Prettiest OS?

JigPu · 10-02-01, 08:13 PM

Hey guys...
Just a few minutes ago, I decided to go looking around at what the diffrent OSs looked like. I couldn't find many pictures of anything, and then realizing your existance, I decided to direct my search here.

So... Put pictures of your "alternative" OS up! I wanna see what the diffrent OSs look like! Oh yeah... From what I've seen, BeOS looks REALLY REALLY NICE!! Oppinions on what you think the best looking OS is are welcome too!

JigPu

parkan · 10-02-01, 09:05 PM

Actually, linux and KDE can look as nice as you want to- they are 1000% customizable. You can even change the shape of windows. Go to kde.themes.org for more info. And the real beuty is the shell prompt

SpeeDj · 10-03-01, 07:13 AM

KDE2, running on Mandrake 8.0 taken a way's back. Reformatting and installing Mandrake 8.1 Enjoy!

J

rugby · 10-03-01, 08:44 AM

Here's OS X 10.1 running on my iBook

chaim79 · 10-03-01, 11:24 PM

Am I seeing a console in that picture of mac os X ???? Wow, I guess they really did use Unix for a base for it!

rugby · 10-04-01, 01:28 PM

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Originally posted by chaim79
Am I seeing a console in that picture of mac os X ???? Wow, I guess they really did use Unix for a base for it!

Yep, that's full-blown *nix. The console on the right is running a compiled ettercap that's monitoring my network and the console on the left is running "top" on my fileserver.

Notice the cool transparency on the terminal windows.

JigPu · 10-04-01, 08:07 PM

Wow.... Apple has been doing nice things with their OS since I last had a look.... It sure looks nice! All the schools have Dells now, and I haven't seen a running Mac in forever!

C'mon! Only two people's desktops?? Surely you all have computers. And I hope you ALL aren't running Windows.....

JigPu

rugby · 10-04-01, 08:22 PM

DOn't worry about schools and Dells. Once educational institutions wise up to the true cost of maintenance on Windows based computers they'll be back to Macs. We've got 1000+ Macs and about 50 Dells here in my District.

Warlord2 · 10-04-01, 10:00 PM

wow I have never seen a OS besides windows.....

I had no clue unix looked like this

please post some more pics=]

rugby · 10-05-01, 08:24 AM

Here's another pic of Mac OS X 10.1. Notice the transparent dock on the left side, there's 3 layers to this dock, as noted by the tabs. Each layer becomes visible when the tab is clicked on.

You'll notice the file sharing control panel, I can run an ftp server, samba server, and allow ssh connections. This is built into the OS. Also, apache 1.3.20 is built in so at one click of a button I can be running a powerful web server.

Not too bad for a laptop. That's why I love it when people rip on Macs, they usually have NO idea they can be this powerful.

nihili · 10-05-01, 12:12 PM

Yeah, if OSX were useable on PC architecture, I'd be using it. Alternatively, If I could do a homebuilt mac for something approaching the cost of a homebuilt pc i'd do it. My problem with macs has never been their power or functionality. Rather it's been with the level of value on the hardware end and the availability of software. Have things gotten better in those areas?

nihili

rugby · 10-05-01, 12:36 PM

Well, those are two excellent points to consider. The G4 towers start at $1,700. Figure some more ram (512mb for around $50) and you've got a nice machine. You do get a fair bit of software for your dollars. That become more evident as you move up in models, especially the ones with the dvd-r drives. You get iDVD, which allows burning of video dvd's you can play in your home. You get iTunes which can handle audio cd burning and be an mp3 jukebox, you get iMovie which allows you to hook up a minidv camcorder and make movies. I use that one all the time, it's really cool. So yes, they are still expensive, but they offer a lot more product for the money.

What software are you looking for? Microsoft makes office for the Mac, a lot of Unix apps are being ported or are ported over. I use my Mac all day long and there really isn't an application I've been needing except morpheus.

sfa ok · 10-06-01, 12:33 PM

I just installed Mandrake 8.1, it will look better in time, because themes.org doesn't have their sawfish themes up right now.

Hack · 10-06-01, 11:43 PM

anyone for enlightenment ?

eh? · 10-07-01, 09:18 PM

almost makes me wanna do a dual boot with linux......

Ebola · 10-07-01, 09:48 PM

ahh puke osx puke

i cant stant the look of any mac os.

our school has a lab with a macs on one side and pcs on the other. the macs have never been touched. big waste of money.

i've tried mandrake 8 with kde. i like it but now i'm on dialup so i have to get a new modem before i put it back on.

sfa ok · 10-07-01, 11:16 PM

Here's another one...

Ebola · 10-08-01, 12:25 AM

sweet i really need to get mandrake 8.1

btw, no offense rugby on the mac thing so don't get mad. its just my preference.

SpeeDj · 10-08-01, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by nihili
Yeah, if OSX were useable on PC architecture, I'd be using it. Alternatively, If I could do a homebuilt mac for something approaching the cost of a homebuilt pc i'd do it. My problem with macs has never been their power or functionality. Rather it's been with the level of value on the hardware end and the availability of software. Have things gotten better in those areas?

nihili

Correct me if I am wrong but last I had heard OSX was available to run on a PC since it is using a Linux Kernel. That was their latest thing I think they call it oscar or some sort. I will do some digging and find out if I am wrong or not.

J

sfa ok · 10-08-01, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SpeeDj

Correct me if I am wrong but last I had heard OSX was available to run on a PC since it is using a Linux Kernel. That was their latest thing I think they call it oscar or some sort. I will do some digging and find out if I am wrong or not.

J

The kernel, Darwin, is available for X86, but I don't think the OS X gui is.

10-02-01, 08:13 PM	Thread Starter #1
JigPu Inactive Pokémon Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Vancouver, WA	Prettiest OS? Hey guys... Just a few minutes ago, I decided to go looking around at what the diffrent OSs looked like. I couldn't find many pictures of anything, and then realizing your existance, I decided to direct my search here. So... Put pictures of your "alternative" OS up! I wanna see what the diffrent OSs look like! Oh yeah... From what I've seen, BeOS looks REALLY REALLY NICE!! Oppinions on what you think the best looking OS is are welcome too! JigPu __________________ .... ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 .... Intel Core i5 2500 ........................ 4 thread ...... 3300 MHz ......... -0.125 V 2x ASUS GTX 560 Ti ............................... 1 GiB ....... 830 MHz ...... 2004 MHz .... G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage ............. 8 GiB ..... 1600 MHz ............ 1.25 V .... OCZ Vertex 3 ................................. 120 GB ............. nilfs2 ..... Arch Linux .... Kingwin LZP-550 .............................. 550 W ........ 94% Eff. ....... 80+ Plat .... Nocuta NH-D14 ................................ 20 dB ..... 0.35 C°/W ................ 7 V "In order to combat power supply concerns, Nvidia has declared that G80 will be the first graphics card in the world to run entirely off of the souls of dead babies. This will make running the G80 much cheaper for the average end user." "GeForce 8 Series." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 7 Aug 2006, 20:59 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 8 Aug 2006.
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10-02-01, 09:05 PM	#2
parkan Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: I am omnipresent	Actually, linux and KDE can look as nice as you want to- they are 1000% customizable. You can even change the shape of windows. Go to kde.themes.org for more info. And the real beuty is the shell prompt
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10-03-01, 08:44 AM	#4
rugby King of Cats Senior Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chicago, IL	Here's OS X 10.1 running on my iBook
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10-03-01, 11:24 PM	#5
chaim79 Registered Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: S/W Wisconsin	os x Am I seeing a console in that picture of mac os X ???? Wow, I guess they really did use Unix for a base for it!
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10-04-01, 08:07 PM	Thread Starter #7
JigPu Inactive Pokémon Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Vancouver, WA	Wow.... Apple has been doing nice things with their OS since I last had a look.... It sure looks nice! All the schools have Dells now, and I haven't seen a running Mac in forever! C'mon! Only two people's desktops?? Surely you all have computers. And I hope you ALL aren't running Windows..... JigPu __________________ .... ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 .... Intel Core i5 2500 ........................ 4 thread ...... 3300 MHz ......... -0.125 V 2x ASUS GTX 560 Ti ............................... 1 GiB ....... 830 MHz ...... 2004 MHz .... G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage ............. 8 GiB ..... 1600 MHz ............ 1.25 V .... OCZ Vertex 3 ................................. 120 GB ............. nilfs2 ..... Arch Linux .... Kingwin LZP-550 .............................. 550 W ........ 94% Eff. ....... 80+ Plat .... Nocuta NH-D14 ................................ 20 dB ..... 0.35 C°/W ................ 7 V "In order to combat power supply concerns, Nvidia has declared that G80 will be the first graphics card in the world to run entirely off of the souls of dead babies. This will make running the G80 much cheaper for the average end user." "GeForce 8 Series." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 7 Aug 2006, 20:59 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 8 Aug 2006.
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10-04-01, 08:22 PM	#8
rugby King of Cats Senior Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chicago, IL	DOn't worry about schools and Dells. Once educational institutions wise up to the true cost of maintenance on Windows based computers they'll be back to Macs. We've got 1000+ Macs and about 50 Dells here in my District.
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10-04-01, 10:00 PM	#9
Warlord2 Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bakersfield,CA	wow I have never seen a OS besides windows..... I had no clue unix looked like this please post some more pics=]
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10-05-01, 08:24 AM	#10
rugby King of Cats Senior Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chicago, IL	Here's another pic of Mac OS X 10.1. Notice the transparent dock on the left side, there's 3 layers to this dock, as noted by the tabs. Each layer becomes visible when the tab is clicked on. You'll notice the file sharing control panel, I can run an ftp server, samba server, and allow ssh connections. This is built into the OS. Also, apache 1.3.20 is built in so at one click of a button I can be running a powerful web server. Not too bad for a laptop. That's why I love it when people rip on Macs, they usually have NO idea they can be this powerful.
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10-05-01, 12:12 PM	#11
nihili Inactive Doc Logic Philosophical Mod Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pocatello, ID	Yeah, if OSX were useable on PC architecture, I'd be using it. Alternatively, If I could do a homebuilt mac for something approaching the cost of a homebuilt pc i'd do it. My problem with macs has never been their power or functionality. Rather it's been with the level of value on the hardware end and the availability of software. Have things gotten better in those areas? nihili __________________ "He who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that" - John Stuart Mill On Liberty - Dell Precision M90 Q6600 / Abit IX38QuadGT / EVGA 8800GTS(G92)512
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10-05-01, 12:36 PM	#12
rugby King of Cats Senior Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chicago, IL	Well, those are two excellent points to consider. The G4 towers start at $1,700. Figure some more ram (512mb for around $50) and you've got a nice machine. You do get a fair bit of software for your dollars. That become more evident as you move up in models, especially the ones with the dvd-r drives. You get iDVD, which allows burning of video dvd's you can play in your home. You get iTunes which can handle audio cd burning and be an mp3 jukebox, you get iMovie which allows you to hook up a minidv camcorder and make movies. I use that one all the time, it's really cool. So yes, they are still expensive, but they offer a lot more product for the money. What software are you looking for? Microsoft makes office for the Mac, a lot of Unix apps are being ported or are ported over. I use my Mac all day long and there really isn't an application I've been needing except morpheus.
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10-06-01, 12:33 PM	#13
sfa ok Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Colorado/Chicago	I just installed Mandrake 8.1, it will look better in time, because themes.org doesn't have their sawfish themes up right now.
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10-06-01, 11:43 PM	#14
Hack Registered Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: near Toronto	anyone for enlightenment ?
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10-07-01, 09:18 PM	#15
eh? Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Elkhart, Indiana	almost makes me wanna do a dual boot with linux...... __________________ Back and trolling six-fold.
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10-07-01, 09:48 PM	#16
Ebola Senior Toilet Scrubber Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rosemount, MN	ahh puke osx puke i cant stant the look of any mac os. our school has a lab with a macs on one side and pcs on the other. the macs have never been touched. big waste of money. i've tried mandrake 8 with kde. i like it but now i'm on dialup so i have to get a new modem before i put it back on. __________________ [Cythraul Design]
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10-07-01, 11:16 PM	#17
sfa ok Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Colorado/Chicago	Here's another one...
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10-08-01, 12:25 AM	#18
Ebola Senior Toilet Scrubber Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rosemount, MN	sweet i really need to get mandrake 8.1 btw, no offense rugby on the mac thing so don't get mad. its just my preference. __________________ [Cythraul Design]
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