you said "new", so you might want to check out QNX RTOS at http://www.qnx.com
Mandrake
March 19th, 2001, 08:52
I use Windows Millenium and it's been great so far. All the stability that NT has... Only thing, make sure you have enough RAM... My brand new computer only came with 32MB and that seemed to be barely enough to run it... I upgraded it to 96MB and now it rocks! :)
stu
March 19th, 2001, 10:16
win2k.. just installed it.. nice and stable.. haven't needed to reboot my comp in a week..

it's seems faster for me than in using win98. but maybe it's because I have such a kick --- computer..
Technics
March 19th, 2001, 11:07
96mb ram? i wouldnt dare use that much my minimum is 256mb.
Mandrake
March 19th, 2001, 12:01
I only had $50.00 to spend at the time, so a 64MB chip was the most I could get. I only have two slots, so if I upgrade again, I'll have to completely pull the 32MB chip.
It's not bad with 96... I usually have several programs open at one time to do web design, plus often have a CD playing, and it cruises right along. :)
jw
March 19th, 2001, 15:53
go for freebsd or openbsd :)
atlas
March 19th, 2001, 16:06
Linux (Redhat, Slackware, or Debian), or Mac OS X

-mk
Mandrake
March 19th, 2001, 17:11
I tried installing the Linux-Mandrake OS on an older system I have, and it wouldn't work. The HD wouldn't format right... Apparently there are some bad sectors on it and L-M wants it to be perfect for it to install right.

I haven't tried it on my new system becase there is no point. I have too many apps that are only in Windows, so I would have to have both so installing a second OS would really just be taking up more disk space.
Hobbes
March 19th, 2001, 19:49
I got me 96MB ram too :D

Someone I know was ranting and raving about Windows ME as it hasn't given him any problems or troubles or nothing. I'm still on '98 and hate when it freezes/BSOD :(

Oh. And I just read somewhere that the new Nuclear Powered Navy Carrier will be based on MS Win 2k software. SOMEONE HELP US!
Coolin
March 19th, 2001, 22:41
I highly recommend Windows 2000 Professional. It runs most programs perfectly and it hardly ever gives you a crash or a BSOD. I expect that it would be even more stable if you download the ~60mb patch. (I didn't cause I only have a 56k modem :() Windows 2000 also gives you faster performance than Win9x/Me if you are on a semi-fast system.