Ok, now this is just flamebait. I agree that NT and _possibly_ 2000 (don't
know since I haven't and won't use it) are fairly stable OSs. I, for
one, rarely experience crashes under NT 4.0. However, 95/98, for whatever
reason, crashed all the time when I used them. A friend almost lost
several weeks of java development because W98 crashed and never came back
up.
The big reason I use Linux as my main OS (I still run NT under vmware)
is that it's free and _most_ of the software for it is free. It also,
like most other Unices, has a fairly simple implementation and it
is possible to bypass the annoying GUI wrappers and do things by simply
making a change to a text file. Many people won't appreciate this,
especially if they've been using Win for a long time and aren't
particularly interested in the way the operating system works. I have
no problem with that but, please, lets keep this discussion logical and
amicable... if you think somebody's code is lousey, please give some proof
to back your claim up.
On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Sam Gentile wrote:
> Well, I have no crashes EVER with either NT 4.0 SP 5 or Windows 2000. Guess
> you write lousy code or something.
>
> Sam Gentile
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph S. Gardner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 2:38 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] MS releases new Windows and NT Keyboard (humor)
>
>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sam Gentile [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 12:00 PM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Cc: Sam Gentile
> > Subject: RE: [newbie] MS releases new Windows and NT Keyboard (humor)
> >
> > I know this a joke but know what you are talking about before you speak -
> > <SNIP>
>
> > So I would caution you to have experience withwhat you speak of or you
> just
> > spreading around crap and FUD and that is un-professional.
>
> ------------------
>
> I've been running NT at home for 5 years - and programming M$ stuff even
> longer
> does that qualify me as a professional? A reboot is NOT a necessarily a
> crash,
> when M$ claims they reduced the number of reboots they mean they reduced the
> number of times you have to reboot in order for any changes you may have
> made to
> the system setup to take effect. I crash my NT box(s - I have 3) a lot,
> almost
> on a daily basis and personally cannot wait to rid myself of this virus
> called
> windows that I am forced to PAY for every time Bill pulls a "new & improved"
> OS
> out of his ear.
>
> --
> Joseph S. Gardner
> Senior Designer / Technical Support
> Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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