What OS/Hardware are you running

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 11:47:42

I'm just curious to find out how many users we have on each platform. I've given you three votes, so if you have multiple OS, you can select them all. (Of course, someone will have four or more but, hey, I tried.

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Thanks.

Simon · Mar 13, 2009, 11:52:05

Can't see the poll, so will vote later, but Windows XP and Vista for me, not counting the Eee PC, which is Ubuntu.

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 11:53:58

You mean you want three choices?

Simon · Mar 13, 2009, 12:01:23

I would say there's quite a few here with multiple machines. It depends if we're voting for our preferred option.

sparky · Mar 13, 2009, 12:02:27

For me......Vista and believe it or not, due to work reasons, Windows 98!

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 12:06:54

I liked '98.

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 12:08:11

Quote from: Simon on Mar 13, 2009, 12:01:23
I would say there's quite a few here with multiple machines. It depends if we're voting for our preferred option.

I would be hard to poll for preference, I think (ie I can't think of a way to do it

), but I'm interested to see the spread of OS in use - I sense that the membership here is not typical, ie 90% Windows.

quandam · Mar 13, 2009, 12:26:28

Windows XP for me, love it!

Simon · Mar 13, 2009, 12:26:34

That's not typical?

kinmel · Mar 13, 2009, 12:47:08

I thought we we listing hardware too

Win Xp (I386) on 4 desktops and 1 laptop

Ubuntu and Windows 7 multi-boot on 2 of those desktops

Ubuntu Server on 1 a mini-ITX providing SMTP, POP3, FTP and 5 virtual Apache web-servers

Mythbuntu on a home theatre miniITX

Ubuntu and Knoppix on flashdrives as portable O.S.s

Dragon 32 running Basic !

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 12:48:09

It was more OS than hardware I was interested in, Alan, but as people can run Windows on a Mac, I was trying to be as encompassing as possible.

kinmel · Mar 13, 2009, 12:48:54

Quote from: Rik on Mar 13, 2009, 12:48:09
It was more OS than hardware I was interested in, Alan, but as people can run Windows on a Mac, I was trying to be as encompassing as possible.

Ahhhhhhhhhh.

Sebby · Mar 13, 2009, 13:33:14

Windows XP, and soon to be Mac OS X.

Ted · Mar 13, 2009, 13:43:57

Running, Mandriva Linux 2009 on kernel 2.6.27.19-desktop-1mnb, 32 bit.

The 2009.1 Spring edition will be available in April.

Plus...
1x laptop running Vista

1x desktop running XP \ Mandriva 2009 (dual boot)

1x laptop running XP

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 13:44:22

Showoff.

Ted · Mar 13, 2009, 13:48:48

Quote from: Rik on Mar 13, 2009, 13:44:22
Showoff.

Gotta keep the girls happy!

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 13:53:07

The story of our lives, eh Ted.

Steve · Mar 13, 2009, 13:59:40

2 x Vista PC (1 dual boot Ubuntu)
2 x Vista laptop
1x XP Desktop
1x XP Netbook
1x Mac OS X Laptop
1 x Windows 2003 WHS

Next project is MAC OS X on the dual boot desktop.

greenfedora · Mar 13, 2009, 13:59:55

Windows Stinky Vista 'Ultimate' (that's a laugh) on my hardware (desktop/laptop) at home.

CentOS on my servers in the States.

Simon · Mar 13, 2009, 14:01:21

How many votes are we up to now, Rik?

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 14:03:45

22, and XP is winning.

Glenn · Mar 13, 2009, 14:18:49

A Vote for Windows Home Server

Glenn · Mar 13, 2009, 14:19:23

Another for Windows 7

Glenn · Mar 13, 2009, 14:19:43

Where is the Hardware vote?

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 14:30:05

We'd have to run two polls, Glenn, and with hardware, the options would get a bit complicated.

Odos · Mar 13, 2009, 14:31:21

Ya ain't given me enough options Rik

I only have one machine now and on that I run

XP ( 32 & 64bit )
Vista (32bit)
Win 7 Beta
Suse Linux
Mandriva Linux

I tried installing MAC OS ( Leopard ) it would install and run ( sorta ) but didn't like my hard drive configuration

As for hardware it's
Q6600 quad cpu
8 gig memory
3 TB internal HD storage
2 TB external HD storage
Assorted optical and flash drives.

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 14:33:42

That's the problem with polls, Tony, they're very blunt instruments.

Odos · Mar 13, 2009, 14:41:25

Quote from: Rik on Mar 13, 2009, 14:33:42
That's the problem with polls, Tony, they're very blunt instruments.

Thats true

Anyways my downloads are finished now so I'm off to have a play. It's gonna take me some time to install

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 14:42:00

It's a very different interface, if you haven't seen v4 before.

Glenn · Mar 13, 2009, 14:42:09

I tried Hackintosh, but it wouldn't run

Najarak · Mar 13, 2009, 14:45:28

I run Mac OSX Leopard and XP Pro on the Intel Mac using VMWare Fusion, I also have an old Dell laptop which has XP Pro on it because I have an old Windows database programme that catalogues my rather large collection of classical CDs and LPs. I now use the catalogue on the Intel Mac using Fusion, but keep it up to date on the old Dell just in case. It took me six months to input the data and I don't want to lose it all!

Although XP has never let me down, I do find it infuriating at times

, probably caused by my own lack of familiarity with it

greenfedora · Mar 13, 2009, 16:26:54

Quote from: Rik on Mar 13, 2009, 14:30:05
We'd have to run two polls, Glenn, and with hardware, the options would get a bit complicated.

True. Even more so if you included hats.

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 16:28:17

Red, or otherwise?

Baz · Mar 13, 2009, 18:12:42

DOH!!!!!!!! can I re vote.I use XP but forgot to add that we now have Vista on other systems. does that count

2 systems on XP and two on Vista

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 18:16:13

You have three votes, Baz, so can vote for XP & Vista.

Baz · Mar 13, 2009, 19:14:48

ok. you'll have to manually count them from the posts then as all I see now after voting once is the latest results

Simon · Mar 13, 2009, 19:17:28

Inactive would never have stood for this!

Rik · Mar 13, 2009, 19:22:51

You can now remove your vote and start again, Baz. And Simon, no.

Baz · Mar 13, 2009, 19:27:35

Quote from: Rik on Mar 13, 2009, 19:22:51
You can now remove your vote and start again, Baz. And Simon, no.

ha ha....done and dusted.

you cant beat a poll now and again

LesD · Mar 13, 2009, 20:05:28

Can't really do justice two the voting categories either I am afraid so I am attaching my "Work in progress" spreadsheet.

I view it these days with OpenOffice's Calc but it's in xls format so should be OK with Excel as it started life there.

There is also a vintage box in the attic with a Cyrix 233 MHz processor in it with Windows 2000 SPx on it that I am pretty sure still works. Well it did not long before it went into the attic!

Ah there is also the box I cobbled together with the ABit mobo I got on eBay last year for the purpose and my old well tried and tested AMD 1400 MHz Thunderbird processor, to give the Ubuntu that some folks were raving about a try. I just wouldn't want to say in the poll that I was an Ubuntu Linux man. Nuff said elsewhere already!

These latter two are not on the, "Work in progress" spreadsheet for what I trust are obvious reasons!

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Sebby · Mar 14, 2009, 00:41:23

Quote from: Glenn on Mar 13, 2009, 14:42:09
I tried Hackintosh, but it wouldn't run

Just buy a Mac, it's easier.

drummer · Mar 14, 2009, 21:02:37

XP Pro on two desktops and a lappy
Ubuntu 8.04, Windows 7and XP Pro on a multi boot don't-matter-if-I-break-it-because-it's-just-for-mucking-about-with desktop
MacOS 9.2 on two G4 desktops (if it ain't broke...)
MacOS X on a lappy

And not forgetting TOS 2.06 on a couple of Atari STEs which I still use (the Midi timing is superb).

Den · Mar 14, 2009, 21:39:32

So far it seems there are almost as many Vista users as there are XP users and every one else are trailing behind.

Does this mean that:

A) Vista is more popular than people admit.

B) Some people will never change or are slow to change to new systems.

C) We can't afford the high prices of a Mac.

LesD · Mar 14, 2009, 22:04:48

Quote from: Den on Mar 14, 2009, 21:39:32
So far it seems there are almost as many Vista users as there are XP users and every one else are trailing behind.

I have said it before Den, I have Vista, I use Vista but I would be hard pressed to say I like Vista.
What is does for me that XP does not is very hard to identify and simply finding your way round Control Panel for example, when you know what you want to do but can't find the new peg it's hung on is irksome to put it mildly. Change for changes sake as someone else put it.

Quote from: Den on Mar 14, 2009, 21:39:32
Does this mean that:

A) Vista is more popular than people admit.

B) Some people will never change or are slow to change to new systems.

C) We can't afford the high prices of a Mac.

Do I feel another poll coming on?

vitriol · Mar 15, 2009, 00:13:32

XP Machine

Antec 900 Gamer case
Corsair HX 620 modular PSU
Asus P5Ne-SLi Motherboard
2GB Crucial Ballistix PC8500 Ram
Intel Q6600 Quad Core CPU @ 3.0Ghz
Nvidia Geforce 8800GTX
DVD-RW
500GB HDD

Vista Laptop

Core2Duo @ 2.0GHz
2GB Ram (unsure of make)
ATi X1250 Express graphics
DVD-RW
250GB HDD

I'm using the laptop more and more these days as the gaming is now done on Xbox360. The quad system is mostly used now for media streaming to the Xbox.

Simon · Mar 15, 2009, 00:36:30

Quote from: Den on Mar 14, 2009, 21:39:32
So far it seems there are almost as many Vista users as there are XP users and every one else are trailing behind.

Does this mean that:

A) Vista is more popular than people admit.

B) Some people will never change or are slow to change to new systems.

C) We can't afford the high prices of a Mac.

I don't know anyone who would change an XP machine to Vista, and I suspect that most Vista users have had it bestowed upon them by buying it pre-installed on new machines. Some like it, and it works well on most newer machines. Personally, I don't mind it but given the choice, would stick with XP, at least until Windows 7 comes along. I'd quite like to have a play with a Mac, but don't have the room to run several machines.

Sebby · Mar 15, 2009, 01:23:11

Quote from: Den on Mar 14, 2009, 21:39:32
So far it seems there are almost as many Vista users as there are XP users and every one else are trailing behind.

Does this mean that:

A) Vista is more popular than people admit.

B) Some people will never change or are slow to change to new systems.

C) We can't afford the high prices of a Mac.

I think it's that people have bought new PCs and not had a choice.

Den · Mar 15, 2009, 11:07:22

I changed because my desktop running XP was becoming a pain and I had Vista on my Asus laptop and could not and still can not see anything wrong with it. I use them both for business and find them very stable.

I must be the odd one out.

Rik · Mar 15, 2009, 11:17:32

OS are like food, Den, some people will hate a particular version while others love it. My assessment was, and is, that Vista was a marketing release, rather than a technical one, and that it offered me nothing I wanted. XP is, for me, stable and functional, so I see no benefit in upgrading. Another analogy might be found in photography. For many people, a point and shoot camera with the camera controlling everything is just what they want, while for others, full control over the exposure and focus is more suited to their needs.

Glenn · Mar 15, 2009, 18:58:52

I have changed one PC to Vista, another to Win 7, the 3rd still runs XP, and the server is running WHS

I do have 4 retail versions of XP pro so if I want to, I can install it on any of the above.

vitriol · Mar 15, 2009, 19:08:35

Only reason I have Vista is because it came preinstalled on the laptop when I bought it. I used to dislike it with a passion as machines at my old work place were slower than that a cat with no legs. I must say though that the laptop runs it flawlessly and I've not encountered any problems. I like it. The ready boost feature is pretty cool but I've not really had a reason to use it. Nice way of easily adding "system RAM" without taking the sides off though lol.

My desktop XP machine is bulletproof. It has NEVER crashed. Even into 6 hours Call of Duty 4 sessions it was rock solid. As operating systems go I think it's great. It is starting to look a bit dated though. Not a major problem as there are loads of skinning programs out there.

I wouldn't upgrade a machine from XP to Vista though. Thats just wrong.

Sebby · Mar 15, 2009, 23:58:00

Quote from: Glenn on Mar 15, 2009, 18:58:52
I do have 4 retail versions of XP pro so if I want to, I can install it on any of the above.

Well what are you waiting for?

Sebby · Mar 15, 2009, 23:58:35

Quote from: vitriol on Mar 15, 2009, 19:08:35
It is starting to look a bit dated though. Not a major problem as there are loads of skinning programs out there.

I agree with you there. It's probably my only gripe about XP.

Rik · Mar 20, 2009, 17:47:35

Voting closes at 19:22 today.

Noreen · Mar 20, 2009, 18:26:45

I bet that you are surprised at the number of Vista users.

Rik · Mar 20, 2009, 18:28:23

Not really, but it is interesting to see the uptake of Mac OS and Unix amongst our ranks. I'm sure the figures would have been different a year ago (and maybe we should make this an annual poll so that we can see the changes?).

Danni · Mar 21, 2009, 00:53:03

Missed the poll, but I use Linux (not Unix). Kubuntu Gutsy on my desktop (Matilda) with Windows 7 as an alternative on bootup, and Ubuntu Intrepid on my main laptop (Annika) with Windows Vista on there to keep Currys happy. I have Android on my phone, and Kubuntu Hardy on my other laptop (with Windows 2000 installed but not working).

Rik · Mar 21, 2009, 11:28:45

Thanks, Danni.

kinmel · Mar 21, 2009, 20:14:15

Quote from: Rik on Mar 20, 2009, 18:28:23
Not really, but it is interesting to see the uptake of Mac OS and Unix amongst our ranks. I'm sure the figures would have been different a year ago (and maybe we should make this an annual poll so that we can see the changes?).

Busily trying to install osx86 on an intel desktop PC, but no luck so far. Help is at hand, so perhaps by tomorrow we will have cracked it..

I have built another top-of-the-range PC from new components this week and am slowly building Windows Xp up to my standard software/tweaks level, I had forgotten what a PITA Windows can be.

Saved out my Ubuntu software and tweaks to a configuration file and simply pointed the new Ubuntu install to it during setup and the whole thing just came up to the desktop for the first time fall software packages fully functional and up to date.

Steve · Mar 24, 2009, 19:01:17

Which distro of OSX86 are you trying Alan?

kinmel · Mar 24, 2009, 21:30:44

Quote from: stevethegas on Mar 24, 2009, 19:01:17
Which distro of OSX86 are you trying Alan?

Ideneb v1.4 osx 10.5.6

I have now got most of it working correctly, my problems have been self-inflicted by using a recent motherboard, drivers for which are scarce.

The only driver I need to set up now is for an ATI HD4850 graphics card.

VaderDSL · Mar 24, 2009, 23:47:39

Running Windows 7 (7057) and OSX 10.5.6 on separate machines

Steve · Mar 25, 2009, 08:57:50

Quote from: kinmel on Mar 24, 2009, 21:30:44
Ideneb v1.4 osx 10.5.6

I have now got most of it working correctly, my problems have been self-inflicted by using a recent motherboard, drivers for which are scarce.

The only driver I need to set up now is for an ATI HD4850 graphics card.

Alan Is this a clean install or part of a multiboot?