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    Discuss how windows 98 is the best windows

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by JellyBeans, Aug 11, 2008.

  1. JellyBeans

    JellyBeans Notebook Evangelist

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    discuss. :D :D :D :D :D
     
    JellyBeans, Aug 11, 2008
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  2. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    Why? Aside from programmer's point of view, XP pro is the BEST* :D
     
    sonoritygenius, Aug 11, 2008
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  3. Mr._Kubelwagen

    Mr._Kubelwagen More machine now than man

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    Man, 98 was teh bomb.
     
    Mr._Kubelwagen, Aug 11, 2008
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  4. MegaMan X

    MegaMan X Notebook Evangelist

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    I have these clear windows in my room, on the outside of the house, its got these nice oak ledges and very nice shutters attached to them. They're pretty much the best windows I've ever used. Never BSOD on me. It works well, almost like DreamScene is running 24/7

    ...PS, I second XP Pro is the best windows. It's so stable and fast.
     
    MegaMan X, Aug 11, 2008
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  5. knightingmagic

    knightingmagic Notebook Deity

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    knightingmagic, Aug 11, 2008
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  6. atbnet

    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    Windows 98, you mean the one that frequently BSODed, its clock lost time the longer you left your computer on, and would grind to a halt if not rebooted daily. That Windows 98?
     
    atbnet, Aug 11, 2008
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  7. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    I have always been partial to OS/360, myself
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Aug 11, 2008
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  8. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    I thought Windows 3.1 is the best? :D
     
    stewie, Aug 11, 2008
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  9. Hiker

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    Windows Millennium!
     
    Hiker, Aug 11, 2008
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  10. Andy

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    ^ The Worst and most Rotten from the Lot!
     
    Andy, Aug 11, 2008
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  11. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    This really should be a poll. And two of the options should be Pella and Andersen.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Aug 11, 2008
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  12. Mr._Kubelwagen

    Mr._Kubelwagen More machine now than man

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    Ewwww, ME. The worst thing to come from microsoft since, well, NT.
     
    Mr._Kubelwagen, Aug 11, 2008
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  13. atbnet

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    I actually just replaced a ME computer for my mom's friend this past winter. They had been using it for about 8 years now. They were extremely amazed how fast the new computer went.
     
    atbnet, Aug 11, 2008
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  14. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I second that! :D Well, actually, mainly just on the start-up times, which were blindingly fast, even on pokey slow hardware, compared to XP.
     
    Shyster1, Aug 11, 2008
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  15. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Are you kidding! West Palm all the way, man! :D :D
     
    Shyster1, Aug 11, 2008
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  16. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    That leaves out everything from Win2K to Vista, as they are all NT releases (unless you mean the original NT server software)........
     
    R4000, Aug 11, 2008
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  17. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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    Windows 98 is the best coz it ran Mechwarrior 2 the best! No further discussion required!
     
    Prydeless, Aug 11, 2008
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  18. timtravel42

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    I'm gonna have to say that XP Pro was the best
    I couldn't stand 98, even as a toddler :p
     
    timtravel42, Aug 12, 2008
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  19. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    I liked 98 SE, but 2000 was a huge improvement in stability. XP has been OK, but everything since 98 has had more questionable "features" that I can't remove. (I hate IE, Media Center, and that useless IM app you can't uninstall...).
     
    KimoT, Aug 12, 2008
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  20. Silas Awaketh

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    Hey, let us know when you reach 2008 A.D. :)
     
    Silas Awaketh, Aug 12, 2008
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