Poll

Which OS do you prefer to run and under which platform?

AMD:  Windows Vista (Beta) 32-Bit
0 (0%)
AMD:  Windows 2000/XP 32-Bit
8 (44.4%)
AMD:  Windows 95/98/ME
0 (0%)
AMD:  Windows Vista (Beta) 64-Bit
0 (0%)
AMD:  Windows XP 64-Bit
0 (0%)
Intel:  Windows Vista (Beta) 32-Bit
0 (0%)
Intel:  Windows 2000/XP 32-Bit
4 (22.2%)
Intel:  Windows 95/98/ME
1 (5.6%)
Intel:  Windows Vista (Beta) 64-Bit
0 (0%)
Intel:  Windows XP 64-bit
3 (16.7%)
AMD:  Debian-Based Linux (Detail distro & platform below)
1 (5.6%)
Intel:  Debian-Based Linux (Detail distro & platform below)
1 (5.6%)
AMD:  RedHat-Based Linux (Detail distro & platform below)
0 (0%)
Intel:  RedHat-Based Linux (Detail distro & platform below)
0 (0%)
Other:  Detail below in a post
0 (0%)

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Voting closed: June 23, 2006 09:58 pm CDT

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[Futility] Operating System Survey
« on: June 23, 2006 09:58 pm CDT »
I'd like to take a quick poll of what operating system you like to run and what platform you run it with.  This isn't important really, so a reply isn't necessary if you don't want to explain your position.  I would like everybody who votes to reply with which option you picked at least, though.
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« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2006 10:23 pm CDT »
Redhat based?  You mean using an rpm-based distro?

And you left off the 'compile from source' based distros such as gentoo.  And the always up and coming SkyOS (which I am still yet to use).  And also there is the BSD's.
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« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2006 10:26 pm CDT »
Intel Pentium III, Windows 2000.
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« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2006 11:02 pm CDT »
All the computers in my house run off windows XP.  1/2 are pro, the other 1/2 are home ed.  Pro is so much better  :P
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« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2006 11:15 pm CDT »
PRO 64 bit
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2006 11:23 pm CDT »
Ubuntu 6.06 (debian based distro).  Today, after reading a news release about the upcoming Ubuntu 'Edgy Eft' distro, perhaps I will move to that when it is released.  Expect a disgruntled yet happy Darwin.
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« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2006 11:24 pm CDT »
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Redhat based?  You mean using an rpm-based distro?

I said what I meant.  Your complaint isn't valid and is irrelevant.

Quote from: "Darwin"
And you left off the 'compile from source' based distros such as gentoo.  And the always up and coming SkyOS (which I am still yet to use).  And also there is the BSD's.


I had another option for "Other:  Detail your OS and platform below in a post" but it evaporated.  So no--I didn't forget to cover that.  I will, however, attempt to repair the poll to how it was supposed to be.
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« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2006 12:28 am CDT »
AMD XP32
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« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2006 01:37 am CDT »
cant select 2, i like them both equally. When the boot menu pops it it usually sits there for a few before i decide. (of course i mean AMD/Intel XP and AMD/Intel Ubuntu) I use everything equally.
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« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2006 03:16 am CDT »
i had amd and it over heated like mad so im going with intel with xp
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« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2006 05:25 am CDT »
Athlon 64 running only 32bit XP :(
I want a 64bit OS, i feel like im wasting power
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« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2006 08:35 am CDT »
Ubuntu 6.06 32bit on AMD64.

Going 64 bit os only caused me problems with codecs and apps that wouldnt run properly.
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« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2006 10:26 am CDT »
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i had amd and it over heated like mad so im going with intel with xp
I don't see how, unless your heatsink & fan weren't installed correctly or were inadequate.  I've had a 1.2GHz Thunderbird, three Athlon XPs (1600+, 1900+, 2500+), an Athlon XP Mobile 2600+, and currently an Athlon 64 3000+.  More than that, they've all been overclocked as far as they'll go.  Once, I experimented with a K6-II and K6-III using super cooling techniques.  I can't honestly tell you that I've ever had a heat problem with any of them.


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Going 64 bit os only caused me problems with codecs and apps that wouldnt run properly.

That's one of the trade-offs for going to a 64-bit operating system.  Regardless of if you go with Linux or Windows, not everything is going to work.  The main difference though, is that Windows's 64-bit port is a mixed environment by default--it will run both 32-bit and 64-bit software simultaneously.  That doesn't mean that everything works right, though.  Most 64-bit Linux distros aren't a true mixed environment by default (yet).  Almost everything in the system is a 64-bit port with rather limited 32-bit compatibility.  There are some advantages to this in terms of speed and uniformity, but there are also some disadvantages.  The w32codecs package won't work.  Neither will Flash unless you install a 32-bit version of Firefox and trick it into installing.
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« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2006 04:45 pm CDT »
it was an athlon. ill ask my bro more about details of it. it was first time he or any of his friends ever heard of anything either. we put new heat sink and even added multiple tower fans, and put it out in middle of room with box fan blowing into it haha. so no clue
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« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2006 06:03 pm CDT »
amd athlon 2800+ OCd to 2.15ghz on the stock HSF gets to 60*C w/ prime95. Dont tell me AMD is hot. Try that with an intel.
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