What Platform are you using?

CyberDyneSystems · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

Just curious what we are using here for photo editing and related work.
I had assumed we were about 75 percent Windows,.
..but the number was pure fabrication. I'd be curious to know.

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This Thread SHOULD NOT Become a contest of one Vs. the Other!!

If this thread becomes a PC Vs. Mac shouting match it will be deleted immediately,
or the offending post will be deleted.

I only add this as I have seen this particular discussion get out of hand in the past elsewhere,.
I know we are above that behavior,.
but you never know who may drop in and add there two cents

Conk · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

I considered putting linux in as a second operating system but decided not to. It would have been for curiosity anyway. I'm happy with Xp and am quite use to it.

Scottes · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

I run my firewall, web server, email and such on Linux boxes. My apps run under Windows, but I have the Cygwin stuff loaded, so I spend half my time running a "Unix" environment inside my Windows box.

When Adobe puts out a Linux version of PS (and a few other companies do, too) then I'll move over to Linux full time.

IanD · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

XP on the desktops and laptops. Thinking about a Mac laptop as the 2 current laptops are Centrino based and have really poor graphics for editing and viewing.

garethhhhh · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

Laptop running XP

CoolToolGuy · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

One PC in the house, running Windows ME - its stable, and I avoid most of the security issues that hit the 2000/XP crowd.

Besides, I fool around with mainframes for a living, I don't want to mess with computers at home, too - I'm just a dumb, happy user at home.

Have Fun
Rick 8)

Idoc · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

2 PC's in house both with Windows XP.

Tom W · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

Dos 5.0 on a 386SX with 4 meg of RAM and the mouse driver loaded high.

EGA with 256K on the video.
9.6K serial modem
3.5" and 5 1/4" floppies
10 mb hard drive
And one of them newfangled color printers

Now we're cookin' with gas...

OK, actually, my home computer and my laptop are both running XP.

Penguin_101_1 · 21st of March 2004 (Sun)

Where do I start?
I have a lot of computers.

Apple IIGS
Linux
2- Palm v3.5
Windows CE
2- Windows XP
Windows 98
Windows NT
Windows 95

JZaun · 22nd of March 2004 (Mon)

TomW
I sugest upgrading to DOS 6.0

I have Win XP Home and love it,, but I do have every update MS put out!

JZaun

CyberDyneSystems · 22nd of March 2004 (Mon)

Wow,. only one MAc thus far against 19 PC... I certainly did not think it would be so squewed.

Cadwell · 22nd of March 2004 (Mon)

Windows for Teletubbies (XP). Made to look as much like NT 4 as I can reasonably manage.

CyberDyneSystems · 22nd of March 2004 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadwell

Windows for Teletubbies (XP). Made to look as much like NT 4 as I can reasonably manage.

Lol.. same here!!!!!

When I fist saw WinXP i said,. "why is it all fluffy like marshmallows"

Then the first time I instaled it I was livid at the default interface "effects"

..I mean ,. here i had just invested in all this super fast hardware, CPU, MainBoard, Gigs of DDR-RAM, and striped RAID 7200RPM HDs...

....and the "fluffy" XP interface makes every window,. every drop down menu , every step you take "slowly fade" into what I can hardly call "action" with the speed of a Pentium 100 and a 2MB S3 Virge graphcs card!!!!!

The first order of business was to figure out how to turn it ALL off.

shelbix2020 · 22nd of March 2004 (Mon)

I have a PC I built myself running XP ... only it looks like 2000 cause I cant stand the XP or Xtra Pretty look

Ill post a picture of it later

1.8Ghz AMD
1Gb DDR RAM
GeForce4 Ti4200
-128MB DDR
60Gb HDD(x3)
30Gb HDD

its over a year old now

time to upgrade huh? lol

edit:
http://www.alexusfreehost.com/shelbi...20Computer.jpg
http://www.alexusfreehost.com/shelbi...at%20Night.jpg

Bubber Jones · 22nd of March 2004 (Mon)

5x Linux
8x Windows Server 200x
3x Windows XP
1x Solaris
1x FreeBSD
1x OpenBSD
2x Irix

They all run all of the time and perform some kind of relatively useful function every day and that's all at home.

I don't even want to talk about how bad my power bill is. It's not so much the machines, but the A/C to cool it all...

View Poll Results: What Platform are you using? Mac, Windows, Linux?
PC with Windows	49	87.50%
Mac	4	7.14%
PC With Linux	2	3.57%
Other (please explain)	1	1.79%
Voters: 56. You may not vote on this poll

21st of March 2004 (Sun)	#1
CyberDyneSystems Wait, all that time and all I get is "Cream of the Damn Crop" ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Providence RI Posts: 37,454 IMAGE EDITING OK	What Platform are you using? Just curious what we are using here for photo editing and related work. I had assumed we were about 75 percent Windows,. ..but the number was pure fabrication. I'd be curious to know. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Thread SHOULD NOT Become a contest of one Vs. the Other!! If this thread becomes a PC Vs. Mac shouting match it will be deleted immediately, or the offending post will be deleted. I only add this as I have seen this particular discussion get out of hand in the past elsewhere,. I know we are above that behavior,. but you never know who may drop in and add there two cents

21st of March 2004 (Sun)	#2
Conk Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cloverdale B.C. Posts: 3,368	I considered putting linux in as a second operating system but decided not to. It would have been for curiosity anyway. I'm happy with Xp and am quite use to it. __________________ Cloverdale Photography Photos More Photos

21st of March 2004 (Sun)	#3
Scottes Trigger Man - POTN Retired Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA Posts: 12,838	I run my firewall, web server, email and such on Linux boxes. My apps run under Windows, but I have the Cygwin stuff loaded, so I spend half my time running a "Unix" environment inside my Windows box. When Adobe puts out a Linux version of PS (and a few other companies do, too) then I'll move over to Linux full time. __________________ You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. Scottes' Rum Pages - Rum Reviews And Info Finally, I have a Gallery! Follower of Fidget - Joined the cult of HAMSTTR©

21st of March 2004 (Sun)	#4
IanD Cream of the Crop Honorary Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 5,159	XP on the desktops and laptops. Thinking about a Mac laptop as the 2 current laptops are Centrino based and have really poor graphics for editing and viewing. __________________ Ian (Duck Photographer) Have You Hugged Your Mallard Today? More Images- My Gear New Image Posting Rules (please read)

21st of March 2004 (Sun)	#5
garethhhhh Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 661	Laptop running XP

21st of March 2004 (Sun)	#6
CoolToolGuy Boosting Ruler Sales Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 4,165	One PC in the house, running Windows ME - its stable, and I avoid most of the security issues that hit the 2000/XP crowd. Besides, I fool around with mainframes for a living, I don't want to mess with computers at home, too - I'm just a dumb, happy user at home. Have Fun Rick 8)

21st of March 2004 (Sun)	#7
Idoc Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 300 IMAGE EDITING OK	2 PC's in house both with Windows XP.

21st of March 2004 (Sun)	#8
Tom W Canon Fanosapien Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Posts: 12,745 IMAGE EDITING OK	Dos 5.0 on a 386SX with 4 meg of RAM and the mouse driver loaded high. EGA with 256K on the video. 9.6K serial modem 3.5" and 5 1/4" floppies 10 mb hard drive And one of them newfangled color printers Now we're cookin' with gas... OK, actually, my home computer and my laptop are both running XP. __________________ Tom 5D III, 7D, & various lenses

21st of March 2004 (Sun)	#9
Penguin_101_1 User is banned from forums Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,259	Where do I start? I have a lot of computers. Apple IIGS Linux 2- Palm v3.5 Windows CE 2- Windows XP Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 95

22nd of March 2004 (Mon)	#10
JZaun Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,500	TomW I sugest upgrading to DOS 6.0 I have Win XP Home and love it,, but I do have every update MS put out! JZaun

22nd of March 2004 (Mon)	#12
Cadwell Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 7,333	Windows for Teletubbies (XP). Made to look as much like NT 4 as I can reasonably manage. __________________ Glenn My Pictures: Motorsport/Canoe Polo/Other Stuff

22nd of March 2004 (Mon)	#14
shelbix2020 Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 475	I have a PC I built myself running XP ... only it looks like 2000 cause I cant stand the XP or Xtra Pretty look Ill post a picture of it later 1.8Ghz AMD 1Gb DDR RAM GeForce4 Ti4200 -128MB DDR 60Gb HDD(x3) 30Gb HDD its over a year old now time to upgrade huh? lol edit: http://www.alexusfreehost.com/shelbi...20Computer.jpg http://www.alexusfreehost.com/shelbi...at%20Night.jpg __________________ Im pretty much like the best that I know of.

22nd of March 2004 (Mon)	#15
Bubber Jones Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 129	5x Linux 8x Windows Server 200x 3x Windows XP 1x Solaris 1x FreeBSD 1x OpenBSD 2x Irix They all run all of the time and perform some kind of relatively useful function every day and that's all at home. I don't even want to talk about how bad my power bill is. It's not so much the machines, but the A/C to cool it all...

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