»
 

Go Back   ResellerRatings Store Ratings > ResellerRatings Forums > Tech Support
nobody unix? nobody unix?
Register FAQ Social Groups Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
Page 1 of 3 1 23
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-10-2003, 11:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 9
JoeLocke is on a distinguished road
nobody unix?
lol, just noticed, every post is for Linux... What, is Unix too cryptic and hard fer duh newbies? lol jk... but seriously, whats up with that?

JoeLocke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2003, 11:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
Registered User
 
crouse's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Iowa
Posts: 2,527
crouse is on a distinguished road
Send a message via ICQ to crouse
Linux is free.... hence more people run Linux on their home computers than Unix.
__________________
The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners. --- Author Unknown.
crouse is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2003, 11:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
Guest
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Welcome to TechIMO!

Well, I have used several POSIX operating systems over the years. BSD, Solaris, BeOS, QNX, and probably a few System V oddities I can't remember anymore.

Honestly, with most Unix operating systems lacking qualtiy driver implementations, you will find the majority of end-users here use Linux because they tend to have cutting-edge hardware in their personal systems.

Robert Richmond
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2003, 11:32 PM   #4 (permalink)
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 9
JoeLocke is on a distinguished road
Well thats what you get for not being most home office users eh? i run a hosting bussiness, i host games, websites, and chatrooms plus DNS, and quite frankly i wouldn't really concider using linux for that kind of work... ever. Unix is more, robust and powerfull. Plus it takes full advantage of multiple processors much more than Windows or Linux..
JoeLocke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2003, 11:33 PM   #5 (permalink)
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 9
JoeLocke is on a distinguished road
well geesh, open BSD and free BSD are bout same thing as Unix lol.. and free
JoeLocke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2003, 11:36 PM   #6 (permalink)
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: TOO close to Wash DC
Posts: 7,956
vass0922 is on a distinguished road
As Rob noted, most Unices won't really install too well on normal PC's as they're more tuned towards server hardware. FreeBSD I imagine is OK for PC's but still a bit shakey.

Also Linux is the only *nix that has any real chance for gaming at the moment.

You have to realize the bulk of the users here at TIMO are people working on their home PC's.


Welcome to TechIMO
__________________
<< Insert exceedingly large and overly verbose message of how 1337 you are here including full specs of every vehicle you've ever driven and PC you've owned >>
vass0922 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2003, 11:36 PM   #7 (permalink)
Registered User
 
crouse's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Iowa
Posts: 2,527
crouse is on a distinguished road
Send a message via ICQ to crouse
Must work for SCO *shrug*
__________________
The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners. --- Author Unknown.
crouse is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2003, 11:37 PM   #8 (permalink)
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 9
JoeLocke is on a distinguished road
Yah, I get it... just given my 2 cents and thanks fer the welcome!
JoeLocke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2003, 11:47 PM   #9 (permalink)
Guest
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Quote:
Plus it takes full advantage of multiple processors much more than Windows or Linux..
Actually, as of late, Linux has developed a superb multi-threading model for increased processor utilization with scalable processing solutions, and the near future 2.6 kernel will deliver much improved n-way scalability among a long list of enterprise features. Not to mention Linux delivers superior virtual processor and simultaneous multi-threading support.

If you want to get into the technical side of the details, actually BeOS offers a superior processing model (IMHO) for systems under 8-way SMP as compared to either Linux or traditional Unix implementations.

Robert Richmond
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2003, 11:58 PM   #10 (permalink)
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 9
JoeLocke is on a distinguished road
yah want technicle... I have a self-moded version of Unix, I use it on 4 different servers, and I am running over 40 parrelel processors... we tested this with 3 different versions of linux and it was horrible. we made changes to linux and it still wasn't very good... (this was quite recently) we also tried it with unix and it wasn't that bad... after quite a few days of HEAVY recoding and some adjustments to my processor setup, its quite amazing... *shrugs*
JoeLocke is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 3 1 23

« Dual Xeon 2.66Ghz vs. P4 3.2Ghz | FSB Question »


« Dual Xeon 2.66Ghz vs. P4 3.2Ghz | FSB Question »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Most Active Discussions

Recent Discussions

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:00 AM.

Contact Us - ResellerRatings - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top