See www.lokigames.com Try Heavy Gear II and Quake III...they run well on my box. Kevin Kostyszyn wrote: > What about Mechwarrior or Quake II, 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----- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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. > > ____________________Reply Separator____________________ > Author: "Kevin Kostyszyn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would disagree with that, how is Windows becoming like Unix? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]]] > 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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? > > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.oraaafaq.com > -- > Author: Steve Orr > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California && -- Public Internet access / Mailing > Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Do You Yahoo!? > - Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail Personal Address - > only $35 a year! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Do You Yahoo!? > - Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail Personal Address - > 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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]<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 2000 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 2000 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 2000 Professional is 13 times more than that of > Windows 98 and three times more than that of > Windows NT Workstation 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> <B><I>Kevin Kostyszyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]<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> <B><I>"Mohan, Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]</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:_Réf._:_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&<</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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a > écrit : ></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>"...Standing, > corrected, > and sniggering....."</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> Odd picture, > that......</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>></FONT> <BR><FONT > size=2>></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> Anyways, pop quiz:</FONT> > <BR><FONT size=2>></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> On what OS kernel > technology is NT based?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>></FONT> > <BR><FONT > size=2>> Who was the original designer and what was > his/her</FONT> > <BR><FONT size=2>> first OS?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>></FONT> > <BR><FONT size=2>></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> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED]</FONT> </P><BR><BR> > <P><FONT size=2>Fat City Network Services -- (858) > 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>San > Diego, > California && -- > 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (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). > 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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