On 13 Feb 2013 11:53:05 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >On Wed, 13 Feb 2013, Scott Ford wrote: > >> Lol, probably Linux... > >I think they used Linux at least as one of their web servers, some time >ago. Other than this, some of their OSes were quite usable - one just >needs to pay attention and buy "pro" version or something similar. The >whole "home" section is a little too stinking for my nose. "Pro" (and >"Server") is rough equivalent of Linux - of course I'm judging things >sitting at Linux box right now. Back in time, I was positively surprised >by W2k Pro, and nowadays, I am rather positive towards XP (... Pro, I >believe). So I guess they use just their own stuff? > >Of course if Win8 proves as unusable as I read it is, they will have to >switch to something else, MacOS, maybe?
Win 8 is annoying but usable enough that I didn't feel that my wife had to run out and buy a Win 7 laptop to replace her XP laptop. We are using it on our netbook (2 gigabyte ACER A)722 with Win 8 Pro was Windows 7 Home Premium). Clark Morris > >Regards, >Tomasz Rola ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
