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RE: RE: OT NT2K vs Unix.

From: Bill Conner <bconner_at_verio.net>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 15:32:52 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.002A85A9.20010201153934@fatcity.com>


At 02:38 PM 2/1/01 -0800, you wrote:

How about WORD2000 for
Solaris 8???
Star office works just fine and it's free.

Works great!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Kostyszyn [mailto:kevin_at_dulcian.com] Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 5:13 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: RE: OT NT2K vs Unix.

What about Mechwarrior or Quake II
Well i run quake II in linux with no problems.

, can I run that on Unix and will it run smoothly?  This is a fun debate, but I do agree there will never be a winner.

-----Original Message-----
dgoulet_at_vicr.com
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 4:45 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

I believe I've seen a shareware version of that out on the web somewhere for various flavors of Unix with X-windows.

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Author: "Kevin Kostyszyn" <kevin_at_dulcian.com> Date:       2/1/2001 1:18 PM

Oh, and not only that, I like the GUI a lot more than I like command based programming...unless.....can you play solitaire on Unix:)
  -----Original Message-----
  From: root_at_fatcity.com [mailto:root_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Welch
  Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 3:28 PM
  To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  Subject: RE: OT NT2K vs Unix.

  From the URL:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/professional/solutions/overview/r eliable/default.asp

  PCs Stay Up and Running
  Memory conflicts and missing or altered system files caused many of the
system crashes prior to Windows 2000. To put an end to these problems, we changed Windows 2000 memory management to reduce the chance that software applications will interfere with one another.

  Applications runing in a seprate memory area...HMMMMMM Unix did that 15
years ago.

  Fewer Reboots
  Performing routine maintenance on your system requires significantly fewer
reboots, therefore less downtime, with Windows 2000. In addition, with its support for Plug and Play, Windows 2000 automatically recognizes and adapts to hardware changes. This means users can easily add hardware devices such as scanners, DVD players, and speakers without rebooting, and with less potential for user error.

  Reboots are also reduced-and reliability increased-through the Microsoft
hardware device driver certification program. This program helps ensure that hardware drivers are compatible with Windows 2000, and do not require a reboot after installation. Certified drivers are tested and digitally signed by Microsoft. If Windows 2000 detects a driver that Microsoft has not digitally signed, it warns users about the risk before they install it on their system

  Not having to reboot after installing an application....Unix from it's
beginings.

  How Much More Reliable Is Windows 2000 Professional?
  Third-party studies that assess reliability from three different
perspectives-lab-based testing, customer-site measurement, and user perceptions-conclude that Windows 2000 Professional is the most reliable desktop operating system.

  Highest Reliability in Production Environments
  NSTL collected uptime data in the real-world environment of several
customer sites and concluded that the average system uptime between failures of Windows 2000 Professional is 13 times more than that of Windows 98 and three times more than that of Windows NT Workstation 4.0.

  Notice no comparison to Unix. It's like people that hangout with socially
unacceptable people to make themselves look better (Hey! Wait a minute! Is that why alot of people want to hang out with me? ). I guess you're right they aren't the same. Unix posts much higher numbers.

  Sorry, it's sarcastic Thursdsay here. I love the debate about Windows and
Unix. ;o)

    Kevin Kostyszyn <kevin_at_dulcian.com> wrote:

    I would disagree with that, how is Windows becoming like Unix?

      -----Original Message-----
      From: root_at_fatcity.com [mailto:root_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Welch

      Sennt: Thursday, February 01, 2001 2:01 PM 
      To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L 
      Subject: Re: OT NT2K vs Unix. 




      The same prediction was made at least 5 years ago. At the rate Microsoft is going, Windows will be a direct form of Unix. It becomes more like it with every release.

      -Rocky

        "Mohan, Ross" <MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com> wrote:

        Yea, but......

        Win2K Datacenter will just decimate Unix. I predict that, in 
        5 years, there will be two or three Unix vendors, fighting over 
        the 45% of the market that DataCenter hasn't eaten. 



        -----Original Message----- 
        From: Steve Orr [mailto:sorr_at_arzoo.com]]] 
        Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 1:01 PM 
        To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L         Subject: RE: OT_RE:_Ref._:_Re:_asyn_i/o_on_sun_

        Close. It's Dave Cutler. There's too much old DOS/Windows backward         compatibility for WinNT/2000 to achieve stability like VMS despite Cutler's
        leadership.

        I knew VMS and you, Mr. NT, are no VMS!

        With apologies to Senator Bentsen,         Steve Orr

        -----Original Message----- 
        stephane 
        Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 9:22 AM&< 
        To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L 




        NT is based on VMS (talk about a real OS) and if my         memory is good the guy's name is Cutter.

        Do I win a toaster ? a microwave oven ? a palm-pilot ?

        --- "Mohan, Ross" <MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com> a ecrit : > 
        "...Standing,  corrected, and sniggering....." 
        > Odd picture, that...... 
        > 
        > 
        > Anyways, pop quiz: 
        > 
        > On what OS kernel technology is NT based? 
        > 
        > Who was the original designer and what was his/her 
        > first OS? 
        > 
        > 



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only $35 a year! <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4207.2601" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=125085120-01022001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Oh, and not only that, I like the GUI a lot more than I like command based programming...unless.....can you play solitaire on Unix:)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE>
  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> root_at_fatcity.com
  [mailto:root_at_fatcity.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Rocky Welch<BR><B>Sent:</B>
  Thursday, February 01, 2001 3:28 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Multiple recipients of
list
  ORACLE-L<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: OT NT2K vs Unix.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <P>From the URL:</P>
  <P><A
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/professional/solutions/over vi ew/reliable/default.asp">http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/professi onal /solutions/overview/reliable/default.asp</A></P>
  <H3>PCs Stay Up and Running</H3>
  <P>Memory conflicts and missing or altered system files caused many of the
  system crashes prior to Windows 2000. To put an end to these problems, we
  changed Windows 2000 memory management to reduce the chance that software
  applications will interfere with one another. </P>
  <P>Applications runing in a seprate memory area...HMMMMMM Unix did that 15
  years ago.</P>
  <H3>Fewer Reboots</H3>
  <P>Performing routine maintenance on your system requires significantly
fewer
  reboots, therefore less downtime, with Windows 2000. In addition, with its
  support for Plug and Play, Windows 2000 automatically recognizes and
adapts to
  hardware changes. This means users can easily add hardware devices such as
  scanners, DVD players, and speakers without rebooting, and with less
potential
  for user error.</P>
  <P>Reboots are also reduced-and reliability increased-through the
Microsoft
  hardware device driver certification program. This program helps ensure
that
  hardware drivers are compatible with Windows 2000, and do not require a
reboot
  after installation. Certified drivers are tested and digitally signed by
  Microsoft. If Windows 2000 detects a driver that Microsoft has not
digitally
  signed, it warns users about the risk before they install it on their
  system</P><A
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/professional/solutions/over vi ew/reliable/default.asp"></A>
  <P>Not having to reboot after installing an application....Unix from it's
  beginings.
  <H3>How Much More Reliable Is Windows&nbsp;2000&nbsp;Professional?</H3>
  <P>Third-party studies that assess reliability from three different
  perspectives-lab-based testing, customer-site measurement, and user
  perceptions-conclude that Windows&nbsp;2000&nbsp;Professional is the most
  reliable desktop operating system.</P>
  <H3>Highest Reliability in Production Environments</H3>
  <P><A
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/professional/reviews/nstl.a sp ">NSTL
  collected uptime data</A> in the real-world environment of several
customer
  sites and concluded that the average system uptime between failures of
  Windows&nbsp;2000&nbsp;Professional is 13 times more than that of
  Windows&nbsp;98 and three times more than that of
  Windows&nbsp;NT&nbsp;Workstation&nbsp;4.0.</P>
  <P>Notice no comparison to Unix. It's like people that hangout with
socially
  unacceptable people to make themselves look better (Hey! Wait a minute! Is
  that why alot of people want to hang out with me? ). I guess you're right
they
  aren't the same. Unix posts much higher numbers.
  <P>Sorry, it's sarcastic Thursdsay here. I love the debate about Windows
and
  Unix. ;o)
  <P>&nbsp; <B><I>Kevin Kostyszyn &lt;kevin_at_dulcian.com&gt;</I></B> wrote:
<BR>
  <BLOCKQUOTE
  style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px
solid"><BR>     <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4207.2601" name=GENERATOR><BR>     <DIV><SPAN class=312000819-01022001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I     would disagree with that, how is Windows becoming like     Unix?</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>     <BLOCKQUOTE><BR>       <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma       size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> root_at_fatcity.com       [mailto:root_at_fatcity.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Rocky Welch<BR><B>Sennt:</B>       Thursday, February 01, 2001 2:01 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Multiple recipients of       list ORACLE-L<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: OT NT2K vs       Unix.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR>       <P><BR>The same prediction was made at least 5 years ago. At the rate       Microsoft is going, Windows will be a direct form of Unix. It becomes more       like it with every release. <BR>       <P>-Rocky <BR>       <P>&nbsp; <B><I>"Mohan, Ross" &lt;MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com&gt;</I></B> wrote:       <BR><BR>       <BLOCKQUOTE       style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR><BR>         <META content="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2653.12"         name=Generator><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>Yea, but......</FONT> </P><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>Win2K Datacenter will just decimate Unix. I predict         that, in</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>5 years, there will be two or three         Unix vendors, fighting over</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>the 45% of the         market that DataCenter hasn't eaten. </FONT></P><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>From:         Steve Orr [<A         href="mailto:sorr_at_arzoo.com">mailto:sorr_at_arzoo.com</A>]]]</FONT>         <BR><FONT size=2>Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 1:01 PM</FONT>         <BR><FONT size=2>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L</FONT>         <BR><FONT size=2>Subject: RE: OT_RE:_R&eacute;f._:_Re:_asyn_i/o_on_sun_</FONT>         </P><BR><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>Close. It's Dave Cutler. There's too much old         DOS/Windows backward</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>compatibility for         WinNT/2000 to achieve stability like VMS despite Cutler's</FONT>         <BR><FONT size=2>leadership.</FONT> </P><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>I knew VMS and you, Mr. NT, are no VMS!</FONT>         </P><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>With apologies to Senator Bentsen,</FONT> <BR><FONT         size=2>Steve Orr</FONT> </P><BR><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT         size=2>stephane</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Sent: Thursday, February 01,         2001 9:22 AM&amp;&lt;</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>To: Multiple recipients of         list ORACLE-L</FONT> </P><BR><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>NT is based on VMS (talk about a real OS) and if         my</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>memory is good the guy's name is         Cutter.</FONT> </P><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>Do I win a toaster ? a microwave oven ? a palm-pilot         ?</FONT> </P><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>--- "Mohan, Ross" &lt;MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com&gt; a         &eacute;crit&nbsp;: &gt;</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>"...Standing,&nbsp; corrected,         and sniggering....."</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; Odd picture,         that......</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt;</FONT> <BR><FONT         size=2>&gt;</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; Anyways, pop quiz:</FONT>         <BR><FONT size=2>&gt;</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; On what OS kernel         technology is NT based?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt;</FONT> <BR><FONT         size=2>&gt; Who was the original designer and what was his/her</FONT>         <BR><FONT size=2>&gt; first OS?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&gt;</FONT>         <BR><FONT size=2>&gt;</FONT> </P><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>-- </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>Please see the official         ORACLE-L FAQ: <A target=_blank         href="http://www.orafaq.com/">http://www.oraaafaq.com</A></FONT>         <BR><FONT size=2>-- </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>Author: Steve Orr</FONT>         <BR><FONT size=2>&nbsp; INET: sorr_at_arzoo.com</FONT> </P><BR><BR>         <P><FONT size=2>Fat City Network Services&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -- (858)         538-5051&nbsp; FAX: (858) 538-5051</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>San Diego,         California&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp;&amp;&nbsp; -- Public         Internet access / Mailing Lists</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>----------------------------------------------------------------- ---</FONT>         <BR><FONT size=2>To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an         E-Mail message</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note         EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>the message         BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L</FONT> <BR><FONT         size=2>(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from).&nbsp;         You may</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>also send the HELP command for other         information (like subscribing).</FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>       <P><BR><BR>       <HR SIZE=1>       <BR><B>Do You Yahoo!?</B><BR>- Get personalized email addresses from <A       href="http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/">Yahoo! 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