24-07-2018, 01:53 PM
I'm still a bit too comfortable doing all my stuff in W7. At one time I said that when XP becomes untenable I'd move to Linux but I actually went to W7 on a new PC a few years ago. Secondary PCs here still run XP but I don't go online with them. One still runs W98 which is iedal for what that machine has to do with ISA slot hardware on several printer ports.
The heaviest load I impose on my main PC is the Xilinx FPGA software. It's got to run native, not as a VM, because I can't afford the performance hit of a VM. It's only recently that they made it run on several Linux distros. Previously it was Redhat only, unless you were a pretty serious Linux hacker.
https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-t...os_support
Since it now runs on Ubuntu, that probably means it will run on distros derived from Ubuntu such as Mint.
I suppose I could try it in a Linux VM, just to get the hang of it. Then consider using Linux as my host OS and Windows as a guest in a VM when necessary. Just as I run XP as a guest at the moment for some older software that doesn't like W7.
But overall I'm a bit of stick in the mud. I'm not really interested in operating systems, except as a means to get the job done with minimum hassle. Nor in other "standard" software. I still use Office 2000 which still works on W7 64 bit though with some rough edges. I know it, I'm happy with it and it's ***** fast. Of course I can use Libreoffice but why should I spend time learning the ropes in s a new office suite when the old one does me nicely. I run Classic Shell http://www.classicshell.net/ to make W7 look more like XP. i use the "Classic" verision of the UI so it looks as much as possible like W95, W98, W2000. Never did like the roundy corners etc of XP. No gently epanding boxes etc for me. I want to click on something and have it happen. In other words I want the OS to be as unobtrusive as possible. I still don't like it when programs subvert aspects of the UI. Foxit PDF reader is an example with non-standard menus etc. I want old fashioned menus on Firefox which is fortunately still possible.
End of rant!
The heaviest load I impose on my main PC is the Xilinx FPGA software. It's got to run native, not as a VM, because I can't afford the performance hit of a VM. It's only recently that they made it run on several Linux distros. Previously it was Redhat only, unless you were a pretty serious Linux hacker.
https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-t...os_support
Since it now runs on Ubuntu, that probably means it will run on distros derived from Ubuntu such as Mint.
I suppose I could try it in a Linux VM, just to get the hang of it. Then consider using Linux as my host OS and Windows as a guest in a VM when necessary. Just as I run XP as a guest at the moment for some older software that doesn't like W7.
But overall I'm a bit of stick in the mud. I'm not really interested in operating systems, except as a means to get the job done with minimum hassle. Nor in other "standard" software. I still use Office 2000 which still works on W7 64 bit though with some rough edges. I know it, I'm happy with it and it's ***** fast. Of course I can use Libreoffice but why should I spend time learning the ropes in s a new office suite when the old one does me nicely. I run Classic Shell http://www.classicshell.net/ to make W7 look more like XP. i use the "Classic" verision of the UI so it looks as much as possible like W95, W98, W2000. Never did like the roundy corners etc of XP. No gently epanding boxes etc for me. I want to click on something and have it happen. In other words I want the OS to be as unobtrusive as possible. I still don't like it when programs subvert aspects of the UI. Foxit PDF reader is an example with non-standard menus etc. I want old fashioned menus on Firefox which is fortunately still possible.
End of rant!
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