Which operating system is the best?

[Louisiana Night]

Anyone here, ever try FreeBSD(the latest Mac OS, is based on it)? I'd like to know how it compares to Linux.

If you're planning on trying Linux, here's a quiz(it's quite accurate, for me anyways)

What Linux distro is right for you?

[dew7]

Thanks, Neil.  I will have two hard disks and I was told to install 98SE first and then install Windows XP Professional.  Is it best to use a third party program to hide the two operating systems from each other.  I want them to both be hidden from each other so if one operating system goes down then I have the other one.

[racx_00]

My friend was relaying what he had heard , so he wasnt deliberately trying to mislead me , thankfully we can have a conversation without him arguing

[Say]

dew dont be meanieh, lol, you dont know this person to be talking about him like that, friends always get into discussions sometimes, its a normal thing anyways.

[Drunken Chinchilla]

Lol I always try to blag things to my friends if I'm not too sure of the facts, it just happens! Like one of my friends always asks me about consoles and when games are coming out etc so if I don't know I'd just guess and say its fact.

[dew7]

My conscience gets me if I ever try and tell a lie.  :>

[racx_00]

Yeah but we have too many arguments , anyway he is really badly bullied at school so i think it reflects the way he acts these days , as i think i said once before we have been friends for 12 years and only in the past two he has been weird , anyway im not really mad at him cos i know what its like to be bullied

[Oldbushie]

I ended up just keeping my old 98SE computer, and went whole hog with the new computer. I heard XP and 98SE on the same system can get very unstable and is hard to maintain. It's easier just to have two computers and a KVM switch.

[Louisiana Night]

Trios would be better, if they were still in business...

[dew7]

So is having a third party program the way to go for dual boot?  Any suggestions on the best third party program?

[dew7]

Well, I am glad you are there to help him, racx_00

[racx_00]

Thanks Dew , but i dont think im that helpful

[dew7]

You have to believe in yourself and for me that is where my faith is so helpful to my internal strength.  It is a comforting feeling knowing that there is something out there that is watching you and may even be willing to help you through times of need.  It helps to prevent me from becoming too prideful because I can say that I am not the center of the universe.  I am not saying anything bad about you or anyone else.  This is what works for me and what works for you can be totally different.  However, scientific studies have proved that if you get enough sleep, eat the right food and not too much, get enough excercise and have a really positive self-image that this will greatly improve your life and I know how many of you like science so why not give it a try and if it does not work then you can go back to the old way of doing things.  :>

[Drunken Chinchilla]

However, scientific studies have proved that if you get enough sleep, eat the right food and not too much, get enough excercise and have a really positive self-image that this will greatly improve your life and I know how many of you like science so why not give it a try and if it does not work then you can go back to the old way of doing things.  :>

Lol Dew, saying that and doing it are two very different things!

ANYWAYZ! Back on topic, did anyone happen to see a feed of a recent new variant of the traditional 2D OS system from a company who's name escapes me (yeah helpful I know ). It was quite cool what they were suggestiong for example rather than just have a window 2D on teh screen you could move it and view the back and write notes on it and such. Hehe sounds a bit gimmicky I kow but there were other examples which demonstrated its uses better...anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?  

[Louisiana Night]

I can only think of 2 things. Either the new Windows(not out yet), that has a 3D interface, or a 3rd party program(I have one, it replaces the 2D desktop, with a 3D one)

[Louisiana Night]

GRUB(I think that's the name), is a decent choice.

[Drunken Chinchilla]

haha no it was DEFINATELY not Longhorn. It was another company basically saying "Look windows is getting stagnant and boring" and offering new ways that OS's can innovate and improve over windows...I'll try and find the link.

[Louisiana Night]

This is the closest thing I could find.

3D OSX

P.S. I got a free 3D desktop(customizable), with my last videocard. So 3D desktops aren't anything new, but an OS with a 3D interface is.

[Jeysie]

I wouldn't call that sort of window manipulation an "innovation or improvement"... more like a glitzy gimmick. It might be useful for image editing, but I can't imagine it being all that useful for anything else.

Peace & Luv, Liz

[Louisiana Night]

I didn't really look at the link. Like I said, "This is the closest thing I could find".