Well I wouldn't say “get linex” because, well, that's not a thing. Get GNU/Hurd

Let's see, Windows. Well I started out on 3.1, moved on to 95, used 98, had a machine running 98SE, used NT 4 machines at school, touched on ME, moved to 2000 Pro, eventually resorted to XP, used Vista for all of a few minutes before replacing it with Windows 7, and now I'm working on getting a Mac.

Of those versions 98SE and 2000 are my favourites. I didn't feel XP added anything of significance over 2000, simply taking more resources. Windows 7 is okayish. It'll do.

The main reason I run Windows 7 rather than XP today is Just Cause 2. I see no other real benefits.

Started on a Windows 95 desktop, upgraded to 98.

Got a XP laptop. Cool machine, still alive but windows ran super slow on it.

Upgraded to a Vista, faster, but still slow and buggy.

Switched to Mac a few years ago

I started on linex and somewhat was on their for about 4 years now that pc went bye bye

I use Linux, since Windows is too proprietary and not as programmer-friendly.

jji7skyline wrote:

Started on a Windows 95 desktop, upgraded to 98.

Got a XP laptop. Cool machine, still alive but windows ran super slow on it.

Upgraded to a Vista, faster, but still slow and buggy.

Switched to Mac a few years ago

TRAITOR! lol

I'm running windows 7 but I might be getting 8, because my computer is VERY broken.
I can't stand apple.

LoopyS wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Started on a Windows 95 desktop, upgraded to 98.

Got a XP laptop. Cool machine, still alive but windows ran super slow on it.

Upgraded to a Vista, faster, but still slow and buggy.

Switched to Mac a few years ago

TRAITOR! lol

I'm running windows 7 but I might be getting 8, because my computer is VERY broken.
I can't stand apple.

I switched to Mac last year and love it. I still use Windows a lot but mostly at school.

Eh, I probably have 50/50 Mac/Win but just because the Macbook is from 06 and the Windows is from Later. The game support helps, too.

I'm interested in getting a Mac as a tool rather than a general purpose machine. If it was general purpose, like my desktop, it'd run Windows and Linux (seriously, what's “linex”?).

Windows is a bit of a sprawling monstrosity in my experience that really needs to reinstalled each year to stay fresh. Admittedly I'm not dedicated enough to do that so I hobble along instead.

People always say “Windows has better software support” and that's true, but ultimately how many things are there of interest that only run on it? Personally I love Windows Live Writer. Other than that I can't think of any Windows-only software.

Hi there, it seems like you have a previous Windows topic here: http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/16065/ What makes this thread different?

Flamekebab wrote:

I'm interested in getting a Mac as a tool rather than a general purpose machine. If it was general purpose, like my desktop, it'd run Windows and Linux (seriously, what's “linex”?).

Windows is a bit of a sprawling monstrosity in my experience that really needs to reinstalled each year to stay fresh. Admittedly I'm not dedicated enough to do that so I hobble along instead.

People always say “Windows has better software support” and that's true, but ultimately how many things are there of interest that only run on it? Personally I love Windows Live Writer. Other than that I can't think of any Windows-only software.

Remember that Mac and Linux both run Windows programs through wine. Does Windows run Mac/Linux programs?

jji7skyline wrote:

Flamekebab wrote:

I'm interested in getting a Mac as a tool rather than a general purpose machine. If it was general purpose, like my desktop, it'd run Windows and Linux (seriously, what's “linex”?).

Windows is a bit of a sprawling monstrosity in my experience that really needs to reinstalled each year to stay fresh. Admittedly I'm not dedicated enough to do that so I hobble along instead.

People always say “Windows has better software support” and that's true, but ultimately how many things are there of interest that only run on it? Personally I love Windows Live Writer. Other than that I can't think of any Windows-only software.

Remember that Mac and Linux both run Windows programs through wine. Does Windows run Mac/Linux programs?

OS X can run Mac programs natively, Linux programs on X11, and Windows programs on Wine (though nowhere near 100% compatibility).
Linux can run Linux programs natively and Windows programs on Wine (better compatibility than OS X if I'm not mistaken but still nowhere near 100%).
Windows can run Windows programs natively and Linux programs on cygwin (but they have to be recompiled from source).

Nothing besides OS X can run OS X programs, but I don't know why you'd want to anyway.

Quality over quantity, though. My favourite media player application, foobar2000, is Windows-only and only works about half the time for me on Wine. I have searched long and hard for a good replacement on Linux but have found none; ergo, I'm sticking to Windows.

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Flamekebab wrote:

I'm interested in getting a Mac as a tool rather than a general purpose machine. If it was general purpose, like my desktop, it'd run Windows and Linux (seriously, what's “linex”?).

Windows is a bit of a sprawling monstrosity in my experience that really needs to reinstalled each year to stay fresh. Admittedly I'm not dedicated enough to do that so I hobble along instead.

People always say “Windows has better software support” and that's true, but ultimately how many things are there of interest that only run on it? Personally I love Windows Live Writer. Other than that I can't think of any Windows-only software.

Remember that Mac and Linux both run Windows programs through wine. Does Windows run Mac/Linux programs?

OS X can run Mac programs natively, Linux programs on X11, and Windows programs on Wine (though nowhere near 100% compatibility).
Linux can run Linux programs natively and Windows programs on Wine (better compatibility than OS X if I'm not mistaken but still nowhere near 100%).
Windows can run Windows programs natively and Linux programs on cygwin (but they have to be recompiled from source).

Nothing besides OS X can run OS X programs, but I don't know why you'd want to anyway.

Quality over quantity, though. My favourite media player application, foobar2000, is Windows-only and only works about half the time for me on Wine. I have searched long and hard for a good replacement on Linux but have found none; ergo, I'm sticking to Windows.

True, true.

TIL you can run linux programs on windows

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Flamekebab wrote:

I'm interested in getting a Mac as a tool rather than a general purpose machine. If it was general purpose, like my desktop, it'd run Windows and Linux (seriously, what's “linex”?).

Windows is a bit of a sprawling monstrosity in my experience that really needs to reinstalled each year to stay fresh. Admittedly I'm not dedicated enough to do that so I hobble along instead.

People always say “Windows has better software support” and that's true, but ultimately how many things are there of interest that only run on it? Personally I love Windows Live Writer. Other than that I can't think of any Windows-only software.

Remember that Mac and Linux both run Windows programs through wine. Does Windows run Mac/Linux programs?

OS X can run Mac programs natively, Linux programs on X11, and Windows programs on Wine (though nowhere near 100% compatibility).
Linux can run Linux programs natively and Windows programs on Wine (better compatibility than OS X if I'm not mistaken but still nowhere near 100%).
Windows can run Windows programs natively and Linux programs on cygwin (but they have to be recompiled from source).

Nothing besides OS X can run OS X programs, but I don't know why you'd want to anyway.

Quality over quantity, though. My favourite media player application, foobar2000, is Windows-only and only works about half the time for me on Wine. I have searched long and hard for a good replacement on Linux but have found none; ergo, I'm sticking to Windows.

True, true.

TIL you can run linux programs on windows

It's good to learn something new every day.

LoopyS wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Started on a Windows 95 desktop, upgraded to 98.

Got a XP laptop. Cool machine, still alive but windows ran super slow on it.

Upgraded to a Vista, faster, but still slow and buggy.

Switched to Mac a few years ago

TRAITOR! lol

I'm running windows 7 but I might be getting 8, because my computer is VERY broken.
I can't stand apple.

Why?

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Flamekebab wrote:

I'm interested in getting a Mac as a tool rather than a general purpose machine. If it was general purpose, like my desktop, it'd run Windows and Linux (seriously, what's “linex”?).

Windows is a bit of a sprawling monstrosity in my experience that really needs to reinstalled each year to stay fresh. Admittedly I'm not dedicated enough to do that so I hobble along instead.

People always say “Windows has better software support” and that's true, but ultimately how many things are there of interest that only run on it? Personally I love Windows Live Writer. Other than that I can't think of any Windows-only software.

Remember that Mac and Linux both run Windows programs through wine. Does Windows run Mac/Linux programs?

OS X can run Mac programs natively, Linux programs on X11, and Windows programs on Wine (though nowhere near 100% compatibility).
Linux can run Linux programs natively and Windows programs on Wine (better compatibility than OS X if I'm not mistaken but still nowhere near 100%).
Windows can run Windows programs natively and Linux programs on cygwin (but they have to be recompiled from source).

Nothing besides OS X can run OS X programs, but I don't know why you'd want to anyway.

Quality over quantity, though. My favourite media player application, foobar2000, is Windows-only and only works about half the time for me on Wine. I have searched long and hard for a good replacement on Linux but have found none; ergo, I'm sticking to Windows.

True, true.

TIL you can run linux programs on windows

It's good to learn something new every day.

Mac has stopped using X11 since Mountain Lion and uses XQuartz now. It was annoying because I had to update some programs to work with XQuartz.

This topic is a about Windows. Why are we even talking about Mac and Linux. Shouldn't this belong in Reading and Playing?

nathanprocks wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Flamekebab wrote:

I'm interested in getting a Mac as a tool rather than a general purpose machine. If it was general purpose, like my desktop, it'd run Windows and Linux (seriously, what's “linex”?).

Windows is a bit of a sprawling monstrosity in my experience that really needs to reinstalled each year to stay fresh. Admittedly I'm not dedicated enough to do that so I hobble along instead.

People always say “Windows has better software support” and that's true, but ultimately how many things are there of interest that only run on it? Personally I love Windows Live Writer. Other than that I can't think of any Windows-only software.

Remember that Mac and Linux both run Windows programs through wine. Does Windows run Mac/Linux programs?

OS X can run Mac programs natively, Linux programs on X11, and Windows programs on Wine (though nowhere near 100% compatibility).
Linux can run Linux programs natively and Windows programs on Wine (better compatibility than OS X if I'm not mistaken but still nowhere near 100%).
Windows can run Windows programs natively and Linux programs on cygwin (but they have to be recompiled from source).

Nothing besides OS X can run OS X programs, but I don't know why you'd want to anyway.

Quality over quantity, though. My favourite media player application, foobar2000, is Windows-only and only works about half the time for me on Wine. I have searched long and hard for a good replacement on Linux but have found none; ergo, I'm sticking to Windows.

True, true.

TIL you can run linux programs on windows

It's good to learn something new every day.

Mac has stopped using X11 since Mountain Lion and uses XQuartz now. It was annoying because I had to update some programs to work with XQuartz.

As a non-Mac user, that is of little consequence to me and my point still stands; Linux programs can be run on OS X.

cheddargirl wrote:

Hi there, it seems like you have a previous Windows topic here: http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/16065/ What makes this thread different?

One is specs and this is general chit chata

QuillzToxic wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

Hi there, it seems like you have a previous Windows topic here: http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/16065/ What makes this thread different?

One is specs and this is general chit chata

We really don't support general chit chat here - if you look at the posting guidelines, you will see that we are really looking for well defined topics about things you are making, creating, or learning.