PC Operating System Comparison - Revision history

Buddabing: mark for delete due to rename

2006-04-03T20:36:29Z

mark for delete due to rename

Mahuti: /* Image:OS apple icon.gif Mac OS */ tried to more fully reflect pro / v con issues.

2006-04-03T20:03:34Z

‎Image:OS apple icon.gif Mac OS: tried to more fully reflect pro / v con issues.

Felsir: Added Mac OS (needs expanding as I know little about it).

2006-04-03T06:43:27Z

Added Mac OS (needs expanding as I know little about it).

Felsir: /* Relevant Links */

2006-04-03T06:40:49Z

‎Relevant Links

Felsir: /* Image:OS DOS icon.gif DOS */

2006-04-03T06:40:16Z

‎Image:OS DOS icon.gif DOS

Felsir: /* Image:OS DOS icon.gif DOS */

2006-04-03T06:34:41Z

‎Image:OS DOS icon.gif DOS

Felsir: /* Image:OS windows icon.gif Windows */

2006-04-03T06:32:34Z

‎Image:OS windows icon.gif Windows

Spacefractal: shined up a bit, but no text is changed

2006-03-31T22:02:54Z

shined up a bit, but no text is changed

Buddabing: /* Relevant Links */

2006-03-31T21:54:49Z

‎Relevant Links

Buddabing: /* Windows */

2006-03-31T21:53:15Z

‎Windows

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	===Introduction===		===Introduction===

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 *Higher cost
-==[[Image:OS apple icon.gif]] Mac OS==
+==[[Image:OS apple icon.gif]] Mac OS X==
 '''Advantages:'''
-*Intuitive graphical interface (that looks pretty).
+*Low software maintenance requirements. (negligible occurrence of viruses, trojans, spyware)
 '''Disadvantages:'''
-*Low market share
+*Higher initial cost
-*Only works on Apple hardware (which is rather expensive to use in a cabinet).
+*Fewer choices for front-ends (only 1 cabinet friendly front end avlailable)
 ==Relevant Links==

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 Each of these three operating systems has advantages and disadvantages.
 ==[[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]] DOS==
 '''Advantages:'''
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 *Frequent operating system patches needed
 *Higher cost
 ==Relevant Links==
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 *[http://www.mameworld.net/dosmame/ Dos Mame Support] - another good site on getting DOS Mame running on a DOS cab, including getting sound cards working and memory management.
 *[http://http-server.carleton.ca/~dmcfet/menu.html How to make DOS Menus] - a site showing how you can create menus in DOS (great for boot menus).
 TODO:
 add FreeDOS
 add links to some Linux distros

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 ==Relevant Links==
-[http://members.cox.net/mame1/index.htm Purple MAME] - a good (but outdated) site on getting DOS Mame running on a cab.
+*[http://members.cox.net/mame1/index.htm Purple MAME] - a good (but outdated) site on getting DOS Mame running on a cab.
+*[http://www.mameworld.net/dosmame/ Dos Mame Support] - another good site on getting DOS Mame running on a DOS cab, including getting sound cards working and memory management.
-[http://www.mameworld.net/dosmame/ Dos Mame Support] - another good site on getting DOS Mame running on a DOS cab, including getting sound cards working and memory management.
+*[http://http-server.carleton.ca/~dmcfet/menu.html How to make DOS Menus] - a site showing how you can create menus in DOS (great for boot menus).
 TODO:
 add FreeDOS
 add links to some Linux distros

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 *Newer hardware may not work under DOS (such as TV - Out and USB) without special software.
 *Command line interface, only suitable for experienced computer users.
+*No longer supported
 ==[[Image:OS linux icon.gif]] Linux==

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 *Boots to your Front-End faster
-*Stable, does not crash
+*Stable, does rarely crash
 *Can display on an arcade monitor without special hardware
 *Using batch files (.bat) a high degree of customization is available (including menu creation)
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 '''Disadvantages:'''
-*Newer hardware may not work under DOS (such as TV - Out and USB)
+*Newer hardware may not work under DOS (such as TV - Out and USB) without special software.
-*Nobody seems to understand DOS anymore
+*Command line interface, only suitable for experienced computer users.
 <br>
 ==[[Image:OS linux icon.gif]] Linux==

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 *Is difficult to display on arcade monitor without special hardware
 *Longer boot time
-*Security holes
+*Security holes (however less relevant in a stand-alone environment such as an arcade cabinet)
 *Frequent operating system patches needed
 *Higher cost
 ==Relevant Links==
 [http://members.cox.net/mame1/index.htm Purple MAME] - a good (but outdated) site on getting DOS Mame running on a cab.

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 Each of these three operating systems has advantages and disadvantages.
-===DOS===
+<br>
-Advantages:
+==[[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]] DOS==
-:Boots to your Front-End faster
+*Boots to your Front-End faster
-:Stable, does not crash
+*Stable, does not crash
-:Can display on an arcade monitor without special hardware
+*Can display on an arcade monitor without special hardware
-:Using batch files (.bat) a high degree of customization is available (including menu creation)
+*Using batch files (.bat) a high degree of customization is available (including menu creation)
-:Low cost
+*Low cost
-Disadvantages:
+'''Disadvantages:'''
-:Newer hardware may not work under DOS (such as TV - Out and USB)
+*Newer hardware may not work under DOS (such as TV - Out and USB)
-:Nobody seems to understand DOS anymore
+*Nobody seems to understand DOS anymore
-===Linux===
+<br>
-Advantages:
+'''Advantages:'''
-:Free
+*Free
-:Open Source
+*Open Source
-:More likely to support newer technology than DOS
+*More likely to support newer technology than DOS
-Disadvantages:
+'''Disadvantages:'''
-:Lower market share
+*Lower market share
-:Can be complicated to set up
+*Can be complicated to set up
-===Windows===
+<br>
-Advantages:
+'''Advantages:'''
-:Huge market share advantage
+*Huge market share advantage
-:Software generally is developed primarily for Windows (MAME and most front ends included)
+*Software generally is developed primarily for Windows (MAME and most front ends included)
-:Much larger selection of software
+*Much larger selection of software
-Disadvantages:
+'''Disadvantages:'''
-:Is difficult to display on arcade monitor without special hardware
+*Is difficult to display on arcade monitor without special hardware
-:Longer boot time
+*Longer boot time
-:Security holes
+*Security holes
-:Frequent operating system patches needed
+*Frequent operating system patches needed
-:Higher cost
+*Higher cost
-===Relevant Links===
+<br>
 [http://members.cox.net/mame1/index.htm Purple MAME] - a good (but outdated) site on getting DOS Mame running on a cab.

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	[http://http-server.carleton.ca/~dmcfet/menu.html How to make DOS Menus] - a site showing how you can create menus in DOS (great for boot menus).		[http://http-server.carleton.ca/~dmcfet/menu.html How to make DOS Menus] - a site showing how you can create menus in DOS (great for boot menus).
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		+	TODO:
		+	add FreeDOS
		+	add links to some Linux distros