-=> Tracker1 wrote to Rob Mccart <=-
Tr> I switched directly from OS/2 to NT4 around that time... I did think
Tr> that Windows 2000 with LiteStep Shell (I think it was called that) was
Tr> pretty great. IIRC I went to XP with SP3, and used the MCE desktop
Tr> theme. Then Win7 on release, 8 SP2 with classic shell, and now Win10.
Tr> I've run Linux desktop environments for a couple months at a time every
Tr> few years.
Sounds like we ran in some of the same circles. I was a Netware admin in the
early '90s, and OS/2 made a great admin platform for Netware servers - lots
of console windows without drivers in low memory. DOS VDMs for apps that
needed a native DOS environment.
Switched to NT4 when the internet came around, and I had a couple of
databases to manage. Really enjoyed the eye-candy of Litestep, ran it on
the BBS for some time, and ran it on old Dell boxes running Windows 2000
that needed all the RAM they could muster.
I couldn't stand the Windows 8 start menu, used classic shell to emulate a
XP environment, down to the colors and the wallpaper.
That reminds me, I think it's time for my 2-screen "Dark Bliss" wallpaper
and an XP menu again. :)
... ZIMA TASTES BETTER WHEN IT'S ILLEGAL
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