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Subject: Re: (OT) OS

Author: Steve Coladonato

Date: 06:40:55 04/05/01

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On April 04, 2001 at 18:01:59, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:

>On April 04, 2001 at 17:10:59, Ed Panek wrote:
>
>>As far as being more stable...I only have a
>>problem if I run it 24 /7 with multitasking...other than that I dont think
>>you'll see a difference. For stability our Solaris Unix file server at work only
>>went down twice during 365 days :)with 100 users.Compare that with Our 2000
>>Servers which need to be reset every other day or so.
>
>
>You are right, compared with my experiences running my PC with Win98 for 24/7
>....
>
>Once the Microsoft boys made a patch that would resolve an "issue" making Win98
>crash after 49 days or so.....
>
>My personal record (looking at the PC and doing absolutely nothing) is 50 hours
>up, and most of the times I have to reboot several times a day while working on
>it - Windows 98 OEM version, all original and legal software, proper drivers,
>A-class system and peripherals.
>
>The "here is you patch so your system won't crash after 49 days" was probably
>one of the funniest - or maybe most bitter- jokes from Redmont ever.
>
>
>Too bad they don't stay with what they can: building a GUI, but have to build
>what they cannot: an operating system. Despite the critic the GUI is good and
>effective. If ever the Windows GUI with the Linux under the hood.... :)
>
>J.

The KDE desktop under Linux isn't too bad.  I just hope some of the commercial
chess programs start appearing under Linux.  Especially now that Kylix is
available; albeit expensive.

Steve



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