I wonder if if will follow the usual tick-tock of Windows releases: i.e. 98 good, ME bad, XP good, Vista bad, 7 good, 8 bad, 10 good, (11 bad?)
The US Air Force still has its ICBM launch program on 8-inch floppies, which is actually really secure, since it's not a networked system and is essentially unhackable.Certain governmental organizations still use floppy disks. Let that sink in.
Macs use files called plist which is the equivalent. You mess around /system/library or /library, you could render your system or apps unstable just as easy as making windows unstable with the registry.What is the Mac OS equivalent to Registry? Is it Finder, or something else?
Macs use files called plist which is the equivalent. You mess around /system/library or /library, you could render your system or apps unstable just as easy as making windows unstable with the registry.
I don't quite agree with this since I have used pretty much all those versions.I wonder if if will follow the usual tick-tock of Windows releases: i.e. 98 good, ME bad, XP good, Vista bad, 7 good, 8 bad, 10 good, (11 bad?)
True, as I've mentioned before there are surprisingly many companies using apps from the early 2000s and even from the 90s. Those aren't apps that you can just find from Google, but many companies have their own specific apps. Microsoft can't move on as easily as Apple.The appeal of Windows is backwards compatibility. The world needs it very badly.
How does the system know if a system related plist file is corrupted? I didn’t think plist files had any sort of error checking.But does that apply under Big Sur, with its locked System Volume?
I understand that when you boot under Big Sur you are using a working copy of the System Volume. I haven't tried it, but if it becomes corrupted, it gets replaced with a good copy when you reboot.
As well, there is no one Grand Unified Plist File. Each application and subsystem may have its own plist file. Corrupting one may stop one thing, but not the whole OS.
I would bank on some type of System File Checking that can compare the files on both partitions, and if one is noticeably corrupted, it replaces that with the backup. Windows has been doing that since XP/2K.How does the system know if a system related plist file is corrupted? I didn’t think plist files had any sort of error checking.
There are still some database systems running on SCO UNIX. An OS from...1969 originally???
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if some old mainframes with those spinning tape reels running some Fortran are still going somewhere. They just don't make 'em like they used to. You just don't get rid of whatever is working.
More accurately, they bought Next for NextStep, not BSD, They didn't need to buy Next to start using BSD, where as NextStep offered a full graphical OS that would be far easier to modify for the macBSD open Unix operating system
Microsoft is one step ahead of you.Just hire a decent UI designer already.
You should give this application a try.With all the resources they have, they still can't figure out how to make a usable file manager with tabs. Shame on you Microsoft.
That would be jumping out of the frying pan into the fire... I'd rather stop using computers.Will Windows 11 persuade anybody to switch over from macOS?
I used to work for one of the largest credit unions in the US. Our primary computer program was ©1985. It used a command-line interface and was older than a fair percentage of the employees using it.True, as I've mentioned before there are surprisingly many companies using apps from the early 2000s and even from the 90s. Those aren't apps that you can just find from Google, but many companies have their own specific apps. Microsoft can't move on as easily as Apple.
That phrase means that both are bad options. Which OS would you prefer to use?That would be jumping out of the frying pan into the fire... I'd rather stop using computers.
Indeed. Apple is the lesser of two evils these days. I remember John Siracusa saying that Windows isn't even good enough to be criticized (I'm paraphrasing). That's starting to apply to Apple's operating systems as well. The annoyances are piling up and I've long stopped caring to give Apple feedback. I think I'm just starting to hate computers in general.That phrase means that both are bad options. Which OS would you prefer to use?
Yeah, What about Chrome OS or Linux?That phrase means that both are bad options. Which OS would you prefer to use?
Well...Fortunately, our PCs were running Windows 7 Enterprise Edition, not MS-DOS or Windows 1.0.
Are you aware that businesses can buy extended support for Windows 7? Very many companies do pay for Windows 7 security updates and support.
The problem is you're putting yourself at risk, given that there's no security updates. Given the increase tempo in cyber attacks and malware, its something I'd personally want to avoid. Many of the cyber attacks are leveraging out of date/non-patched systems.Fortunately, our PCs were running Windows 7 Enterprise Edition
Businesses still buy security updates from Microsoft for Windows 7.The problem is you're putting yourself at risk, given that there's no security updates. Given the increase tempo in cyber attacks and malware, its something I'd personally want to avoid. Many of the cyber attacks are leveraging out of date/non-patched systems.
Yes, but that adds up rather quickly. Reportedly its 50 dollars per machine, this year, and 100 dollars next year. have a 100 computers, you're literally throwing away 5,000 dollars in 2021. That doubles to 10,000 next year. Let's say you have 1,000 computers, something that's probably more likely in medium/large enterprises that haven't moved off - we're talking 50,000 dollars that you're wasting"For users of Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise, you can purchase extended security updates through January 2023".