Poll: What Operating System are you Running as your Primary OS?

[MacRumors]

Vote: Poll: What Operating System are you Running as your Primary OS? (http://www.macpolls.com/?poll_id=238&ref=forums.macrumors.com)

[janey]

panther baby ;) :p

[Kwyjibo]

Windows XP, because my iBook broke for the fourth time and its taking forever to get a new one.

[mgargan1]

how is anyone running panther yet?

[MacManDan]

Jaguar. But my baby will be running Panther as soon as it can :)

[you]

high five to whoever voted for os 8 of earlier:D

[Freg3000]

Jagwire. :)

[iEric]

I WANT PANTER...>drool<
But I am running jag...jaguar that is lol..i'm kinda ccrrazzzy today lol

[maradong]

*g* that poll seems pretty clear ;-)

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by mgargan1
how is anyone running panther yet?

How do you *not* have it yet?

Its not my primary OS (still jab) but I like some 10.3 features alot tho.

We all pay for the fees don't we? ;)

[tazo]

i am using my pc more and more these days...the 15'' crt of the imac just aint cutting it with 15 windows open :)

[pretentious]

Originally posted by you
high five to whoever voted for os 8 of earlier:D

Hell Yeah!!!The one and only baby!!
I SO ROCK!!!

God I wish I had some money for a new comp.:(

[BaghdadBob]

The answer is Jaguar! I win! I'm good at this game.

[Doctor Q]

I'm using Mac OS X 10.4, Cheetah. They haven't even designed it yet, but I got a pre-conception copy because I'm so important.

OK, I admit it. I was trying to one-up übergeek, and I'm a just a cheetah'er.

[Bunzi2k4]

hehe well i'm using jaguar the most up to date software available to the public

[mstecker]

Panther, panther, panther.

The trick is: If you buy at least one mac a year (which I always seem to do), the ADC membership really pays for itself with the hardware discount.

Of course, I've heard that you could find Panther on Limewire, but I wouldn't know anything about that.

[cb911]

unfortunately i'm running Win XP now.

i would be running OS X 10.2, but since the PowerBooks were due for an update i sold mine a couple of months ago. damn.

so now i've got to use a PC and no one knows when the new PowerBooks will be here!:mad:

[mac15]

Still on jagwire, its safer for now.

[vrapan]

jag was good but I am running Panther on my 12" PB apart from a couple of minor problems works too well to go back to jag....

[danielgrenell]

jaguar, but kudos to anyone who voted 8 or earlier, linux, unix, or other, that's ballsy

shouldn't there be a mac os x beta option ;)

[LinuxGigolo]

I split my time 50-50 between Jagwire and XP. And now that I'm waiting for the box to send my iBook back to apple fore repairs, it's full-on XP.

[pivo6]

It's been Jaguar ever since I switched last year. My work computer still remains Windows 2000.

[stefman]

Shag-wire baby yeah :D

[iPC]

home - linux (madrake 9.1)

work - win98 (can't even upgrade to win2k yet...)

soon home should be os x 10.2 or 10.3 depending on when i finish saving for ibook / pb.

[kb9000]

I liked Panther so much, I bought the company.

[Laslo Panaflex]

I am running Panther 7b21, it runs alot better than WWDC preview, enough that it is now my primary OS. The only bugs that I have noticed are that labels don't are now broke, and iTunes doesn't work when I connect my iPod to it. FCP 4 works now though, and it and all the apps (livetype, soundtrack) load up in half the time and run much faster. Panther rocks, can't wait for the final release.

Peas.

[jxyama]

home:
jaguar on my laptop, xp on my gf's dell.

work:
jaguar, os7 (i think... it's old, PM 8100), win 2000, VAX (he he, just for emailing...) and UNIX.

[Java]

Originally posted by mgargan1
how is anyone running panther yet?

I second that. How are that many people running panther? Oooh. I want.

[MetallicPenguin]

Jaguar here, I really want Panther but I think I'll wait. Pictures are good enough.

[Chealion]

I'm running Jag, even though I have Panther available to me. (The builds have been pirated rather extensively, do a little searching in you favorite P2P application, but of course that's not "legal").

Although, I have an old legacy 68k Mac I use quite a bit, so I could say I'm in for OS 8 and earlier :D

[wdlove]

Originally posted by mgargan1
how is anyone running panther yet?

Those fortunate enough to have attended the WWDC in June received a Beta copy of Mac OS 10.3 Panther on CD. The WWDC stands for World Wide Developers Conference, held in San Francisco. That way developers can be programming there software to run on Panther. Hopefully to develope new and more software specifically for Panther!

I'm one of the 4.83% still running Mac OS 9!

[idea_hamster]

Originally posted by Laslo Panaflex
The only bugs that I have noticed are ... iTunes doesn't work when I connect my iPod to it....
Um...that sounds like a big, hairy, MicroSoft-style bug. With iTunes and the iPod so integrated, it sounds less like a bug and more like "Panther doesn't support the iPod yet."

[Laslo Panaflex]

Originally posted by idea_hamster
it sounds less like a bug and more like "Panther doesn't support the iPod yet."

Yeah, the funny thing is, in the older release itunes and ipod worked great, oh well, thats just the name of the game with beta OS.

[mnkeybsness]

i'm running 10.2 server...

and to everyone asking "how are you running panther already?" i would like to direct your attention to file sharing and people who don't care about the NDA that apple makes developers agree to. whenever apple tries to release something to a few people, it gets out and spreads to anyone that has patience enough to look for it.

[TwitchOSX]

WTF!.. dont use your PC because you have a prob with open windows! I have a program that allows you to have as many desktops as you want. Its sooo sweet. I have it set up on a grid, 2 rows, and like 3 colums so I have what... 6 desktops. And a little window just floats in the lower left hand corner of my screen with my diff desktops. I just click on a blank one and open something new and then ONLY that desktop will have that program or things I open in it. If i want something else or a clear desktop, I just click on a blank desktop. Love that program. Buy it! Its pretty cheap.. cant think of the name though.. maybe somebody else here knows..

[eyelikeart]

I voted for 10.2.

I don't install beta/pre-release versions of any OS. The dependability of my Mac far exceeds my need feel ahead of everyone else. ;)

[eric_n_dfw]

Originally posted by Doctor Q
I'm using Mac OS X 10.4, Cheetah. They haven't even designed it yet, but I got a pre-conception copy because I'm so important.

OK, I admit it. I was trying to one-up übergeek, and I'm a just a cheetah'er. hehe - wasn't 10.0 named Cheetah?

[Mav451]

twitch: i've heard of a multiple desktop program b4...but it won't really work unless you got that apple studio display (i.e. 23" monster).

If you do, of course, power to you...i'm still on a "regular" 17" NEC Multisync.

And...to answer the poll, i'm on WindowsXP Pro SP1 since i haven't had an Apple computer since my mom brought one back like 15 years ago from work (Dupont chemical company).

Maybe some1 will let me borrow their G5? Someone at college will have one, i KNOW it :)

[cnladd]

Originally posted by Laslo Panaflex
Yeah, the funny thing is, in the older release itunes and ipod worked great, oh well, thats just the name of the game with beta OS.

Damn, that's almost a dealbreaker for me. I was just about to install Panther, too.

I'm on the WWDC DP (with the test update) and iTunes works great with the iPod. The problem is that I'm currently using my iPod as backup for my purchased music. I've already mistakenly lost three whole albums because I thought they could be redownloaded the last time I wiped my box. Won't happen again.

I can't wait for a version of Toast to come with Panther support, since Mac OS X doesn't directly support one of my CD-RW drives.

I voted Panther, though I use commercial UNIX variants just as often.

[tazo]

Originally posted by TwitchOSX
WTF!.. dont use your PC because you have a prob with open windows! I have a program that allows you to have as many desktops as you want. Its sooo sweet. I have it set up on a grid, 2 rows, and like 3 colums so I have what... 6 desktops. And a little window just floats in the lower left hand corner of my screen with my diff desktops. I just click on a blank one and open something new and then ONLY that desktop will have that program or things I open in it. If i want something else or a clear desktop, I just click on a blank desktop. Love that program. Buy it! Its pretty cheap.. cant think of the name though.. maybe somebody else here knows..

erm i just happen to like dual monitors :) its easier to just look to my right to see if anything is happening in irc or aim....and maybe you should calm down :)

[Huked on Fonick]

Originally posted by cnladd
Damn, that's almost a dealbreaker for me. I was just about to install Panther, too.

I'm on the WWDC DP (with the test update) and iTunes works great with the iPod. The problem is that I'm currently using my iPod as backup for my purchased music. I've already mistakenly lost three whole albums because I thought they could be redownloaded the last time I wiped my box. Won't happen again.

I can't wait for a version of Toast to come with Panther support, since Mac OS X doesn't directly support one of my CD-RW drives.

I voted Panther, though I use commercial UNIX variants just as often.

This program (http://ipodrip.thelittleappfactory.com/) Will Let you transfer music from ur ipod back to itunes.

Jag...speaking of which anyone wana buy me one?

[MacFan25]

I'm currently running Jaguar, but will most likely buy Panther when it comes out. I'm looking forward to the new features. :)

[Jerry Spoon]

I know people were giving jabs to those running os 8 or lower, but I think it would be worse to be running 10.0. That thing sucked. I was afraid to put that os on my computer.:eek:

...I'm running jag.

[Snowy_River]

Originally posted by Mav451
twitch: i've heard of a multiple desktop program b4...but it won't really work unless you got that apple studio display (i.e. 23" monster).

What on earth are you talking about? I use it on my 12" PB. The program, for anyone who's interested, is CodeTek Virtual Desktop (http://www.codetek.com/php/virtual.php). It's really a fine piece of software, and it can help with application clutter. However, it's not a substitute for dual monitors.

For the record, to be on topic, Jaguar, though I'm looking forward to Panther (and not terribly interested in downloading an illegal copy that might not let my iPod sync...)

[alset]

Originally posted by übergeek
panther baby ;) :p

I dunno. Works ok for my iBook, but I still don't see it as a solid enough system for my tower. Heck, I probably won't even install the final on my tower for a month after it comes out, just to see if the iBook is harmed.

Dan

[cnladd]

Originally posted by Snowy_River
What on earth are you talking about? I use it on my 12" PB. The program, for anyone who's interested, is CodeTek Virtual Desktop (http://www.codetek.com/php/virtual.php). It's really a fine piece of software, and it can help with application clutter. However, it's not a substitute for dual monitors.

It's always been a bit too buggy for me, especially compared to the smoothness of using virtual desktops on other systems (Linux and Solaris.) It just seems... hacked.

Also, the latest versions of CTVD don't work too well with Panther, especially when you throw Expose into the mix.

[Capt Underpants]

Well..... I am running Windows XP. IT's really not as bad as a lot of people make it out to be, however. I am going to switch eventually. That is, when my computer goes out of date. It's two years old and I upgrade every three years. I can't wait to be running OSX in a year!

[janey]

the only operating systems i use are mac os x, win2k and linux. my main os was jaguar, but now it's panther because i think the developer previews and 7b21 are very nice (even though it is a beta).
codetek virtual desktop is awesome, but i still prefer using multiple monitors, it's just more...convenient.

[Bunzi2k4]

yea its true, but its a ton cheaper than a monitor!

[Stelliform]

I run Jaguar on my TiBook which is my primary Computer. (And hey it is light years ahead of M$ so I don't need Pather. :)) At my office I have one NT (The only PC I use in the office. Just for the limited bookkeeping I do. (It is a Pentium Pro 180. :D) 2 Windows 2000 (One desktop and one Laptop, still 10x more stable than XP, but more functional than NT) and one XP Pro machine.

At home My wife uses a XP home machine that I bought a couple of months ago for $325 after rebates. :)

(I didn't count my 2 servers (OS X Jag and M$ small Biz server 2000))

[eric_n_dfw]

Originally posted by Jerry Spoon
I know people were giving jabs to those running os 8 or lower, but I think it would be worse to be running 10.0. That thing sucked. I was afraid to put that os on my computer.:eek:

...I'm running jag. Depends on what you like, if it weren't for two things, I would have dumped OS 8 and 9 for 10.0 Server (pre Aqua days) as my main OS: Final Cut Pro came out and my IDE PCI card wasn't supported until 10.0 Developer Release 4 (or was it the Public Beta? I can't remember)

Heaven for me was when Final Cut Pro 3 came out as a native OS X app.

In fact, I never would have bought a Mac if it weren't for the Apple/NeXT merger.

BTW - I'm on Jaq now ( don't have ADC Premier at my current job so I cannot get Panther :( )

[cnladd]

Originally posted by eric_n_dfw
In fact, I never would have bought a Mac if it weren't for the Apple/NeXT merger.


Same here. The fact that they based the new OS off of NEXTSTEP/4.4BSD and had the forethought to include a bunch of FreeBSD tools as well, combined with the switch over to OPENSTEP (now Cocoa) made me make the switch.

Just basing it off of a *BSD or Linux wouldn't have been enough for me. I *like* the fact that they're using a proprietary GUI and application layer. They're doing a better job than anyone else could have.

[-hh]

I missed the vote, but I do have a question...

My home machine is an 8500 with an aftermarket 400Mhz G4 Card (NewerTechnology...remember them?). It has a bit more than 128MB of RAM, and I'm currently running OS 9.x

Assuming that I want to keep this machine running - - asssume as a web server - - I have a couple of questions:

a) What's the highest OS it can run?
Eg, can it run X (and what revisions)?

b) If it can run X, _should_ I do so for this application?

c) If not X, then what OS revision would be best suited?


Oh yeah, one more:

d) Assuming that I can/should go to X, what's a good (cheap :-) source for an older version of X?


-hh

[wdlove]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
I voted for 10.2.

I don't install beta/pre-release versions of any OS. The dependability of my Mac far exceeds my need feel ahead of everyone else. ;)

Would you ever try a beta OS on a partition or a spare Mac?

[Snowy_River]

Originally posted by -hh
I missed the vote, but I do have a question...

My home machine is an 8500 with an aftermarket 400Mhz G4 Card (NewerTechnology...remember them?). It has a bit more than 128MB of RAM, and I'm currently running OS 9.x

Assuming that I want to keep this machine running - - asssume as a web server - - I have a couple of questions:

a) What's the highest OS it can run?
Eg, can it run X (and what revisions)?

b) If it can run X, _should_ I do so for this application?

c) If not X, then what OS revision would be best suited?


Oh yeah, one more:

d) Assuming that I can/should go to X, what's a good (cheap :-) source for an older version of X?


-hh

I believe that the simple answer to your question is 'yes, but...'

Yes, you can run X on your system, but you may need to use a third party piece of software to be able to do it. Specifically, the software in question is called XPostFacto (http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/) .

Now the question of whether or not you should is another one entirely. If you're going to be running this computer as a web server, I would tend to recommend installing Linux on it. If you're not comfortable with Linux, then I would recommend OS X. I would place use of OS 9 and before lowest on my list of recommendations. (The built in Apache in both Linux and OS X makes for a very easy web hosting experience...)

Finally, a good source for older versions of OS X? That's easy. Buy a copy on eBay. They usually have copies available, and you can usually get them for not a lot of money.

[cnladd]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
I voted for 10.2.

I don't install beta/pre-release versions of any OS. The dependability of my Mac far exceeds my need feel ahead of everyone else. ;)

It doesn't have anything to do with feeling ahead of everyone else, at least not for me.

I was curious and wanted to try it out. The benefits and enhancements that Panther offers makes it worth running something just slightly unstable.

[tazo]

Originally posted by Bunzi2k4
yea its true, but its a ton cheaper than a monitor!

heh i got the 17''' crt and the video card for it too for free from my school :)

and seriously a used crt is like 10 bux lol.

[Gyroscope]

I'm running CP/M :D

[york2600]

Originally posted by Laslo Panaflex
Yeah, the funny thing is, in the older release itunes and ipod worked great, oh well, thats just the name of the game with beta OS.

These are weekly developer releases. There are simple programming mistakes that take out entire features. Apple wants to get the new stuff tested and they know they will fix the bugs before showtime so they tell people what to test and what they want fixed. The developer notes for the latest version reported that Firewire wasn't working. That would explain the iPod. There's also some formatting problems with ITMS, but that's with the new WebCore v1.1

[wdlove]

Originally posted by Gyroscope
I'm running CP/M :D

What is CP/M?

[cnladd]

Originally posted by wdlove
What is CP/M?

Now that brings back some memories!

CP/M was the basis for MS-DOS and, later, DR-DOS. I've run versions of CP/M on both an old 8088-based Intel PC and a Commodore 128! I recall a version that ran on 68K chips, but have never used it.

Both CP/M and DR-DOS are both alive and kicking (if only barely.) Open source development still continues with CP/M, while DR-DOS went through a few sales (including to Caldera, which used it as the basis of a lawsuit against Microsoft) and is about to have a new version released.

[scem0]

Originally posted by übergeek
panther baby ;) :p

rub it in why don't u?!?!

Windows Home Edition :mad: :o :rolleyes: ;)

[wdlove]

Scem0 you should not feel bad or downgrade your abilites. You are accomplished in both the Mac & PC!

[-hh]

Originally posted by cnladd
Now that brings back some memories!

...I recall a version that ran on 68K chips, but have never used it.


It dates back further than that. I recall that I had a copy that ran on my Apple ][+ ...that's 1MHz 6502 territory!



-hh