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tbomachines · #16 05-04-2012, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by dkveuro

After some days trying to get this system to function, allow features to load and not say Sorry this is not a file or unable to open due to some obscure reason that even if you correct it still will not load.

You see ? This is what I mean about this damn operating system. It is difficult to navigate, not intuitive by any means and quiet honestly ...even though a free distro... it's a pain in the rear.

I'm dumping this crappy system and moving back to a system that allows 'drag and drop' and will know what to do with an exe.

Tonight I watched a Bogart movie on You Tube after firing up my XP Pro system....guess what, didn't crash, didn't get jerky, clear picture, no drop outs and played over an hour movie faultlessly....unlike the Linux Mint Katya 11.

So don't write me and tell me I'm an idiot for not using Linux.

..some of us can and some of us don't want to and flaming me for my choice will not make everyone say how wonderful the folk are who use Linux...in fact, it will reinforce the opinion of many who hold Linux in derision.

I like to get in, turn the key and drive...not build the bloody vehicle every time I open the garage door.

........so, I'm done.

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Been there and done that too

. Linux is nice for a bit (its free at least) but in some cases trying to get anything to run is a massive pain. I threw a couple distros on my PC for a bit in between XP (which had a lot of issues with my build) and 7. I also ran Ubuntu full time on a laptop a little while ago and it was great for basic stuff. My PC where I use fairly advanced audio software (and games) didn't make sense to use Linux, they typically wouldn't run through Wine either. That's when I upgraded to 7 and haven't looked back. The only frustrating thing I've run into is file permission issues with 7, which take some workarounds to resolve.

spdrun · #17 05-04-2012, 11:43 AM

MacOS running on non-Apple hardware. Best of all worlds: you get a slick GUI, a solid UNIX core, and you don't give a dime to Apple (the pioneer of computing as a jail, in the words of Richard Stallman -- the man may be an ass, but he spoke the truth).

dkveuro · #18 05-04-2012, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by tbomachines

Been there and done that too

. Linux is nice for a bit (its free at least) but in some cases trying to get anything to run is a massive pain. .............................................My PC where I use fairly advanced audio software (and games) didn't make sense to use Linux, they typically wouldn't run through Wine either. That's when I upgraded to 7 and haven't looked back. ...................................................................

You can polish a turd and chrome it if you like, it's still a turd. !

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spdrun · #19 05-04-2012, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dkveuro

You can polish a turd and chrome it if you like, it's still a turd. !

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Android is essentially Linux, and it rocks compared to what Crapple and MS are using in their smartphones.

tbomachines · #20 05-04-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dkveuro

You can polish a turd and chrome it if you like, it's still a turd. !

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I suppose, they've all got their own problems. 7 is a decent OS for my purposes

SirNik84 · #21 05-04-2012, 12:49 PM

The OS really has to be dictated by the software you must use. I'm running Ubuntu at home and loving it, but all the home computer is used for is web, file storage, and watching TV and movies. Ubuntu is really great for all of this.

At work we use Autocad, and program PLCs, and XP is still doing this the best. we have a few Windows 7 Computers... but all of them have VMware XP systems installed to program the PLCs.

for 99% of people this is a true statment.

spdrun · #22 05-04-2012, 01:01 PM

^^^

Good joke, but even doing things "through a browser" doesn't imply platform independence. ActiveX, for one thing.

Stretch · #23 05-06-2012, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dkveuro

Hi Army. Thank you. I am getting 7.

By the by, what part of Dutch land you at? Used to drive truck over there a while ago for Bradys and Son and then Tempo Freight out from Felixstowe or Hull to The Hook.

Moving furniture ( flat packets)s from Eindhoven and groupage to Germany and all points south down to Sicily.

regards

dk

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I'm more or less smack bang in the middle where they like tractor pulling!

The Clk Man · #24 05-06-2012, 01:35 PM

Macs RULE!!!

Stretch · #25 05-06-2012, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by The Clk Man

Macs RULE!!!

Especially the see through ones worn by naked women.