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Title: What OS(es) do you use?!?!!?
Post by: Dicer on April 17, 2014, 06:23:02 AM
Ubutnu 13.10(waiting on Trusty Thar right now, c'mon drop) on my desktop plenty of games on this side of the fence so no worries for me.

Phone Tablet is Android S4 is kit-kat cutom rom and my Tab3 is waiting for it kitkat update impatiently....


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Post by: Necromancer on April 17, 2014, 06:41:10 AM
Windows 8.1 at home, XP SP3 at work, ice cream sandwich on the phone, and the tablet has whatever Amazon calls their branch of android.
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Post by: wildfruit on April 17, 2014, 06:51:48 AM
Win xp home desktop
Win 7 laptop
Win xp at work
Windows phone 8
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Post by: Lochlan on April 17, 2014, 09:13:20 AM
Xubuntu 4 lyfe
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Post by: jeffhlewis on April 17, 2014, 09:24:07 AM
Win 8.1 at home, win 7 at work...hopped on the Ubuntu train a while back but I can't live without visual studio and the adobe master collection.
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Post by: Joe Redifer on April 17, 2014, 09:50:24 AM
Mac OS X 10.9.2. Not as nice as 10.6.8 but it's required for the newer applications to work.

I also have a Windows XP computer for doing stuff that requires Windows. It's used mostly as a tool, not as something to use and enjoy.
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Post by: Otaking on April 17, 2014, 09:52:43 AM
iOS 7.1 on my iPad and Windows 7 on my desktop.
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Post by: BlueBMW on April 17, 2014, 12:07:52 PM
Win 7 on the main PC
Win 98se on an old gaming PC
Dos 6.22+Win 3.11 on an older gaming PC
XP at work... its fun watching them flipping out about the end of support.  Considering all our PCs are getting very old and dont have a prayer of running Win 7 its really quite funny.
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Post by: wildfruit on April 17, 2014, 12:41:19 PM
Win 7 on the main PC
Win 98se on an old gaming PC
Dos 6.22+Win 3.11 on an older gaming PC
XP at work... its fun watching them flipping out about the end of support.  Considering all our PCs are getting very old and dont have a prayer of running Win 7 its really quite funny.

My work only got XP last year before that we had windows 2000 way past support life end

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Post by: Dicer on April 17, 2014, 12:50:03 PM
Win 7 on the main PC
Win 98se on an old gaming PC
Dos 6.22+Win 3.11 on an older gaming PC
XP at work... its fun watching them flipping out about the end of support.  Considering all our PCs are getting very old and dont have a prayer of running Win 7 its really quite funny.

My work only got XP last year before that we had windows 2000 way past support life end

So, they updated your outdated OS with another updated OS, how brilliant...

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Post by: Tatsujin on April 17, 2014, 01:03:06 PM
WinXP @ homey
Win7 @ werky
iOS7 on the road
Title: What OS(es) do you use?!?!!?
Post by: esteban on April 17, 2014, 01:12:48 PM
WinXP
Win8
OS X 10.3.9 (I have last PowerPC PowerBook G4 released) —I friigin' love this, it's my main workhorse (PhotoShop). 10 years, but going strong. Of course I wish I had modern stuff, I'm just not swimming in $$$.
iOS
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Post by: Phase on April 17, 2014, 03:11:14 PM
Xubuntu 4 lyfe

Nice, I also use Xubuntu was using Lubuntu before that about half a year ago but Xu has more features I like.

Xubuntu for my daily driver
Win7 on my nicer pc, need it for certain programs and gaming but don't really like it compared to linux.

Getting ready to upgrade to the new Xubuntu release  :dance:
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Post by: nodtveidt on April 17, 2014, 04:08:23 PM
My main work computer has XP SP3 because it can't really handle 7 or 8. I'll get a Windows 8 laptop soon enough and move this system into the other room and make it a Slitaz box for doing gcc-v810/liberis (PC-FX homebrew ftw). My Android smartphone is running 2.2.1. The only other system in the house is running Windows 7, but I don't use it because it isn't mine.
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Post by: Tatsujin on April 17, 2014, 04:46:16 PM
OBEY sys 3.0/AC
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Post by: Lochlan on April 17, 2014, 04:50:10 PM
Nice, I also use Xubuntu was using Lubuntu before that about half a year ago but Xu has more features I like.

Ha awesome!  Your preferences for PC Engine and Xubuntu reveal a gentlemanly character and impeccable taste.

LXDE is pretty cool, I tried it out for a while but I always kept going back to XFCE.  I agree that XFCE has a better feature set, but I think both are good choices.  I tried all the major desktop environments (and even flirted with window managers briefly) when Ubuntu went from GNOME to the utter horror that is Unity.

I'm not 100% in love with the packages that come with Xubuntu but that's easy-enough to change.  I have the same ambivalence toward Ubuntu's core product, but I love Debian/APT and it's just the most convenient way to access that eco-system.  I just don't have the time to spend my life configuring Linux distros.
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Post by: roflmao on April 17, 2014, 06:57:28 PM
Windows 7 for my primary work machines at home and at work.  XP on the netbook.  I dual boot XP and edubuntu on my Pentium 4 for the home theater/kids rig.  There is so much good free stuff available for kids in edubuntu.

I have previously had Xubuntu installed on an older machine and loved it.
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Post by: BlueBMW on April 18, 2014, 12:56:54 AM
Last Linux distro I used was redhat 6 or something....  Cant remember exactly.  I remember playing tux racer and tron on it.
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Post by: pulstar on April 18, 2014, 01:12:49 AM
I currently used Fedora as my OS of choice on my desktop and laptop with Windows XP and 7 running in Virtual Machines if I need to use a Windows tool that won't work in Wine. My desktop environment of choice is XFCE as well :)
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Post by: xelement5x on April 18, 2014, 05:13:35 AM
7 at Work & Home
XP Media Center Edition on my old laptop
8 on my wife's laptop
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Post by: lukester on April 18, 2014, 09:31:58 AM
Mac OS X 10.7.5 for school

Windows 8.1 for home (will be on my Gaming PC too, maybe Steam OS too)
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Post by: MrBroadway on April 18, 2014, 06:12:06 PM
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Post by: Phase on April 18, 2014, 07:08:10 PM
Nice to see some linux users, I've put most of my family members on it as I got sick of fixing their windows related bs.
yeah xubuntu and lubuntu are great for anyone who likes it simple and effective or people who are use to xp. I tried elementary recently and that was kinda cool if you are into a mac style defo worth checking out. I use to like E17 bodhi a few years back, was fun to flash it up with themes and conky, plus it uses little resources but didn't like the layout of menus and it seemed overly complex. still i keep and eye on e17 distros on distrowatch. for fun here is a shot of e17 and of my current desktop before I update to 14.04

http://www.ektophase.com/TG16/phase_e17.jpg
http://www.ektophase.com/TG16/phase_Xu.jpg
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Post by: roflmao on April 19, 2014, 02:17:56 PM
Yesterday I installed Lubuntu on my wife's netbook and have had a blast playing with it. It's amazing how similar the experience is to Windows XP.  LibreOffice, Picasa, Dropbox, Skype, Firefox - everything we've been using on XP we can use in Lubuntu (though I had to set up Wine for Picasa, which was absurdly simple).
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Post by: DragonmasterDan on April 19, 2014, 02:42:51 PM
Xubuntu 4 lyfe

I was a long time KDE user, up until KDE 4.0 came out and ruined the experience. Since being forced to migrate off of KDE 3.X, I've been using XFCE at home and haven't looked back.
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Post by: TR0N on April 19, 2014, 09:36:18 PM
Just windows 7 on the desktop that's all and i never saw a reason to upgrade to windows 8.
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Post by: roflmao on April 20, 2014, 03:15:35 PM
I totally forgot Steam is now supporting Linux (to a degree).  I spent this afternoon revisiting Half-Life.  I remember bitd a friend of mine had a monster gaming PC and I was floored when I first saw HL on his machine.  Now it plays flawlessly on a 6 yr old $300 netbook, running Linux!  I couldn't get HL2 running on it, but that wasn't much of a surprise.  I only dabble with Linux 2-3 times a year and I'm always impressed at how things are developing.  It'll be nice to have a dedicated machine (albeit an old netbook).
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Post by: Opethian on April 23, 2014, 03:38:50 AM
MSX-DOS and BASIC
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Post by: Trenton_net on April 23, 2014, 03:42:00 AM
Ubuntu Linux. I'd never go back to crummy Windows again.
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Post by: NessFreaK on April 23, 2014, 08:33:30 AM
Windows 7 on all of my devices, not that I use my pc much. I did have a linux partition, but did away with it.
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Post by: Sadler on April 23, 2014, 01:04:58 PM
At home most of my PCs are Windows 7. My Surface Pro 2 is Windows 8.1 and I absolutely love the thing. I've got older XP and '98 boxes as well which I use approximately never. There's an Apple II GS in pieces in my office and thumbsticks and DVDs containing various linux distros (mint, ubuntu, backtrack). I use those even less than the XP and '98 boxes.

Work is mostly Windows 7 with the occasional Windows Server 2012.

I don't have any major complaints for any of the OS's I use. Each does what I need it to do.
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Post by: jeffhlewis on April 23, 2014, 05:07:53 PM
I've been considering selling my iPad and getting a surface pro. Those things are badass.
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Post by: thesteve on April 23, 2014, 07:17:55 PM
Win2k
Win xp
Kde Linux.  (different flavours)
Android 2.3, 4.04, 4.2
Win mobile 6.5, 6.1
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Post by: Dicer on April 24, 2014, 01:31:47 PM
When I see KDE, it makes me a sad panda, I haven't liked it since launch, keep trying to give it another go, but YUCK....


TOP WM's for me

Gnome, just always feels right
Cinnamon, really grew on me
Fluxbox, so simple and lightweight


KDE, ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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Post by: Sadler on April 24, 2014, 01:57:57 PM
I've been considering selling my iPad and getting a surface pro. Those things are badass.

Honestly I don't know if I'd do that. The Pro 2 works amazing as a laptop. It's slim and the touch controls are awesome. The stylus is awesome and the handwriting recognition is pretty spot on. I'm still learning OneNote, but it's pretty damn cool so far. Battery life I swear exceeds my phone. Most importantly it runs real Windows, which means Steam, emulators, real browsers, 3DSMax, damn near everything.

It works as a fine tablet as well, but it's pretty heavy. That's probably my biggest complaint. If your major use case is "Sitting on the shitter browsing" then I don't know if it's the best choice. Be aware that this is the kind of device that craves landscape display. It'd be awesome if they'd some how make the kickstand work vertically and horizontally.
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Post by: jeffhlewis on April 24, 2014, 02:51:36 PM
My use case is more along the lines of "i need real applications" than sit on the couch stuff. My iPad is currently relegated to playing porn and episodes of Chrontendo.

EDIT: CHRONtendo...damn auto correct
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Post by: Sadler on April 24, 2014, 03:30:12 PM
My use case is more along the lines of "i need real applications" than sit on the couch stuff. My iPad is currently relegated to playing porn and episodes of Christendo.


 :lol: awesome

If that's the case then you'll love it. Get the bluetooth arc mouse as well. Straightens out small, works on any surface I've tried it on (including glass), and it's bluetooth! The middle mouse "button" feels great too, there's weight to the wheel.

And because Sadler's drinking beer: if you are running any sort of network in your house, FFS get yourself Mouse without Borders (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35460).
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Post by: Phase on April 24, 2014, 06:31:31 PM
After finishing up my xubuntu install and getting it the way I like it. let me recomend lubuntus box icon theme btw
http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/p/artwork.html

I got curious and installed bodhi on another computer to check it out again...damn it is sexy, the themes and compositing effects are real cool. well Im still playing around with it, but wanted to recommend trying the live cd. (Its a bit of work to customize it to your likeing) Ill post a shot or vid in a few days for fun.
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Post by: geise on April 25, 2014, 01:27:50 AM
Win7
Win2000
Mint
AmigaOS 4
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Post by: tggodfrey on April 25, 2014, 04:22:29 AM
DOS
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Post by: Dicer on April 25, 2014, 05:23:01 AM

AmigaOS 4


I miss the Amiga days...such an amazing machine.

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Post by: Punch on April 25, 2014, 06:49:07 AM
Windows 8. I know that the interface somewhat "sucks" but when you learn to use it it's not bad at all.
Also I boot DOS via USB to play some games directly without emulation (however without sound... sigh). I use it to play old KOEI games.

I'm considering to install a linux distro again on my PC but I always regret it and end up uninstalling it for various reasons.
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Post by: geise on April 25, 2014, 12:35:28 PM

AmigaOS 4


I miss the Amiga days...such an amazing machine.


Well Amiga OS 4 now works on x86 machines.  :)
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Post by: vestcoat on April 25, 2014, 02:02:05 PM
Surprised that so many workplaces still use XP.

My three:

*XP "legacy" desktop I keep around for some old games and things that need SCSI, ZIP discs, and floppies.

*XP / Win7 dual-boot 2010 laptop, does everything from native dial-up modem and TV Tuner to USB 3.0, HDMI, ESATA, SPDIF, a card reader, and a real docking station.

*XP audio computer, my favorite. 2007 Dell, downgraded from Vista, has been online once for two necessary Windows updates. Otherwise it's an internet virgin with nothing but audio software and boots in about 8 seconds. Awesome.
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Post by: Phase on April 26, 2014, 04:44:47 PM
spent a few more hours customizing bodhi today got a conky tweaked and made a desktop to go with the theme made a short vid (screencap) showing off the desktop  :)
tell me what you think

my firefox just plays it if you click the link
otherwise this vid should also work on vlc or most players its only 7.2 megs to download (sorry no youtube)

http://www.ektophase.com/TG16/e17_bodhilinux_phase.ogv
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Post by: Dicer on April 27, 2014, 10:36:48 AM

AmigaOS 4


I miss the Amiga days...such an amazing machine.


Well Amiga OS 4 now works on x86 machines.  :)

Wait What?!?!!?
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Post by: roflmao on April 29, 2014, 05:18:36 PM
spent a few more hours customizing bodhi today got a conky tweaked and made a desktop to go with the theme made a short vid (screencap) showing off the desktop  :)
tell me what you think

my firefox just plays it if you click the link
otherwise this vid should also work on vlc or most players its only 7.2 megs to download (sorry no youtube)

http://www.ektophase.com/TG16/e17_bodhilinux_phase.ogv


Good googly moogly that's hot.  I'm running lunbuntu on my netbook, but think I'll try Bodhi on my old P4 (if it'll run on that).  That's the machine I use more anyway (my wife uses the netbook so lubuntu is perfect since it's so close to XP).
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Post by: Phase on May 01, 2014, 12:20:37 PM

Good googly moogly that's hot.  I'm running lunbuntu on my netbook, but think I'll try Bodhi on my old P4 (if it'll run on that).  That's the machine I use more anyway (my wife uses the netbook so lubuntu is perfect since it's so close to XP).

yeah I wouldn't replace lubuntu with it untill you try it out on a beater pc or something, whats neat is how low on resources e17 is and it has all the eye candy. defo worth checking out and fun to play with.

I went back to my xubuntu pc and will likely keep using it for my daily driver. its just too good/perfect for me at least.
I just don't like the menu system on bodhi and there are a few other minor things that bother me too much. but I kept it on my other pc and will play around with it some more for fun.

I'm currently having a lot of fun playing with conky and will show off some shots soon.
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Post by: roflmao on May 01, 2014, 02:01:09 PM
yeah I wouldn't replace lubuntu with it untill you try it out on a beater pc or something, whats neat is how low on resources e17 is and it has all the eye candy. defo worth checking out and fun to play with.

I went back to my xubuntu pc and will likely keep using it for my daily driver. its just too good/perfect for me at least.
I just don't like the menu system on bodhi and there are a few other minor things that bother me too much. but I kept it on my other pc and will play around with it some more for fun.

I'm currently having a lot of fun playing with conky and will show off some shots soon.

Back in 2006 or so I had a dedicated Xubuntu computer and I loved it.  It was low on resources and stable and had the Ubuntu support forums available for when I tinkered with something too much and broke it (which happened from time to time). Xubuntu is such a great OS.