For windoze users:

If you upgrade to XP, what will be the motivator? For me, I think it would be the fact that it stacks multiple instances of programs up on the task bar. That, and stability.

Well. In my opinion, XP stands for XPensive. And I think the idea of having to call them or register the OS through the net is outrageous. And they might even make u pay a yearly fee in order to keep the os running. OK. I see where there coming from with the scare of ppl giving it to friends and never having to pay. BUT don't they relize they'll lose even more money trying to get ppl to pay after they've forked of 200.00. And that's just for the home version. I think MS is in for a big suprise come October, because not to many ppl will be pleased with this pricing plan. We already have cable bills, telephone bills, ISP bills, etc. Now we need an OS bill. Give me a break.

Buzbug: To answer ur questiong, I don't think there is a motivator. I think XP is just a way of them saying: "We apologize for WinME."

"Well. In my opinion, XP stands for XPensive....I think MS is in for a big suprise come October, because not to many ppl will be pleased with this pricing plan. We already have cable bills, telephone bills, ISP bills, etc. Now we need an OS bill."

You've got the wrong idea. Just because Microsoft releases a new OS doesn't mean you have to upgrade. I will, just because I happen to like Microsoft products.

"I think XP is just a way of them saying: "We apologize for WinME.""

Have you even used WindowsME?

Setherd: Yes... euuukkkkk...

I have always maintained that when Win2k becomes unsupported Microsoft technology, I will go solely to Linux or BSD of some kind.

They're going to give the corporate, non-phone-home version to residential customers who buy 5 licenses through the appropriate channells, so why not just get a group of five ppl together, and each pay 1/5th of the price. as it is, I'll be switching to linux once wine is in a completed state.

i'm buying red hat today... how do i multi boot the program?

does red hat have something in it's installation that you can do that with?

have_dinner : redhat will do all that for you...and welcome to the wonderful world of linux!

I'm gonna stick with windows 98se until there is a linux driver/module for my network card...

TO: Setherd. Well I didn't see the reason y u had to go and mimick what i said. But anyway. Microsoft has excellent products. But they suck as a company.

TO: triplec1986. It's usually referred to as quoting not "mimic[king]". Ooo, but the first part wasn't! That WAS mimicking. ^_^ See?

Ok Whatever. I don't see y i waste time here on tpu. It seems that most of ur lives r run by a computer. U probably couldn't tell a dog to sit without giving it millions of commands. U r all just a bunch of bragging assholes about ur computers. Heres a tip: Go outside and see things THAT AREN'T DIGITAL!.

To:Psion---- If there is a way for u to possibly erase me from Tpu, please do.

Lets see who's salary will be bigger :-)

Well, you've been removed... Hmmm, why would someone go and do something like that?

triplec.... you are not thinking properly here... i mean, why should you be telilng these people whom you don't seem to even know, to be going outside and seeing something that "isn't digital" as you put it??? i think you should take a look at yourself and work out your faults before slamming others for theirs... and another thing... why are you slamming these guys??? without people like this there wouldn't be much of a world today... tell me this.. do you watch TV????

i think you do... so i think you should encourage these guys more than abuse them

somebody's high strung... disagree with him and he's gone! and besides, triplec1986, my computer is 2^-1 times faster than yours!!! mwuhahahaha

PPl like u make me not want to be a programmer. And it's not just u guys, it's just the fact that i see lots of kids in my school that aren't very social. Maybe I'm steoro typing u all. If i am well then i'm sorry. I'll try to like tpu all though it's taking all my energy.

lol....i don't know anything about this anti-social behaviour...i program, i party, i have girlfriends, what's your problem?? ;-)

if it's that hard for you to like us triplec... why do you bother??
maybe if you don't like us then you're in the wrong place... but we're not forcing you to become like us in any way,shape or form... and the anti-social bit... if we're so anti-social, what the hell are you doing on here!???

Well, to be honest, it seems that when i read some of the threads on the message board, most of you come off as smart-asses. I'm not saying that it's wrong to be smart, what i'm saying is u can express in a different way. And alot of ppl that r like thatseem to not have friends, and i just don't see them as "a ppl person" so excuse me if i used bad judgement.

taht didn't answer my question... answer this:
if it's that hard for you to like us triplec... why do you bother??

Triplec, if you're gonna keep whining, just go away. Go do something 'not digital'.

I have know idea. Maybe because my love for programming is bigger than U ALL!!!!

but wait a minute... i thought you despised us guys? and we spend too much time infront of the computer or something... maybe take a look at yourself before giving us shit

Good point... and I thought I deleted your account too....

triplec1986 can't be a hypocrite... he must program outside with his analog computer! that explains it!

yeah... although, i thought they were called "typewriters"

*giggles*

the abacus or something might count as one too... i know there's some other neat ones i've seen in an encyclopedia...

double post goes right here...

Mk.1! Mechanical relays!

wait... a typewriter wouldn't be a mechanical computer!

Well, Gian, u thought wrong because obviously I'm posting messages. So maybe u need to do it over again. I hope the code red virus destroys TPU. Better yet, I'll spend some time trying to destroy TPU. I guess programming has it's good side AND it's bad side. <laughs>

/me laughts at triplec1986
hack TPU? are you mad?

Let me reiterate what many have said before -- if you hate it here so much, *leave*

No, we don't want him to go :(

I haven't finished playing with his mind!!!!

Okay... I'm going to try again....

make sure he can't make another one too

Mmmmmm....

* Gian calls out to Psion for help, guidance and wise council in this matter.