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  1. Re:Use your purchasing power, buy alternatives by user_ecs · · Score: -1, Troll · on Survey Finds Few Intend to Upgrade to Vista

    by King_TJ (85913) on Wednesday April 04, @11:28PM (#18615951)

    I don't know. Just this morning, I talked to a woman where I work who just went out and plunked down $1500 for a high-end new PC. (She said her old PC was 6-7 years old and pretty much done for, so she wanted something good that would last.) She was so disgusted at Vista's lack of support for her printer and scanner she wanted to re-use, she returned the whole system the next evening!

    The number of people "planning to buy a new PC with Vista pre-installed" may not quite equal the number who stick with it after they try it!

    I was talking to a woman while waiting in line at the bank today. The same thing happened to her.

    I see Dell is still shipping the usual. "Why I won't buy a Dell next time"

    I got tired of the viruses and instability years ago. For Christmas I bought a system from Curtis Systems that was preloaded with the eComStation OS and OpenOffice.org, Firefox, Thunderbird, PMVIEW. Very high quality system, even had ECC memory on this consumer machine.

    eComStation user group - http://www.os2voice.org/
    eComStation - http://www.ecomstation.com/

    Computer users have to use their purchasing power.
    Improve security - buy alternatives

    It is YOUR computer and YOUR data

    I had enough years ago. It is my computer and my data. I will not pay a tax and give control of MY computer to a third party or ask permission or pay royalties (forced upgrades) to get access to MY data. No forced registration. No spying.

    Stop feeding the monopoly. A competitive environment is good for all users. A mono culture is bad for security. The major PC OEMs will drag their feet becuase they are looking to save pennies even if it costs computer users hundreds of
    extra dollars in the long run.

  2. Re:Use your purchasing power, buy alternatives by user_ecs · · Score: -1, Troll · on Survey Finds Few Intend to Upgrade to Vista

    by King_TJ (85913) on Wednesday April 04, @11:28PM (#18615951)

    I don't know. Just this morning, I talked to a woman where I work who just went out and plunked down $1500 for a high-end new PC. (She said her old PC was 6-7 years old and pretty much done for, so she wanted something good that would last.) She was so disgusted at Vista's lack of support for her printer and scanner she wanted to re-use, she returned the whole system the next evening!

    The number of people "planning to buy a new PC with Vista pre-installed" may not quite equal the number who stick with it after they try it!

    I was talking to a woman while waiting in line at the bank today. The same thing happened to her.

    I see Dell is still shipping the usual. "Why I won't buy a Dell next time"

    I got tired of the viruses and instability years ago. For Christmas I bought a system from Curtis Systems that was preloaded with the eComStation OS and OpenOffice.org, Firefox, Thunderbird, PMVIEW. Very high quality system, even had ECC memory on this consumer machine.

    eComStation user group - http://www.os2voice.org/
    eComStation - http://www.ecomstation.com/

    Computer users have to use their purchasing power.
    Improve security - buy alternatives

    It is YOUR computer and YOUR data

    I had enough years ago. It is my computer and my data. I will not pay a tax and give control of MY computer to a third party or ask permission or pay royalties (forced upgrades) to get access to MY data. No forced registration. No spying.

    Stop feeding the monopoly. A competitive environment is good for all users. A mono culture is bad for security. The major PC OEMs will drag their feet becuase they are looking to save pennies even if it costs computer users hundreds of
    extra dollars in the long run.

  3. Re:buy from vendors who support you. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on HP Dishonors Warranty If You Load Linux

    It's just a coincidence that your username is "user_ecs", and the vendor is eComStation, right?

    Odd that you skipped the obvious English part "USER". Like user of eComStation and customer.

     

    user_ecs wrote:
    I bought a computer preloaded with eComStation from http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com/preloads.htm
      I just emailed them and got a reply. They said I could load any OS I wanted and it would have no effect on the hardware warranty (some parts are 5 yr). I did not pay a Microsoft tax when I bought it and I will not be punished later.

    eComStation user group - http://www.os2voice.org/

    eComStation - http://www.ecomstation.com/

    eComStation preloaded http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com/preloads.htm

      Even preloaded with a OpenOffice.org. Uses high quality ECC memory
  4. Re:buy from vendors who support you by user_ecs · · Score: 0 · on HP Dishonors Warranty If You Load Linux

    AC wrote: You just bought a computer from yourself? Did you get an 'Invalid use of Null' error on checkout? No, I did not buy a computer from myself. I bought from a online store.

    user_ecs wrote:
    I bought a computer preloaded with eComStation from http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com/preloads.htm [curtissyst...ftware.com] I just emailed them and got a reply. They said I could load any OS I wanted and it would have no effect on the hardware warranty (some parts are 5 yr). I did not pay a Microsoft tax when I bought it and I will not be punished later. eComStation user group - http://www.os2voice.org/ [os2voice.org] eComStation - http://www.ecomstation.com/ [ecomstation.com] eComStation preloaded http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com/preloads.htm [curtissyst...ftware.com] Even preloaded with a OpenOffice.org. Uses high quality ECC memory
  5. Re:buy from vendors who support you. by user_ecs · · Score: -1, Troll · on HP Dishonors Warranty If You Load Linux

    I bought a computer preloaded with eComStation from http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com/preloads.htm I just emailed them and got a reply. They said I could load any OS I wanted and it would have no effect on the hardware warranty (some parts are 5 yr). I did not pay a Microsoft tax when I bought it and I will not be punished later.

    eComStation user group - http://www.os2voice.org/
    eComStation - http://www.ecomstation.com/

    eComStation preloaded
    http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com/preloads.htm
    Even preloaded with a OpenOffice.org. Uses high quality ECC memory

  6. It is MY computer and MY data by user_ecs · · Score: 1 · on Vista Slow To Copy, Delete Files

    I had enough years ago. It is my computer and my data. I will not pay a tax and give control of MY computer to a third party or ask permission or pay royalties (forced upgrades) to get access to MY data. No forced registration. No spying.

    I bought a system preloaded with eComStation. I paid no Microsoft tax. All you have to do is support THE vendors of good quality products.
    You can avoid the Microsoft tax and DRM OS and viruses too.

    eComStation user group - http://www.os2voice.org/
    eComStation - http://www.ecomstation.com/

    eComStation preloaded
    http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com/preloads.htm
    Even preloaded with a OpenOffice.org. Uses high quality ECC memory

  7. Re:eComStation still has superior technology by user_ecs · · Score: 1 · on Bill Gates Talk From 1989 Surfaces


    I bought a system preloaded with eComStation. I paid no Microsoft tax. All you have to do is support THE vendors of good quality products. Like buying high quality Snapper lawn movers instead the disposable Wal-Mart ones. Even quality suppliers can decide that a retailer is dragging them down.
    (The Man Who Said No to Wal-Mart http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/102/open_snapp er.html)

    You can avoid the Microsoft tax too.

    eComStation user group - http://www.os2voice.org/
    eComStation - http://www.ecomstation.com/

    eComStation preloaded
    http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com/preloads.htm

  8. No Microsoft tax on eComStation or Linux preload by user_ecs · · Score: 1 · on Why You Can't Buy a Naked PC


    For Christmas I bought a system preloaded with eComStation. I paid no Microsoft tax. All you have to do is support THE vendors of good quality products. Like buying high quality Snapper lawn movers instead the disposable Wal-Mart ones.
    (The Man Who Said No to Wal-Mart http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/102/open_snapp er.html)

    You can avoid the Microsoft tax too.

    eComStation user group - http://www.os2voice.org/
    eComStation - http://www.ecomstation.com/

    eComStation preloaded
    http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com/preloads.htm

    Also Linux preloads
    SUSE preloaded
    http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7778908329.html

    Fedora preloaded
    http://www.emperorlinux.com/

  9. Re: would be better off with eComStation by user_ecs · · Score: 2 · on Build an Environmentally-Friendly PC

    Get the job done with an OS that doesn't waste cpu cycles. Also how much is sucked out by viruses/spyware/... and then all the anti-virus/spyware/.. utilities to fight them.
    Save energy and be more secure.

    user group
    http://www.os2voice.org/

    eComStation
    http://www.ecomstation.com/

    eComStation preloaded
    http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com/preloads.htm

  10. Why do so few buy quality hardware? by user_ecs · · Score: -1, Offtopic · on Dell Laptop Burns House Down

    Quality hardware and software is not that expensive. It only costs a little more. For example ECC memory. Why are so many paying for glitz while scrimping on the important stuff.

    I encourage others to switch to eComStation on good hardware. Join other eComStation users

    http://www.os2voice.org/
    http://www.os2world.com/

    eComStation, much more stable and secure than windows yet much easier than Linux.

    I finally found good hardware at a place that would pre-load my preferred OS, eComStation.

    The vendor's web site is real basic because he puts his time and money in have the best product.

    For Christmas I bought a system from CSS.
    http://www.curtissystemssoftware.com/preloads.htm

    It came preloaded with a OpenOffice.org. Has quality hardware (instead of the Dell's lowest bidder components). Even had ECC memory

    Even with out anti-virus software it is immune to all the windows virus/trojan/worms/.. crap. I also don't have to worry about the vendor shutting down my OS or apps remotely in the future.

  11. Re:eh, wot? by operagost · · Score: 1 · on Screenshot History of Windows

    Show me the part that's Windows 3.1-ish.

  12. OS/2 Screenshots by searleb · · Score: 4, Informative · on The Sad Parable of OS/2

    In case you have never used OS/2 and you are interested in what it looked like (as I was), this essay is chock full of screenshots.