Name a better operating system. Pro tip: you can't.
I can't
Windows 95 sucked.
Just look at how bad even 98 shat all over it
Windows 3.1
>>52171159
XP > ME > 95 > 98 > 2000 > 1.1-3.1 > 7 > 8.1 > Vista > 10
Win98, ME, XP
>>52171159
here is my ultimate boot selector
Xubuntu
7 XP 98 3.11
>>52171233
Where can I get legit versions?
Are old versions free?
>>52171159
Deepin 15 is pretty based.
>>52171229
/thread
>>52171248
no I had to torrent it
>>52171258
How is it?
>>52171159
Windows 98 is better
NSA started to really fuck with me, that why its sto shitty and thats why windows XP fierwall is so shitty
![66_15_10_09_11_33_02[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/DjpULoM.jpg "66_15_10_09_11_33_02[1].jpg")
Niggerbuntu
>>52171377
pretty based
>>52171377
You can read yesterday's thread about it.
>>52155110
>>52171483
>>52171489
Coolio, thanks
What about battery life?
>>52171159
I'd actually be hard pressed to name something worse. Most things, even at the time, were more capable than it and the ones that weren't as capable were way more stable than it.
Vista
With the exception of ME, every Windows version was technologically more advanced from its predecessors.
Unless you're a retarded memespouter of course and you were bothered by some "design" aspect of it.
And I rather use some obscure BSD than go back to 95 and its shitty drivers.
>>52171691
This. Vista SP2 is the shit.
>>52171736
There was no tech advancement or innovation between XP to Vista/7/8.1/10. They didn't start from scratch and develop a more efficient kernel, a better file system, better management of packages and remove duplication of Visual C++ libraries that create a 50GB Windows folder over time.
All we got was recycled NT kernel with a different skin and window manager.
>>52171762
lol
I hope you guys are being ironic, because using a deprecated operating system is fucking retarded.
The best version of Windows was win2k.
It was the last version of windows created with the professional user in mind.
Beginning with XP, Microsoft shifted to the drooling retards and grandmas as their target audience.
Quality of their products went down the drain with it.
>>52171159
Amiga OS
>>52171830
Windows XP was basically an improved Windows 2000
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 was probably best, in fact it was a bit too good.
>>52171229
>Win2K not recognized as objectively best Windows ever
Die in a fire.
>>52171159
Windows 2000.
stable, fast light weight, but could play all the gaymes you wanted and run all the 9x programs.
>>52173092
>tfw nothing will be as good evar again
>>52171762
What kind of retard would start from scratch anyway? Besides, Vista was so different from XP many things had troubles running on it when it was new.
>>52171229
Most OS's > Regular OS's >Shit OS's > Literally everything that sucks > Reddit > ME
You're obiously some 20 year old that barely got to use XP and have your opinions based on youtube screaming faggots and le reddit
ME was literally the worst crime ever commited to humanity.
>>52173146
Debian + openbox (#!)
>>52173185
>openbox
You spelled Mutter wrong
>>52173184
>ME was literally the worst crime ever commited to humanity.
No, since MS gave you the choice to use 2k instead. Only retards would use ME anyway.
>>52173214
I will never understand how something so golden like 2K coexisted with retard-tier ME.
>>52171443
So many comfy memories from 98SE.
>>52173243
well 2k was the NT line (nt 5) which was their ground up kernel.
ME was based on Windows 9x which was using an abomination of a hybrid kernel and was pretty much ducttape, all 9x series had issues and would crash frequently.
NT was rock solid and 2000 was just the first consumer release of it, even though it was targeted at businesses.
XP was pretty much 2k with ME's features slapped on top.
>>52173243
same way NT4.0 coexisted with 95/98
NT is better than 9x
>>52173381
NT 3.51 and 4 had the linux disease, no gaymes and less drivers
>>52171159
Yeah, so great that something in it's core libs didn't deallocate memory properly. Because of that, most Win95 services always left a small amount of unreachable data, slowly clogging RAM. Wait 2-3 days and suddenly BSOD since OS could allocate even a single byte more.
the worst linux distro is better than windows 95.
Windows 95 was the best windows though
>>52173422
>no games on NT 3.51
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPy1XKq0Dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRS1UU8QPc8
>>52173450
>All you have to do to run Unreal/Unreal Tournament on NT 3.51 is copy IMM32.DLL from Windows NT 4.0
>These games only work in Software Rendering mode
please kill yourself
>>52173450
Doom or Quake ran on Linux as well. Better than on Dos, I've heard.
>>52173422
>no gaymes
no DirectX, games also used software/OpenGL/Glide
>less drivers
pretty much everything I've encountered that had DOS or 9x drivers, it had NT4 drivers as well
>>52171159
Nathan, is that you?
>>52173478
I remember my Modem bought in 2001 or so only having Win9x drivers shipped with the installation medium.
>>52173495
The ToastyTech guy? Does he still use 95?
XP is surprisingly lightweight, it runs really fast on my Pentium II laptop. I have ran NT 4, 98, 2000, and XP on the thing and 98 is actually the worst in performance.
>>52173919
Driver issue maybe?
>2000 had 4 official service packs
>XP had 3 official service packs
>Vista had 2 official service packs
>7 had 1 official service pack
coincidence or on purpose?
>>52171159
what programming language is this?
>>52171229
>>52171262
>ME better than anything
>Grouping windows 1.1 and 2 with Windows 3.1
>Vista worse than 8.1
>95 better than 98
>ME better than 2000
0/10 your opinion is shit
>>52175017
Correct me if you want.
>>52171739
I'm only semi-serious when I ask this (as I won't be switching OSs again regardless of your answer), how viable is it to actually use Vista with SP2 today?
Is it on par with Windows 7 as far as getting supported goes?
>>52175036
>XP > 7 > 2000 > 98 > 95 > 3.1 > Vista > 8.1 > ME > 10
r8 me
![Windows_XP_SP3[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/qq53yWN.png "Windows_XP_SP3[1].png")
>>52175017
2000 > 7 > 10 > 8.1 > XP (after sp3) > 3.1 > 8 > anything 9x > ME
>>52175169
While 2000 is a god tier OS, it loses points from me because it loads services on startup in series rather than XP which loads them in parallel. The boot time of 2000 is about 8 times longer than that of XP, by design.
>>52171229
Anyone who says vista sucks is just a memer
>>52175219
Also, 2000 needs to reboot when you make any driver change so this startup thing is a major issue
>>52175169
ME >>> NT >> XP > 7 > Vista=OSX
rest is garbage, utter malarkey
>>52175235
you need to remember when it came out.
it was goat when it came out.
>>52171229
8.1>7>Vista>10>XP>98>2000>ME>95>8
>>52171233
Is that 95B or 95C?
Why do you need 95 prompt if you already have DOS ?
Does a boot from A option really help much? The only thing I can think of was that you can set the bios to not test the floppy on boot up
>>52171159
I had a CIT professor that was addicted to the simplicity of win98 then xp came out. He hated it said it was crap. About a year latter I take another one of his courses this time ISS services. But he was now running xp on everything he could, turns out he owned his own computer repair shop and some how in some way windows xp recovery console or one of its newer features saved his ass . Point is you can't really truly judge a os until after it's replaced and when working in the tech industry you just deal with what the standard user is using. most of what I fix and clean and work on now is win 8 and more and more win 10. And in offices where there are 1000+ machine the upgrade from windows 7 to Windows 10 usually ends up saving me tons of time.
Where the fuck my Windows 2000 Pro homies at, speak up
>>52174965
Yeah... They weren't released at the same time, retard.
>>52175232
Anyone who says vista doesn't suck is just a memer
>>52175121
10/10
would vote again
>>52174499
Yeah, I don't know. 98 on it is not terrible, but noticeably slower. NT 4, 2000, and XP (with crap turned off) are fast. I have heard that my CPU isn't optimized for 16-bit, which would make sense with 98, but the Pentium II didn't have that problem (the Pentium Pro did).
My preferred list:
XP > 10 > 2000 > 7 > Vista > 98 > NT 4 > 95 > ME > NT 3.x > 3.x
Even ME wasn't that bad though.
>>52171159
Windows 95 was good for the time.
Now it's outclassed by everything.
XP was good for the time
Now it's outclassed
Hell, after a few months even Vista became a good operating system (7, 8, and now 10 all use the same kernal and pretty much are only minor tweaks and UI changes on Vista).
TL;DR: Vista takes a shit on all of these old operating systems. Fucking Vista.
>>52171229
>>52171230
>>52171241
>>52171262
>>52171430
>>52171443
>>52171691
>2kpro > *windows
Everyone knows this except for redditors. Look even >>52171830 and >>52173092 and >>52173243
knows it.
>>52172207
XP Is ugly shit, it always was.
Why 2000fags think it was better than XP?
XP was maybe the first windows with activation, but other than that, the best windows in history.
Also 7 fags fuck off, same botnet as 10 via updates.
inb4 disabled updates
>>52171159
Windows 10
>>52175559
>kernal
why americans from the former confederation of the us call it this wrong way
is your ignorance the result of fats in your shitty briain homo
I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re refering to as Windows, is in fact, NSA/Windows, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, NSA plus Windows. Windows is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another locked down component of a fully functioning NSA system made useful by the NSA corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by the government.
Many computer users run a modified version of the NSA system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of NSA which is widely used today is often called “Windows”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the NSA system, developed by the NSA.
There really is a Windows, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Windows is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Windows is normally used in combination with the NSA operating system: the whole system is basically NSA with Windows added, or NSA/Windows. All the so-called “Windows” versions are really versions of NSA/Windows.
>>52175593
2000 gives me the most nostalgia, but claiming that it's better than XP just because it comes with a default theme that you can disable makes you look like a fool.
XP outclasses 2000 in:
Support for quad core
Support for large hard drives
Hardware support
Driver availablilty
Boot times
>>52175605
>XP was maybe the first windows with activation
Enterprise keys disabled activation
>>52175593
Yeah, I dunno, maybe you have a point (except hurr durr reddit XD). I have maintained a preference for XP since it has remained supported way longer than 2000, by not only Microsoft but by major applications such as Firefox. I do miss the professional theme of 2000 but even that's more about theme/appearance than anything. XP is just 2000 with slight changes and a new coat of paint.
>>52171159
>>52175645
OP is right. 95 was the last legit windows.
>A careless mistake by Microsoft programmers has revealed that special access codes prepared by the US National Security Agency have been secretly built into Windows. The NSA access system is built into every version of the Windows operating system now in use, except early releases of Windows 95 (and its predecessors). The discovery comes close on the heels of the revelations earlier this year that another US software giant, Lotus, had built an NSA “help information” trapdoor into its Notes system, and that security functions on other software systems had been deliberately crippled.
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/06/microsoft-programmed-in-nsa-backdoor-in-windows-by-1999.html
>>52171762
You're retarded. I've used every version of Windows since 95 and every iteration from xp to 10 has had significant improvements.
Your definition of "improvement" has nothing to do with reality.
>>52171159
windows me
>>52175618
>I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re refering to as Windows, is in fact, NSA/Windows, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, NSA plus Windows. Windows is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another locked down component of a fully functioning NSA system made useful by the NSA corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by the government.
>Many computer users run a modified version of the NSA system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of NSA which is widely used today is often called “Windows”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the NSA system, developed by the NSA.
>There really is a Windows, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Windows is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Windows is normally used in combination with the NSA operating system: the whole system is basically NSA with Windows added, or NSA/Windows. All the so-called “Windows” versions are really versions of NSA/Windows.
I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re refering to as Windows, is in fact, NSA/Windows, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, NSA plus Windows. Windows is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another locked down component of a fully functioning NSA system made useful by the NSA corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by the government.
Many computer users run a modified version of the NSA system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of NSA which is widely used today is often called “Windows”...
>>52175708
You legit think that Windows 8 and Windows 10 have significant improvements over Windows 7?
>>52175514
It had a rocky launch, but not all of it was Vistas fault. Vista sucks is just a meme.
>>52175708
>>A careless mistake by Microsoft programmers has revealed that special access codes prepared by the US National Security Agency have been secretly built into Windows. The NSA access system is built into every version of the Windows operating system now in use, except early releases of Windows 95 (and its predecessors). The discovery comes close on the heels of the revelations earlier this year that another US software giant, Lotus, had built an NSA “help information” trapdoor into its Notes system, and that security functions on other software systems had been deliberately crippled.
>>52175733
Yes. Windows 8 and then windows 10 had noticeable performance increases in the OS. They also had the latest DirectX versions. Windows 7 is now 2 DirectX versions behind.
>>52175733
You legit think Windows 7 has legitimate improvements over Vista? Vista was already good by the time 7 came out. It's just no one noticed and with 7's UI change, they finally noticed.
>>52175781
Says the guy using the NSA backdoored ISP, websites, routers, cpu, and bios.
>tfw using 9x first getting into computers
>tfw "has performed an illegal operation and will be reported" scared the shit out of me
wew lad it had me going for awhile.
>>52176028
Good times
>>52171159
Red Hat 9
