Your base OS for development or your favourite Workbench OS!

i recently had a good long argument on using Windows or Linux Os for development. I am a serious Windows 10 fanboy. So I just wanted to know how many use Linux, Windows 10 and MacOS.

I know these OS's are un-comparable but I just want to show my friends the voting down by real engineers of this community!

All those voting I would also love to hear why you love the OS and how it differs itself from others.

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genebren over 6 years ago +5

I continue to use my Windows 7 Pro OS. I was never a fan of the later versions of Windows and I use too many programs that I could not find availables for Linux.
Fred27 over 6 years ago +4

If you're a professional then you should be capable and comfortable with both Windows and Linux. By all means have a preference for one or the other, but don't make the mistake of thinking anyone else…
Jan Cumps over 6 years ago +4

others: windows and linux for boards that can run an OS. latest versions if I can. RTOSes for microcontrollers. FreeRTOS or TI-RTOS.

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Fred27 over 6 years ago

One of the things I like about E14 is that this question hasn't descended into "your choice of OS sucks" as it usually does. Let's hope we can keep it that way.
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Gough Lui over 6 years ago in reply to Fred27

Shout-out to the CP/M and OS/2 users! *chuckle*

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colporteur over 6 years ago in reply to Gough Lui

I had a card with a ribbon cable that plugged into my Apple IIe to program CP/M.
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n5kzw over 6 years ago in reply to Gough Lui

I ran OS/2 for several years. Used to reboot it once a month just for grins. There are still some pick-and-place machines out there running OS/2.0.
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Gough Lui over 6 years ago in reply to n5kzw

Well, seeing the title of the thread, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Commodore Amiga Workbench yet ...

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Gough Lui over 6 years ago in reply to n5kzw

Well, seeing the title of the thread, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Commodore Amiga Workbench yet ...

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luislabmo over 6 years ago in reply to Gough Lui

Well, having an Amiga may be counter-productive for a Work Bench. I'm pretty sure it will end up being used 99% for leisure activities.

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Jan Cumps over 6 years ago in reply to luislabmo

I bought an xth-hand Amiga ST with Cubase installed early 90s because that was cheaper than buying a Cubase license standalone.
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luislabmo over 6 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

Do you still use it nowadays?
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Jan Cumps over 6 years ago in reply to luislabmo

no. sold, also long ago
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Gough Lui over 6 years ago in reply to luislabmo

Haha ... Indeed. Especially if it is one of the fleshy variety.

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