are you a windows , mac or a Linux user...?

Question

I am really an OS enthusiast . I like to play with operating systems .
I use all major OSes like
windows
mac os X
Linux ubuntu/debian/fedora
Freebsd and Pcbsd

I just want to know what do you guyz use and WHY..?

thank you and plz reply

Answer 1

All of the above. I have three computers. A Mac Mini, a home-built PC running Linux (Ubuntu) and another home-built machine running Windows 7. I have BSD and Windows 8 running on VMs.



I love operating systems. The first I used was VMS. Then I switched to VM/CMS. Both of these were in college in the 1990s. Then the school invested in Unix and we got HP-UX and AIX to play with as well as a few Irix boxes. The first computer my husband and I bought was an Amiga. We ran our own UUCP site on it. Later we tried Slackware on it. I remember installing one of the earliest versions of Linux from a stack of floppy discs. I also used NT 3.51 and played with OS/2 Warp. At work I've done work with Solaris and even tried Open Solaris for a while, but I think Oracle has effectively killed it.

Answer 2

i love those answer those that imagine Linux is is at 2% and Mac at 8% homestead windows is at ninety 2% they have not were given a clue it truly is the figure for one unknown linux distribution this 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, Sabayon Linux Downloads: 9,311,519 consequently far next contained in the first 3 months of this years Microsoft lost over 2 million internet business enterprise servers Linux received a million.9 Million those are first rate figures If one had to finished the final Linux distributions Like Ubuntu, Debian Fedora, Opensuse LinuxMint, Mandriva PClinux, Solaris they could fined that Microsoft persentage might want to be homestead consumers round 50% no longer ninety 8%

Answer 3

I currently only use Linux at the moment, right now it is Linux Mint 9 Isadora (Gnome Edition).



I am getting ready to move on over to Sabayon Linux 8 Gnome/Cinnamon Edition as I personally prefer to use a rolling release and I like the fact that it is both a Binary and Source Based Distro.



In the past I have used various different version of Windows (3.1 - 7), Macintosh and MacOSX, FreeBSD, HaikuOS, ReactOS.



Some of the Linux based distros that I have used:

Ubuntu

Mint

Debian

CentOS

Fedora

Wolvix

Mipis

Zenwalk

SLAX

Android

Fortress Linux

Puppy Linux



I prefer Linux as it I like the philosophy behind it. I also like to tinker with my computer and thus Linux gives me that capability. FreeBSD was good though I just didn't feel as comfortable. I am thinking about trying DragonFly BSD and/or GhostBSD on test machines.

Answer 4

Windows 1.0 to Windows 7. (except 2000)

Also Android and BlackBerry PlayBook.

Mac OS 7.5.3, 7.5.5, 8.1, 8.5, 9.0.4 and OS X Tiger

Linux Ubuntu 10

Palm OS

MS-DOS

Commodore 64/128

Windows Chicago (beta version of Windows 95)

ProDOS

Answer 5

I'm running a Windows XP Machine, purely because of the wide range of programs available, however, I have done a lot of work with linux in the past because of it's stability and flexibility. Have you tried running virtual machines if you like different OS's? Check out VirtualBox.

Answer 6

I hav been using Win xP for looooong and its really easy to work with.

Windows 7 is nice, but 8 sucks BIG TIME !!!

Also used Mac on my frends lappy, beautiful OS wid unmatched multimedia capabilities.

Havent had a chance to use Linux yet...

Answer 7

I currently use OS X Lion and Windows XP on a dual boot iMac at home. I use Windows 7 at work.



In the past I have used the following operating systems:



OS X versions 10.3 panther through to 10.5 Snow Leopard. (on PowerPC and Intel Macs).

Mac OS versions 6 and 7. (on 68k Macs)

GS/OS system 4.0 (Apple IIgs operating system)

ProDOS (Apple II operating system)

AmigaOS

C64 OS

GEOS

DOS 3.3 through to 6.0

Windows 3.1 through to XP (except 98).

palm OS

iOS

CP/M

VAX VMS (in my college days).

punched card systems back in high school (hated it then, glad I did now).

Answer 8

I am using Windows XP SP-3 and Windows 8 developer preview versions of my desktop. Windows 8 has amazing features like full screens apps, smooth interface, video player, fast access and more..



It's a great experience to use Windows 8.

Answer 9

I'm using Linux at present. I had dual-boot with Windows 7 and rarely used Linux until my computer fell off a table and got messed up, now it will boot into Linux but not Windows. I really ought to figure out what's wrong with it.

Answer 10

Have 2windows xp one windows 7. Soon to upgrade one of those xps.



Eventually I plan to get my self a Mac. Windows is probably what made so gosh darn impatient in the first place.

Answer 11

Linux Ubuntu 10.04 LTD Lucid Lynx

Answer 12

I use windows. It has served me decently since i was a little kid. Apparently every second windows version is good. Macs aren't worth the money and i don't get all the hype about them. Why not be unique? and linux... well i have no idea what the hell thats like

Answer 13

Ok I'm now testing windows 8 right now but mostly I use Win XP. because I used XP for over 6 years so I'm very used to it!

Answer 14

Hi Kaka!



I was a devotee of Windows XP until I bought my new laptop which has Widnows 7. I just HATE it! Perhaps my windows need cleaning????

Answer 15

Windows XP SP2 user.

Answer 16

mainly xubuntu 12.04 with windows XP in a virtual machine

Answer 17

presently testing windows 8 w/ ie10

Answer 18

Mandriva and XP at home.



OpenVMS and RHEL at work.