[rdouglass]

Originally posted by Thermodyne:
I run 1 box with 98SE, 1 box with XP pro, 5 boxes with 2000 server, and 4 boxes with 2000 pro. They range from 200 MHz up to 2.90GHz, and all of them run 24/7 with no problems. Most lock ups and BSD’s are caused by poorly written software and drivers. Games are also a big problem; again this is do to poorly written code.

OT: So thats how you screamed past me....

Back on-topic: I've been using 2000Pro and it has been (as far as MS standards go) bulletproof. My machine I'm typing this on has been running crash-free for over 2 weeks without a reboot or logoff. And no, I don't just type on it - I do some relatively serious ASP / VB development most of the time and write SQL Server front-ends the rest of the time (and of course SE4!!!).

Reguardless of that, a lot of people love to bash MS. Of course, a lot of people love to bash the 'winner' of anything. Look at a car race: they take the winner's car and break it down to every Last bolt to see if they're cheating (noone gives a s#*t if the loser cheats!!). That goes for business, sports, you-name-it...

I'm not at all suggesting that MS is great and puts out the best product it can. ANd lets be real - marketing and 'strongarm' tactics can only take you so far in the real world. The reality is that most people and businesses voted (with their wallet) that Windows was the best OS around. That is NOT my opinion but pure fact....

LET THE FLAMES BEGIN!!!!