On 7/18/2018 5:41 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
On Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 9:22:45 AM UTC-5, Jack wrote:
Windows is a strange beast, always has been and basically didn't work at
all (imo) until XP and is now useable although it continues to act like
a wounded buffalo. It is, and I guess always will be, the worlds worst
operation system. A prime example of why monopolies are bad...
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Jack
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.
http://jbstein.com
Jack,
I will try to answer as non-prejudicially as possible.
Not sure how prejudice works regarding Operating Systems.
Non-prejuducially, I know Windows sucks the big one. Gates should be
burned at the stake, tarred and feathered, and whatever diabolical ideas
one can think of for foisting his crap on the world. He and his wiz kids
have set computing back at least 50 years. I used to say 25 years but
that ship has sailed, so at least 50 years:-)
I used Dos and Windows desktop and laptop systems for 30 years.
I started with DOS 2.1 in around 1983. Ran a BBS system on it for
years, then went to OS/2 which was the only Windows system that actually
worked. Also was the system administrator for a large UNIX system 7
network for 10 years. I've hated Windows it's entire life, not because
of prejudice, but because compared to OS/2 and UNIX, it was like a dog
****ting bones. XP was the first semi-useable windows, and WIN 7 and 10
are OK if you don't mind constant little problems.
When I upgraded to WIN 10, I expected all the normal problems when
upgrading windows, but to my surprise, everything worked fine when it
was done installing. I was impressed, considering my non-predudiced
hate for anything Microsoft. Still falls below my expectations for an OS.
I hope this has been useful to you.
Well, as I understand it, MAC is UNIX with a graphical interface.
That's why it works I reckon. For me though, I was always a gear head,
and liked the raw stuff. Unix and OS/2 (and DOS for that matter) were
amiable to folks working under the hood. Windows and Mac not so much.
The WIN Registry is so screwed up, designed by morons, Gates should be
in jail just for that alone.
--
Jack
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.
http://jbstein.com