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Old 03-19-2008, 11:47 AM
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So just wondering...
Appart from the people here that use Windows, Linux & Mac, is there anyone else that is running a diffrent Operating system? And if so, why??
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I run a build of reactos just for testing purposes... Its not all that bad of a system once you get passed the windows 95 look and crashes... LOL
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I've just spent the last 30 having a look at that.. it looks pretty cool. I might have a go at downloading it, and giving it a try out. It seems a really good idea too...
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Well, strictly speaking Unix exists too, Linux is pretty much unix with some added tweaks. If you wanna try out Unix which is purer tbh, I would try Solaris from Sun (Solaris Operating System) or you can try FreeBSD or NetBSD depending on architectures.
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