kc8yff 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2005 I heard Windows 2000 is the most stable OS. Is this true or is it just a rumor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NilsC 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2005 DOS, is the most stable windows OS. the rest is just a gui.... ;)Nils Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redsox58 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2005 Windows NT is pretty good too, Windows 2000 is a new version of that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwijibow 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2005 i would agree, DOS is probably the most stable MS OS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jguy101 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2005 From what I've heard, 2000 is the most stable Windows version. However, if you want a real OS, try Mac OS X. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Admiral Lyoko Samus 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 True, DOS is the most stable OS, considering it is the Disk Operating System, but other than that, Windows 2000 Professional Edition is the most stable operating system from Microsoft that has cross-platform and system communications. Though I loathe to admit it, I still prefer XP Professional since I have total control over the computer via the Administration Tools.As for Mac OS X, I have one question: where in the world did you get the money for a Mac?! Favorite OS? Pretty much anything with Linux, though I'm not much of a connoisseur. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kc8yff 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 But what kind of moron uses DOS at their OS? I don't think anyone does...OTHER THAN DOS, Windows 2000 is the most stable OS, is it not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Admiral Lyoko Samus 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 *Chuckles* You'd be surprised. I know a few people at my church that still use the old IBM's that only run DOS. I think it's funny, but in truth, that's one of the most useful things to know how to use. It's just a shame the Microsoft had to totally obliterate the use for it, with the exception of safe-mode and the Command Prompt emulator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NilsC 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 (edited) But what kind of moron uses DOS at their OS? I don't think anyone does... OTHER THAN DOS, Windows 2000 is the most stable OS, is it not? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I do.... can I slap you know? ;) Nils [edit = added smileys... it was a joke.... ] Edited February 8, 2005 by NilsC (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajesticTreeFrog 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 As for Mac OS X, I have one question: where in the world did you get the money for a Mac?! Favorite OS? Pretty much anything with Linux, though I'm not much of a connoisseur. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, lets see...they don't cost much more than any other computer, after software is factored in. Especially the ibooks. Those are very nice for the price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 From what I've heard, 2000 is the most stable Windows version. However, if you want a real OS, try Mac OS X. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Did anyone say REAL OS ??? Do you know how real OS is spelt - I'll tell you. It's spelt as L-I-N-U-X Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssjojo 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 well i am currently using windows 2000 professional right now and i think it is the best out all the operating systems ive used. it nearly has no errors. I can rely on it better than windows Xp home and all those other ones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 well i am currently using windows 2000 professional right now and i think it is the best out all the operating systems ive used. it nearly has no errors. I can rely on it better than windows Xp home and all those other ones <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm doing so too - since the appz I develop are on .NET platform - and I chose Win2K over XP coz it normally is more stable than XP in a sense. But the moment you start installing a huge amount of sw (I need a wide array of products ranging from CVS, Profilers, Obfuscators, Debuggers ..etc) - sometimes multiple sw-s for the same thing - the system begins to deteriorate like anything. It can't stay up for more than 6-7 hours at a stretch with the amount of heavy compiling I do. I need t restart it once at least during that period - or else it just grinds down to a crawling speed. One more funny and often neglected point about the whole NT/Win2k/XP family of products is that they are ALL supposed to be POSIX compliant - which in effect means the should be able to run *NIX bianries conforming to the POSIX standard, straight out of the box. But has any of you ever tried to run Linux binaries on Win even with the CygWin libraries ?? Anyone with a good degree of success should let me know - coz I've failed over and over again. Regards.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevlar557 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 I am currently using windows 98, and so far, I believe it is the most stable OS on the market(If it is still on the market...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 I am currently using windows 98, and so far, I believe it is the most stable OS on the market(If it is still on the market...) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Errrrr.... I dunno if you can really call Win 98 a full blown REAL Operating System. It was more of a Graphical Shell that still ran on the old MS-DOS in the background. There was hardly any OS part to the GUI, not to mention the oh-so-frequent "Illegal function calls" and crashes that were just a followup on the old windows "General Protection Fault" days. Man, I couldnt handle that anymore.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
