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Silvertwinkie · 03-25-2003, 09:35 AM

Andrew,

I would check the signal first before pulling wire. Terrain can vary the signal greatly. If you find no signal in your case then wire might be the only way to go.

Eric

texass · 03-25-2003, 01:12 PM

I have a cube, G4, G3, Win2000 at home. Getting a Mac 17" laptop for the airstream. For computer use and to watch DVDs on instead of a TV.

striker · 03-25-2003, 06:20 PM

windows xp home for the home and xp pro for work.

RoadKingMoe · 04-26-2003, 09:25 PM

Okay... I came over here and cast a vote... but at least now there's a poll in the polls forum that points to the poll in another forum we're supposed to use.

idahosafari · 10-06-2003, 06:25 PM

We've got two Macs, each running OS X and one IBM machine running XP Pro.

Has anyone else noticed Airstream's influence on Apple's marketing recently? Consider that Apple has introduced:

SAFARI - A new internet browser
CLASSIC - New name for old operating system
BRUSHED ALUMINUM - Apple's Safari web browser window is "made" of brushed aluminum. The newest computers are made of it too.
ROUNDED CORNERS - Looks cool
ALUMINUM RIVETS - OK, not quite, but when the graphite theme is chosen instead of the default, aqua, the various buttons displayed throughout would make Wally Byam feel right at home.

85MH325 · 10-06-2003, 06:56 PM

Hey... you didn't list my OS! I'm using a TRS-80 Mod 4 with TRSDOS6.0. It's got an integral keyboard, and two 160k single-sided drives with a monochrome screen!

Roger

Davydd · 10-06-2003, 07:00 PM

IdahoSafari,
That is a very interesting observation. Maybe when I adopted the Safari browser I got the sublimable Airstream bug.

I have been hanging around here a couple of months and didn't know this poll existed. I cast my vote for Mac OS 10.2+. I've been a Mac user since April '84 and have gone through quite a few over the years and just acquired a new 15" Powerbook that just got updated from titanium to an aluminum case. I thought it had a lot of synergy with Airstream with its new aluminum case.

The poll is currently showing about 30% Mac OS use here compared to an estimate of 5% over all in OS use. That is rather a significant difference. I'd be willing to bet there is a correspondingly high number of left handed Airstream owners as well. When I bought my Airstream the PO noticed I was left handed and said that explained it all.

I suspect an Airstream owner lives outside the mainstream of thinking.

BTW, at my place of work it is Windows XP on my desk

WolfSong · 10-06-2003, 08:13 PM

Six home computers running XP Professional.

WolfSong · 10-06-2003, 08:19 PM

Sorry - side note...

Our Siberian Husky is named after the main character in "We the Living" by Ayn Rand - "Kira". One of my most favorite books "Atlas Shrugged".

bryanl · 10-06-2003, 08:31 PM

Did anyone mention OS/2 ? Still a mainstay here.

Then there's RH 8 and 9 machines some being adapted for desktop use.

And XP Home, Windows 98 SE, and 95 for special jobs as needed.

The HP 200 LX replaces the TRS 100 and the TRS 80 mod 4 and mod one are in backup (that 300 baud modem was awfully slow). The Kaypro has a 1200 baud built in but I kinda' gave up on that one to.

Still haven't found anythng to really give OS/2 a run for the money.

Van · 10-06-2003, 10:50 PM

Two computers running XP
One computer running 95

joshua32064 · 10-06-2003, 11:14 PM

Two I-Mac's running Mac OS X 10.2.6
One Power Book G4 running 10.2.6
One IBM running XP

JodynJeep · 10-07-2003, 12:53 AM

Surprisingly no linux desktop users .... guess penquins just don't get it...

yukionna · 10-07-2003, 03:53 AM

We have two rooms in our house set-up as offices running on a LAN with shared printers: color ink-jet printer and b&W laser writer. We have 7 computers but only actively use three of them.

1) File server
Windows 2000 server
mirrored hard drives
CD R/W

2) Windows 2000 pro
CD R/W
25G HD

3) Windows 2000 pro
40G HD
scanner
zip drive

Pick · 10-07-2003, 05:47 AM

Jody, I run Mandrake 9.0 on my desk top at home. I also dual boots to XP Pro. I switch between the two as mood dictates. Like Linux for "safe" email retrieval and web surfing. IE got infected with some really bad bugs. Scrolling and typing in text boxes slowed to a crawl. It took "Spybot Search and Destroy", "Cool Web Shredder", and "Hijack This!" to chase the demons out!

I also run an 802.11b base station, with outside antenna, so I can play around with my iPaq 5455 pocket pc in the neighborhood.

Diana Langley · 10-07-2003, 06:03 AM

I'm pleasantly surprised by the number of Mac users! I have an iMac with 9.1. Can't think of using anything else.

I'm really lusting after one of the new 17' flat screens, but for some reason, all my spare funds end up in my Airstream!

Silvertwinkie · 10-07-2003, 06:12 AM

WOW! I had forgotten all about this poll...

I since have added 2 10.2.8 workstations to home. One is the 17' Powerbook..... and I have upgraded to a 802.11g base station just for the new powerbook! Night and day difference!

I can be out in the Twinkie (in the driveway out back) and surf all day long as if I had a wired connection.

BTW, the "other" category could be for the Linux OS, just need to select other and then place a post saying, hey, I use Linux (and a version if possible).

Eric

85MH325 · 10-07-2003, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Leipper
The HP 200 LX replaces the TRS 100 and the TRS 80 mod 4 and mod one are in backup (that 300 baud modem was awfully slow). The Kaypro has a 1200 baud built in but I kinda' gave up on that one to.

Ahhhh, the good ol' days...

How I miss them... Ok so the TRSDOS 6 days were 1982ish! I pine for my TRS80 Mod 100 laptop!!! Life was simpler then!

OK, I'll 'fess up now. At home, we have two Win2kPro machines and a Win 98 2nd Ed. laptop with a Netgear wireless 802.11b firewall/router and two shared printers. Our main machine (cat 5 to the router) is a newer custom-build P-IV 2.4ghz with a 7200rpm 133mhz bus 40 gig w/1gb ram. The other (also cat 5 to the router) is an older custom-build Win2KPro 750mhz Athlon with 756mb RAM and two 66mhz bus 20gb drives. The third is an old (unstable installation Win98 2nd ed) IBM 560x P-I 233 laptop with a Netgear wireless card. Haven't done any research yet, but I'm considering Linux for the laptop when the Win98 installation dies. Also waiting for U.S. Cellular to roll out it's version of digital service that allows cell phones with IR ports to be digital modems. That will allow unlimited dialup from the boonies in the Airstream from the laptop!

At work I have a Gateway P-4 mobile with a Win2kPro install and an 802.11b card. We have some XPPro machines on the network, but they've proven to be problematic compared with the Win2K installs.

Roger

FireFighter · 10-07-2003, 10:08 AM

I am very impressed with the complexity/diversity of everyones home setups, this just goes to show that airstreamers are the smart people. my vote Windows XP PRO the best os microsoft ever produced.