Here I go again, rambling on.
"Make it simple - make it work - make lots of it" is a phrase adopted from the old USSR (or CCCP depending on which language you speak)
XP certainly meets all of these criteria. As for "lots of it", well, the old diehard's will never give up XP.
Since 1980 or so I have used so many operating systems, PC and mainframe I forget them all.
My opinions only:-
CP/M was ok for Z80 based machines.
DOS 5 was the best of DOS.
Windows 3 and 3.1 for workgroups was the breakthough.
Windows 95 and 98 (SE2) started the ball really rolling.
Skip 2000, ME, and straight to XP.
XP did and still does the lot with a little thought and sensible "tweaking".
Vista, Windows 7, 8, 8.1 - yes, very pretty to look at but do they actually do more than XP for everyday things. "That is the question" - stealing a line from William Shakespeare.
Anyway, I do tend to ramble on (Led Zeppelin).
I expect and will welcome any contrary views.
Cheers from Aunty Jack.
"Make it simple - make it work - make lots of it" is a phrase adopted from the old USSR (or CCCP depending on which language you speak)
XP certainly meets all of these criteria. As for "lots of it", well, the old diehard's will never give up XP.
Since 1980 or so I have used so many operating systems, PC and mainframe I forget them all.
My opinions only:-
CP/M was ok for Z80 based machines.
DOS 5 was the best of DOS.
Windows 3 and 3.1 for workgroups was the breakthough.
Windows 95 and 98 (SE2) started the ball really rolling.
Skip 2000, ME, and straight to XP.
XP did and still does the lot with a little thought and sensible "tweaking".
Vista, Windows 7, 8, 8.1 - yes, very pretty to look at but do they actually do more than XP for everyday things. "That is the question" - stealing a line from William Shakespeare.
Anyway, I do tend to ramble on (Led Zeppelin).
I expect and will welcome any contrary views.
Cheers from Aunty Jack.
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