Operating System.
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How many O/S are there currently? Windows, Linux, Mac and ?
Need this information to do an assignment.
If can please provide me with name of O/S and link.
Thanks.
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Just Google... basically, there are a few types:Originally posted by Refugees:How many O/S are there currently? Windows, Linux, Mac and ?
Need this information to do an assignment.
If can please provide me with name of O/S and link.
Thanks.
1) DOS - utterly old now. Used mainly for emulators... if you play games you will know.
2) Windows - Starting from Windows 95
3) Linux - a flavour of Unix
4) Unix
5) Mac - another flavour of Unix
6) OS/2 - from IBM
7) SPARC - from SUN Microsystems
Atari - I wonder who remembers this? They are damn old
9) PowerPC - the old version of Mac (not too sure if I'm right, I'm not a big fan of Mac)
Links go search yourself, should be easy.
10) Netware - Novell Network Operating System -
VxWorks by Wind River Systems.
Crashproof. Why? The mars rover runs on it. -
Okay. Thanks for the fast replys. Cheeerrrs
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mayi, you have mod/s well versed with mac or not?Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:9) PowerPC - the old version of Mac (not too sure if I'm right, I'm not a big fan of Mac)
if i switch over to mac, who is going to help me???
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Anyone here still using OS/2?
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I also thinking of ditching XP and switching to Linux...but have to re-learn all the nitty-gritty commands...Any experts here?Originally posted by TehJarVu:mayi, you have mod/s well versed with mac or not?
if i switch over to mac, who is going to help me???
all the more i shd think carefully liao................... 
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I know of none, but a few here are using MacOriginally posted by TehJarVu:mayi, you have mod/s well versed with mac or not?
if i switch over to mac, who is going to help me???
all the more i shd think carefully liao...................
LazerLordz, Baseline, tammy, sand king and the Bear are using Mac. There could be more Mac users here though, but they seldom post... -
Experts here probably no, but you can find the various experts at the particular distribution forum.Originally posted by Xcert:I also thinking of ditching XP and switching to Linux...but have to re-learn all the nitty-gritty commands...Any experts here?
Like Ubuntu got Ubuntu Forum, MEPIS got MEPIS Forum, etc.
Before switching over to Linux, read their Wiki. They will help you a lot in setting up a basic system and do some basic troubleshooting before shouting for help.
One thing about Linux though, the support for wireless is very bad. I've tried setting up one and failed horribly. The driver just don't want to install. If you are interested to try, read up on ndiswrapper.
If you want really easy to use Linux, try OpenSuse or Fedora. They are sponsored by Novell and Red Hat respectively, and are very easy to use. Only problem is, you need to download a few CDs worth of data, which requires up to a day.
One other thing to look out for is the package management system. Currently, there are two popular ones - one is RPM, used by OpenSuse and Fedora and a few other distros. Another one is Synaptic, used by mainly Debian-based systems, like MEPIS and Ubuntu. Their files are easily recognizable, one is .rpm, the other is .deb. Don't get the wrong files, otherwise they will never work.
For the most part, you might find it more irritating than Vista UAC. Every installation prompts for a password (there's no such thing as disabling it by the way), and if it doesn't work, you have to compile directly from the source codes (which explains the tar.gz files). Words like sudo, ./configure, make, make install, apt-get, cd, exit will become second nature for you, because all these need to be done so frequently.
And for every error, learn to Google. Most likely if you can't compile, you are missing development files, particularly gcc or g++ or python development files. gcc/g++ is the Linux version of C/C++.
Downloads are even better, it's command line. wget http://www.whatever.com/file.tar.gz
Then in console, unzip, configure, compile, install, update, test and phew! Done.
One hint to get some of the common things working - use Automatix. Great for newbies to the Linux world.
For games to work, Google Wine (it's not alcohol... it's some type of Windows API to get Windows programs working)
Last thing to note, unlike Windows, Linux is case-sensitive.
cd desktop will not work, but cd Desktop does. If it keeps prompting that there's no such directory or file, check your cases of your letters.
Linux files are strewn everywhere, can't locate, don't bother. Unlike Windows which is much more organized. -
wat abt windows 1.0?
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u go find it lo.....Originally posted by mr_sotong:wat abt windows 1.0? -
Which category Symbian OS belongs to?
1) Single user of multi-user
2) Single tasking or multi-tasking
3) Single processing or multi-processing (single or multiple CPUs)
4) Single threading or multi-threading
5) Batch, interactive, hybrid or realtime
than What about the details of the various management functions:
1) Memory
2) Processor
3) File
4) Device
5) Network
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Which category does a proprietary operating system falls on?
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Proprietary means close-sourced... like MS and Apple...Originally posted by Refugees:Which category does a proprietary operating system falls on? -
This one you go and figure out. Find out what is multi-threading, what is realtime, what is interactive, what is batch, what's a CPU... you will have an answer.Originally posted by Refugees:Which category Symbian OS belongs to?
1) Single user of multi-user
2) Single tasking or multi-tasking
3) Single processing or multi-processing (single or multiple CPUs)
4) Single threading or multi-threading
5) Batch, interactive, hybrid or realtime
http://codex.cs.yale.edu/avi/os-book/os6/slide-dir/index.htmlOriginally posted by Refugees:than What about the details of the various management functions:
1) Memory
2) Processor
3) File
4) Device
5) Network
tried google-ing. but can't find what i want.
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arrgg!!...Fedora 7 expected release date is 31th May....a few more days to go....think I'll wait for the release and then install Fedora 7...
or should I just take Fedora Core 6 and then think about an update later?
anyway mayi...any good places to go for linux commands for noobs?
I used Redhat for a little while a few years back for a project and I got lost with mounting my CD drive and I had problems with LILO too...a little bit nervous about going back the open-source way.
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I use this website for Linux commands.Originally posted by Xcert:arrgg!!...Fedora 7 expected release date is 31th May....a few more days to go....think I'll wait for the release and then install Fedora 7...
or should I just take Fedora Core 6 and then think about an update later?
anyway mayi...any good places to go for linux commands for noobs?
I used Redhat for a little while a few years back for a project and I got lost with mounting my CD drive and I had problems with LILO too...a little bit nervous about going back the open-source way.
Hmm... never used LILO as the boot manager before, I've used Grub though, very similar to Windows boot manager.
Might as well just wait for the new release of Fedora. Don't need to install Fedora 6 then upgrade to Fedora 7, a hassle.
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thanks for the recommendation...Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:I use this website for Linux commands.
Hmm... never used LILO as the boot manager before, I've used Grub though, very similar to Windows boot manager.
Might as well just wait for the new release of Fedora. Don't need to install Fedora 6 then upgrade to Fedora 7, a hassle.
Nowadays mounting is automatic liao... shouldn't have problems with them any more.
mayi...U learnt linux in RP or just picked it up from the net?
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wow just what i'm looking at, open source OS.
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Picked up Linux in RP and from the Net.Originally posted by Xcert:thanks for the recommendation...
mayi...U learnt linux in RP or just picked it up from the net?
ok....I'll install Fedora 7 then...hopefully its not too buggy.
If Fedora 7 is too buggy, get Slackware or Debian... they are stable OS, but not that easy to use... -
OpenSuse or Fedora. They are real easy to use. A lot of Windows software can be found there, so you can't possibly say it doesn't work.Originally posted by casshern:wow just what i'm looking at, open source OS.
but me sibei sibei noob with Linux etc. wonder if there's any OS working real simple
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if Fedora 7 is too buggy...I'll just revert to Fedora Core 6...Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Picked up Linux in RP and from the Net.
If Fedora 7 is too buggy, get Slackware or Debian... they are stable OS, but not that easy to use...