[Tfug] (Fwd) What's your favorite OS?
Gordon C. Zaft
tfug@tfug.org
Mon Sep 16 21:48:02 2002
VMS!
At 08:47 PM 9/16/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Vote for Linux or *BSD here ...
>
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>Subject: [SFNL] Scot's Newsletter -- 9/12/2002
>From: "Scot's Newsletter" <scot@scotsnewsletter.com>
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>SCOT'S NEWSLETTER
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>READER POLL: WHAT'S YOUR PRIMARY OPERATING SYSTEM?
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>Almost exactly a year ago I published a reader poll asking what one
>operating system was likely to be your *next* primary OS. Windows XP
>was about to come out, Linux was on the rise (and still is), and Apple
>had an ambitious new OS in the works. It was an interesting time to ask
>the question:
>
>http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/14.htm#readpoll
>
>What surprised me was that almost half of the 3,000 respondents said
>they expected to move to Windows XP sooner or later. At that time, I
>personally had no intention of moving to XP. Maybe Win2000, but not XP.
>So it was a real eye opener. Now I want to ask you a related but
>different question.
>
>-- What's Your Current Operating System? --
>There's a baker's dozen of answers below that one way or another should
>provide a catalog to identify your operating system. The links beside
>each entry are designed to automatically create an email message with
>your default email program (sorry, this won't work for everyone, but it
>works for many). Simply find your operating system, click its link, and
>send the message. If link doesn't work, I've provided details on how to
>send the message manually. Note: You must copy the subject line exactly
>as shown or your response may not be included.
>
>I recognize that many people reading this newsletter have more than one
>operating system at their disposal. I'm not looking for multiple
>answers (although it's fine to give me those details in the body of the
>message). Instead, I want you to narrow down your operating system
>choice to the one you feel is your primary OS, the one you either use
>the most or like the best. It has to be an operating system that you
>have on the PC you use regularly at work, home, or school.
>
>So, what's your primary operating system? Please choose only one
>response:
>
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>1. Windows XP
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Windows_XP
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Windows_XP" (without quotation marks)
>in the subject line.
>
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>2. Windows 2000
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Windows_2000
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Windows_2000" (without quotation
>marks) in the subject line.
>
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>3. Windows Me
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Windows_Me
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Windows_Me" (without quotation marks)
>in the subject line.
>
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>4. Windows 98 Second Edition
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Windows_98SE
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Windows_98SE" (without quotation
>marks) in the subject line.
>
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>5. Windows 98
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Windows_98
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Windows_98" (without quotation marks)
>in the subject line.
>
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>6. Windows 95
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Windows_95
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Windows_95" (without quotation marks)
>in the subject line.
>
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>7. Windows 3.x
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Windows_3x
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Windows_3x" (without quotation marks)
>in the subject line.
>
>----------
>8. OS/2 (any version)
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=OS2
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "OS2" (without quotation marks) in the
>subject line.
>
>----------
>9. Linux (any version)
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Linux
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Linux" (without quotation marks) in
>the subject line.
>
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>10. Unix (any version)
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Unix
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Unix" (without quotation marks) in
>the subject line.
>
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>11. Macintosh System (any version)
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Mac_System
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Mac_System" (without quotation marks)
>in the subject line.
>
>----------
>12. Macintosh OS X
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Mac_OSX
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Mac_OSX" (without quotation marks) in
>the subject line.
>
>----------
>13. Other (please explain in message)
>mailto:poll@scotsnewsletter.com?subject=Other_OS
>
>Click the link above and send the message. Or create an email to
>poll@scotsnewsletter.com and put "Other_OS" (without quotation marks)
>in the subject line.
>
>----------
>
>Thanks for taking the time to send me your message.
>
>In an upcoming issue, I'll ask you to tell me what your next operating
>system will be. So hold off telling me about that until then.
>
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