> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 1:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: PC Upgrade (Was: How often do you upgrade your zOS > operating system?) > > On 9/1/2010 2:04 AM, R.S. wrote: > > I change OS and hardware much more frequently than my PC, > laptop or Windows > > servers. > > I'm like you. My PC gets upgraded only when it breaks. I > think that's because > there just isn't enough compelling new content in a new PC. > Most of it seems > like change for the sake of change. Consequently, I'm still > running Windows XP > on most of my PC systems. IMHO, a PC upgrade is more of a > PITA than anything else... > > -- > Edward E Jaffe
I'm a Linux user on my personal equipment. And one, lone, Mac Mini. I've never really the upgraded Mac OSX, just applied recommended patches. My Linux boxes - well one is very old and running a 2003 version of RedHat (2.2 kernel!). My main box and laptop I keep up to date. The laptop is on Fedora 13. The desktop is on Fedora 12. Both are loaded down with lots of FOSS software. Most of which is just for my play. I do an general update once a week on both (sudo yum upgrade). I do have Windows 7 on the laptop (dual boot), but I never boot it. Don't like it. Don't need it. Been there, done that, got the BSOD. At work, I have Windows XP on one system, and Linux Fedora 13 on the other. I somehow convinced management that I can do some nice reports on Linux. Which I can using Perl and PostgreSQL. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-691-6183 cell [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
