[huskerlug] Re: Backups

On Thursday 24 July 2003 10:41 pm, you wrote:
> This is most definitely off topic for this list.  Please take it
> off list.

Your right... it is.    Didn't you bring the subject up?

>
> > On Thursday 24 July 2003 07:54 pm, you wrote:
> >> Thanks!  I think...?
> >
> > Your welcome.  What those statistics show is that all Windows=3D20
> > platforms have about the same level of stability:
> >
> >
> > W98         50315/2430 =3D3D20.7
> > W98SE "A"   155312/7223=3D3D21.5
> > WinME       83258/4234 =3D3D19.7
> > NT4 SP6     9353/481   =3D3D19.4
> > W2K SP3     28258/974  =3D3D29.0
> > XP 5.1.2600 38112/1453 =3D3D26.2
> > XP          37629/2250 =3D3D16.6
> >             XP Avg     =3D3D20.5
> >
> > Overall average 402237/19045=3D3D21.1
> >
> > So, what does this say about WinXX improving in stability as
> > one=3D20 "progressed" from Win95 through Win98, NT5, W2K and
> > finally XP? Little if any real improvement.  They all were/are
> > pretty wobbley. Everybody who runs XP claims it is really stable
> > for them.  I don't=3D20 believe it.  At work I ran Win95, Win98,
> > NT4 and now Win2K Pro.  They=3D20 were all pretty crash prone, and
> > W2K Pro is no exception.  Using=3D20 WinXX you learn to do some
> > things to help increase your uptime --=3D20 reboot every morning,
> > reboot after any kind of program crash, never=3D20 have very many
> > apps open at the same time, don't do anyting else when=3D20 you are
> > burning a CD, save documents every 5 minutes while editing=3D20
> > them,  scandisk and defrag every week.   When in doubt ---
> > reboot. =3D46inally, once the crashing gets to be more than you
> > want to tollerate=3D20 have your hardware guy reformat the HD and
> > reinstall WinXX from=3D20 scratch.   And my last piece of advice
> > --- NEVER, I SAY NEVER=3D20 'upgrade' to XP.  To do so is to give
> > Microsoft ownership of your PC.
> >
> > "Windows XP Shows the Direction Microsoft is Going." -=3D20
> > http://www.hevanet.com/peace/microsoft.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > I purchased a new Sony Vaio on Dec 29th, 1996.
> > It came with Win95 installed.  Sony had installed something
> > called a=3D20 "Medi-Kit" which was supposed to make things more
> > stable.  Between=3D20 the day I bought it and May 5th, 1997 I had
> > to reinstall the entire=3D20 OS FIVE TIMES, about once per month.=20
> > It crashed incessantly, at=3D20 least once an hour.  That is what
> > drove me to look for another OS.  I=3D20 had used OS/2 and was
> > considering returning to it.  I went to=3D20 Barns&Nobel to see
> > what the latest on the OS/2 was, and discovered a=3D20 book by Sams
> > Pub. called "Learn Linux in 24 hours".  It included a CD=3D20 with
> > RH 5.0 on it.  I had nothing to loose by trying an OS that
> > came=3D20 free with a book that cost $25.  It took me 30 hours to
> > learn Linux,=3D20 but but I was hooked.  BTW, that Sony, running RH
> > 5.0 never crashed=3D20 once from May to September.  I switched to
> > SuSE 5.3 in Sept of 97 and=3D20 stayed with SuSE till this March,
> > when I switched to Mandrake 8.2. =3D20 In Feb of 2000 I got a new 1
> > GHz Athlon with 500MB of RAM and two 30GB=3D20 HDs.  Linux has
> > never crashed once on this PC.
> >
> >> --- GrayGeek <jkreps@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > On Thursday 24 July 2003 03:01 pm, you wrote:
> >> > > These are folks who work very hard to pay for
> >> >
> >> > their
> >> >
> >> > > hardware, and questions about them tossing all
> >> >
> >> > their
> >> >
> >> > > MS licenses in the trash are not waht we want
> >> >
> >> > bandied
> >> >
> >> > > about...
> >> > > We want them to make clear decisions based upon
> >> >
> >> > some
> >> >
> >> > > credible equipment records, facts.  It is too easy
> >> >
> >> > to
> >> >
> >> > > collect all the news clippings, into a large pile,
> >> > > that support the overall security of one OS over
> >> >
> >> > the
> >> >
> >> > > other 140+ that have proven stable a lot longer...
> >> > > They are seeking actual equipment longevity
> >> > > statistics.
> >> > > based upon a large base of use.
> >> >
> >> > OK.  Facts.
> >> > Compare the #computers vs #crashes for the various
> >> > M$ platforms at=3D3D20
> >> > this WINDOWS website.
> >>
> >> http://www.bugtoaster.com/dw15/Reports/OperatingSystems.asp
> >>
> >> > You will see that the average per unit of time is
> >> > about 18 +-3 per=3D3D20
> >> > box.
> >>
> >> =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D
> >> Patrick
> >> Linux User #65411 http://lugww.counter.li.org
> >> http://yolinux.com for all your questions!
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