All Things Microsoft > Microsoft Software

XP Sucks! I made a test!

<< < (2/3) > >>

Fredledingue:
Why should I use Linux if I'm satisfy with W98?
Ok, it's an anti-MS board but my way to militate is to stay with the good old version and not articipate to the upgrade frenzy.
So Linux comes with millions of programs? What if you don't need them? It's just bloated as it can be.
I didn't try Linux thought I thing it's an excellent thing that it exists.
I won't install it on parrallel because computering is enough complicated like that.

Linux is free? W98 too, when you have good friends...  ;)  

The problem is that W98 arrived at a stage of development which is near completion. I won't say perfection but it's hard to add tremendous improvements from W98.
Of course there are improvements to do in the Windows explorer for example but they didn't do them.
But MS is cought in the commercial vicous circle which oblige them to come up with new products and always new products. They can't sell the same version during ten years because there are more and more cracked versions everywhere and poeple won't pay to upgrade. And as there is little to do, they create monsters such as W PX, a pure commercial trap.

Master of Reality:

quote:Originally posted by Fredledingue:
Why should I use Linux if I'm satisfy with W98?
Ok, it's an anti-MS board but my way to militate is to stay with the good old version and not articipate to the upgrade frenzy.
So Linux comes with millions of programs? What if you don't need them? It's just bloated as it can be.
I didn't try Linux thought I thing it's an excellent thing that it exists.
I won't install it on parrallel because computering is enough complicated like that.

Linux is free? W98 too, when you have good friends...   ;)  

The problem is that W98 arrived at a stage of development which is near completion. I won't say perfection but it's hard to add tremendous improvements from W98.
Of course there are improvements to do in the Windows explorer for example but they didn't do them.
But MS is cought in the commercial vicous circle which oblige them to come up with new products and always new products. They can't sell the same version during ten years because there are more and more cracked versions everywhere and poeple won't pay to upgrade. And as there is little to do, they create monsters such as W PX, a pure commercial trap.
--- End quote ---

When you install linux you dont have to install any programs you dont want, lets see you take out internet explorer from the win98 install. I am running red hat with almost no prgrams install, i installed Lynx and a apche (i dont use it yet). My other computer has littel installed from the CDs i installed the newest version of KDE and Mozilla myself after i installed, i got a few games and development applications from the installation CDs.
Win 98/95 both have memory leaks, which means that you will have to either restart your computer every day or find/write a program that will clear your memory. Most people dont need to leave their computer on all the time, but i do and thats what i disliked about win98. When i installed windows98 i had to spend 3 days finding/downloading software and then i had to get the cracks for it (i dont pay for anything, because i'm a cheap asshole), with red hat, i downloaded the latest version of Mozilla and KDE LEGALLY. (the next oldest version was still on the installation CD though).
I cant think of anything that is easier to do in windows then it is in linux. I find installing things in Linux a bit odd, but its a lot faster than installing in windows (except that spyware install pretty fast). If you must use windows (IE. if you spent $200 on a win only program that is really nice and cant get a refund) then i suggest win2000 which has no memory leaks in it.
I must admit however, that i am going to install win98 on a machine of mine strictly to play Diablo II and starcraft Broodwar on (if they work on 2000 i might get it)

gnomez:

quote: I must admit however, that i am going to install win98 on a machine of mine strictly to play Diablo II and starcraft Broodwar on (if they work on 2000 i might get it)  
--- End quote ---


Or you could try WineX if you felt inclined to do so, and have a fast enough computer to compensate for the performance hits you receive when running programs under Wine.  Both of those games work well under WineX, but DII doesn't work on the CVS version because it doesn't have the stupid safedisc crap in it 'cause its proprietary.

Master of Reality:

quote:Originally posted by Garden GNOME:


Or you could try WineX if you felt inclined to do so, and have a fast enough computer to compensate for the performance hits you receive when running programs under Wine.  Both of those games work well under WineX, but DII doesn't work on the CVS version because it doesn't have the stupid safedisc crap in it 'cause its proprietary.
--- End quote ---

the old computer i am putting it on can barely run Diablo II multiplayer, i dont think i would be able to run Diablo II through Wine... i could probly play starcraft through it though (maybe i will try and use wine on my main kickass computer, i could then use other computer as a linux webserver.)

Fredledingue:
Thanks Master of reality

Do you mean by "memory leaks" this problem of computer slowing down afer some operations?
It happens usualy with Windows Explorer. When you move,delete and rename files, the machine slowdown dramaticaly. Sometimes I had to reboot each 10 min when I put my files in order.
Now with 512MB DDR, the problem is not visible anymore, thought might still be there.
Now the main reason why I want to keep W98 is that I run a dozen of programs, which I took years to gather, try, set up and learn. I'm afraid that with another OS, some of them won't work or that I will need to find a new version and maybe pay for it.

How many Gb of disk space, W2000 requires?

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page