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| What system do you primarily use? |
| Windows PC (eg: 9x, NT, ME, 2000, XP, Vista) |
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62% |
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| Macintosh PC (eg: MAC OS X Leopard) |
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15% |
[ 8 ] |
| Linux PC - Standalone (eg: Unbuntu, Open Suse, Mandriva, etc) |
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7% |
[ 4 ] |
| Linux PC - Dualboot (eg: Linux / Windows, Linux / MAC, etc) |
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13% |
[ 7 ] |
| Other System (eg: Unix, OS2, etc) |
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1% |
[ 1 ] |
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WolfyAU82
Emu Egg
Joined: Jun 28, 2008
Posts: 6
Location: Australia
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 Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: Aspergian and Autistic PC Users |
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It's pretty clear there are a great deal of PC-Users among Aspergians and Autistics. What I'm curious about is what kind of PC systems people are using.
At the moment I'm using an Ubuntu standalone PC. Had a gut-full of Windows frustrating antics...
Anyway if you're a PC User, let us know what you are using and have a discussion about it. |
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roygerdodger
Phoenix
Joined: Jul 16, 2006
Age: 17
Posts: 1156
Location: High Point, NC
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BigT
Phoenix
Joined: Mar 23, 2007
Posts: 850
Location: Basingstoke, England
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I have Windows XP. |
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2ukenkerl
Phoenix
Joined: Jul 20, 2007
Posts: 4860
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Windows is one of the WORST systems ever developed. It is the ONLY system to have:
1. improper locking
2. no memory management
3. forced failure
and STILL manage to survive more than a few years. The ONLY one!!!! Perhaps EVER in ALL of history.
I have used:
Apple dos
Apple Prodos
TRS 80
Comodore Pet
CP/M
COS 310
RT-11
MSDOS/PCDOS
Windows 3.1
Windows 3.11
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows NT4
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows VISTA
TSX-11
RSTS/E
AIX
HP UX
SOLARIS
SUNOS
SCO
COHERENT
Minix
Linux
Xwindows
The order IS significant in that ones before 3.11 at least didn't have to worry about #1. Ones from 3.1 on are the only ones that REALLY need #2. Yet, out of this list, windows is the ONLY one to have ALL 3 problems! ALSO, each one from 3.1 on is supposed to multitask. ONLY those from TSX-11 on have true(preemptive) multitasking. |
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Fuzzy
Ack! Thbbbt!
Joined: Mar 31, 2006
Posts: 2082
Location: Alberta Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Real geeks have more than one machine.
1. desktop dual boot win xp/ubuntu
2, desktop ubuntu
3. laptop ubuntu
4. desktop being built from scavenged materials. possibly hackintosh, probably linux
looking for a mac as well.
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chocoholic
Phoenix
Joined: May 22, 2008
Posts: 514
Location: At a Chocoholics Anonymous meeting
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I use Windows XP and I like it a lot. Very user friendly IMO. My mom however, uses Windows Vista and says it's the worst one she's ever used. I don't know of anyone that sells Windows XP computers anymore, they all have Vista, so I can only hope that my computer lasts a veeeeeeeeery long time. |
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trgd_15
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Joined: May 19, 2008
Age: 19
Posts: 119
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| I have Windows Vista Premium. The only problem I've had with it is I can't record audio from my speakers with Cam Studio. |
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Tim_Tex
WP's Resident Simpsons and South Park Aficionado
Joined: Jul 03, 2004
Age: 28
Posts: 22319
Location: San Marcos, Texas
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Leopard 10.5 here.
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pakled
"Bless his Heart"
Joined: Nov 13, 2007
Age: 51
Posts: 3044
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Lessee...home systems are Windows 2000 (hey, at least the bugs are finally out of a Windows product.. , and another with probably the last copy of XP to be loaded after Vista came out...
work is 2 systems with XP on them, company build. I occasionally have to remote a coupla servers, on Windows Server 2000, and 2003, respectively. |
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Norah_W
Deinonychus
Joined: Apr 30, 2007
Posts: 315
Location: Seattle, WA
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, why isn't Mac OS on here? Just because we're Aspies, doesn't mean we have up-to-date computer systems. 
I got mine 3 years ago, a few months before the Mac PC came out. |
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Fuzzy
Ack! Thbbbt!
Joined: Mar 31, 2006
Posts: 2082
Location: Alberta Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Tim_Tex wrote: | | Leopard 10.5 here. |
Didnt you recently switch from PC to MAC?
Also, xp is still available from tigerdirect. make sure you buy the most pro version you can.
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Shelby
Deinonychus
Joined: May 01, 2007
Age: 29
Posts: 347
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| I have Vista, didn't get a choice as it's a new computer. My Aspie uncle has a computer that somehow has two operating systems, I think 2 hard drives one loads with Vista one with Windows XP. He always raves about it. I have no idea how to do something like that but I did prefer XP. There are a few features of Vista I like, but mostly it sucks and I hate what they've done to Microsoft Word. |
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nodice1996
Velociraptor
Joined: Jan 04, 2008
Age: 12
Posts: 430
Location: Clinton,MI,USA,Earth, The Milky Way, The Universe,Unknown
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vista/ubuntu laptop, 1.46 ghz dual core (windows is only so i get wireless
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Fuzzy
Ack! Thbbbt!
Joined: Mar 31, 2006
Posts: 2082
Location: Alberta Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Shelby wrote: | | I have Vista, didn't get a choice as it's a new computer. My Aspie uncle has a computer that somehow has two operating systems, I think 2 hard drives one loads with Vista one with Windows XP. He always raves about it. I have no idea how to do something like that but I did prefer XP. There are a few features of Vista I like, but mostly it sucks and I hate what they've done to Microsoft Word. |
Shelby, thats called a dual boot. Its also possible to do triple boots, but much after that it gets to be a load of work. Dual booting is easy.
If you wish to go back to xp and you have an old machine, you can install it on your computer.. possibly. You'll need the registration key. These are often on labels on the sides of store bought machines.
Here is a link about dual booting xp and vista, but if you want to play, i almost recomend you try a nice linux like Ubuntu.
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm
This should work, but I have never done it. With Ubuntu its a little easier. Lots of posts here discuss it, as does the ubuntu forum. Take care in doing it, though its not tricky.
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I installed Ubuntu once and it completely destroyed my paying relationship with Microsoft.
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gamefreak
I don't have a monopoly, I'm just competitive
Joined: Dec 31, 2006
Age: 18
Posts: 1176
Location: Spring Hill, Florida
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Windows XP and 98SE.
Windows XP has all the bugs out of it and works with most current hardware. If the component was made before 2007 i wouldn`t trust it with Vista. However Vista is a remarkably innovative OS that i might get soon due to increased networking capatibilities. All the new programs coming out and its trusty HD Image copying software. I can also virtual PC all over os`s. |
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