Operating Systems

Operating Systems thaostra has used:

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Windows 95

Windows 98

Windows XP

Windows Vista

FreeBSD

Debian

Ubuntu

Linux

Fedora

Windows 7

OpenBSD

Windows 95

1995–1998

I remember spending a fair amount of time playing Myst and Freddi Fish on this OS. Those were good times.

Windows 98

1999–2004

Windows XP

2004–2008

Having an operating system like XP on a family computer made it a nightmare to use, especially when AOL was thrown in the mix. I swear, AOL killed my inner child.

Windows Vista

2008–2009

Installed on the very first PC I purchased myself. I liked it a little more than XP, especially since I no longer encountered BSODs. However, its fate was sealed when I read about Windows 7 being released as an RC

FreeBSD

2009–

Liked it more than Debian because of the community and thorough documentation, along with a well thought-out package and ports system. Still, it doesn't seem to fit as a desktop.

Debian

2009

Made the mistake of trying it only to realize a lot of my hardware didn't work well or at all, particularly with wireless and webcam. Might use it again, but only if I was running a server.

Ubuntu

2009–

A friend of mine introduced me to this operating system. Tried it, liked it, installed it over Windows and never looked back. Despite dabbling with various operating systems, Ubuntu still serves as my desktop.

Linux

2009–

Introduced to this through Ubuntu.

Fedora

2009–2010

Windows 7

2009–

A very nice OS for the desktop in terms of hardware support, security, responsiveness and stability.

OpenBSD

2010–

Excellent focus on security, but not ideal as a desktop.