OS discussion

UnderseaLcpl · 06-09-08, 04:00 PM

Hello everyone,

This may be a bit off topic but I just posted a response to a fellow subsimmer telling him (half-seriously) to get a mac to resolve any critical faults with Vista.

After some thinking I realized I could use some info from experienced PC users. A brief search of google yielded little aside from "Get a PC!" and "Get a Mac!"

As a long-time, modestly experienced PC user I can say that PCs eventually develop fatal problems for me. Despite my best efforts to maintain them they always fail eventually at some disastrous level. Because of this I purchased an Imac last year and have been immensely satisfied. Sure my vista has tanked a couple of times, mostly due to my gf getting viruses (esp. those "You have a virus, buy this to remove it" types) but the Mac portion has never failed me.

I'm hoping for experienced perspective from the hardened veterans of computer programming and repair as I assume a great deal of talent and experienc must go hand-in-hand with the technical expertise provided by members of this forum.

In short, for Sh3, 4 (and GWX!!!!) and all (hopefully) future subsims as well as other programs, what are your views on which operating system is superior or inferior? What are the advantages? What are the drawbacks? What would you suggest for a comparitively illiterate user such as myself?

All comments and criticisms are welcome,
Thanks!

P.S. If I need to provide more specific details on anything I will be happy to oblige.

Platapus · 06-09-08, 05:50 PM

This thread may find a happier home in the general topic forum.

silentrunner · 06-09-08, 06:43 PM

I think this belongs in general topics.

But I don't think that best OS is a very good question. I have only used a Mac couple of times, but from that small amount of experiance I was very unsatisfied. It does not do very well with the things I use computers for. Now Editors would probably think different because Macs are known for there editing abilities. So I don't think there is a best OS just what is better for you.

Platapus · 06-09-08, 07:52 PM

I recently "upgraded" to a mac. I use my mac for all my non-gaming and I am very happy with the OS 10.5. no problems and pretty easy to learn.

I still have an XP machine for my gaming as there are still games not runable on the mac. As the windows emulators get better as well as more games coming out for the mac, I might, one of these days get rid of my xp machine.

But for non-gaming applications, I am very happy with my mac.

I still have a few PC corpses that I have been meaning to install Linux on to experiment. But never seem to have the time.

SUBMAN1 · 06-09-08, 07:55 PM

My problem with Mac's is that you have to push them in the direction you want to go, and when the machine is satisfied that it also wants to go that direction, then you may get some work done!

This video pretty much sums it up:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...P5q_y-DA&hl=en

-S

bookworm_020 · 06-09-08, 11:17 PM

I have both a mac and a PC. The PC's are easier to do upgrades yourself, mainly due to the construction of the desktop. Mac tend to be eaiser to use as well as easier on the eye!

06-09-08, 04:00 PM	#1
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	OS discussion Hello everyone, This may be a bit off topic but I just posted a response to a fellow subsimmer telling him (half-seriously) to get a mac to resolve any critical faults with Vista. After some thinking I realized I could use some info from experienced PC users. A brief search of google yielded little aside from "Get a PC!" and "Get a Mac!" As a long-time, modestly experienced PC user I can say that PCs eventually develop fatal problems for me. Despite my best efforts to maintain them they always fail eventually at some disastrous level. Because of this I purchased an Imac last year and have been immensely satisfied. Sure my vista has tanked a couple of times, mostly due to my gf getting viruses (esp. those "You have a virus, buy this to remove it" types) but the Mac portion has never failed me. I'm hoping for experienced perspective from the hardened veterans of computer programming and repair as I assume a great deal of talent and experienc must go hand-in-hand with the technical expertise provided by members of this forum. In short, for Sh3, 4 (and GWX!!!!) and all (hopefully) future subsims as well as other programs, what are your views on which operating system is superior or inferior? What are the advantages? What are the drawbacks? What would you suggest for a comparitively illiterate user such as myself? All comments and criticisms are welcome, Thanks! P.S. If I need to provide more specific details on anything I will be happy to oblige. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

06-09-08, 05:50 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	This thread may find a happier home in the general topic forum. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-09-08, 06:43 PM	#3
silentrunner Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mind your own business English Types Posts: 334 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think this belongs in general topics. But I don't think that best OS is a very good question. I have only used a Mac couple of times, but from that small amount of experiance I was very unsatisfied. It does not do very well with the things I use computers for. Now Editors would probably think different because Macs are known for there editing abilities. So I don't think there is a best OS just what is better for you. __________________

06-09-08, 07:52 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I recently "upgraded" to a mac. I use my mac for all my non-gaming and I am very happy with the OS 10.5. no problems and pretty easy to learn. I still have an XP machine for my gaming as there are still games not runable on the mac. As the windows emulators get better as well as more games coming out for the mac, I might, one of these days get rid of my xp machine. But for non-gaming applications, I am very happy with my mac. I still have a few PC corpses that I have been meaning to install Linux on to experiment. But never seem to have the time. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-09-08, 07:55 PM	#5
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My problem with Mac's is that you have to push them in the direction you want to go, and when the machine is satisfied that it also wants to go that direction, then you may get some work done! This video pretty much sums it up: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...P5q_y-DA&hl=en -S __________________

06-09-08, 11:17 PM	#6
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I have both a mac and a PC. The PC's are easier to do upgrades yourself, mainly due to the construction of the desktop. Mac tend to be eaiser to use as well as easier on the eye! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"