[mitchntx]

Which platform do you use?

Experiences on both?

I have used a Mac platform to edit video and multi-media for almost 10 years.

Thank God Almighty that Premiere Pro was finally released.

CYA Mr. Jobs ... your platform freaking sux.

The OS is buggy and unstable and heaven help you if you have a motherboard issue ...

[trackbird]

I use Win2K on almost all my desktops, XP on one desktop and one laptop.

I hate Microsoft and their products.

With that being said, I have very little problem with Win2K, much more so with XP. I manage computer networks for a living and have more than 120 users at my site alone. One of these days I'll get off my butt and learn Linux but for now I'll stick with Windows. At least I'm comfortable with it and have learned how to make it more stable and secure.

Networks... I use and have always used Novell's NetWare. Infinitely more stable than Windows. Now NetWare is being ported to Linux so I have no reason to change. Yes, I have Windows servers running Oracle and SQLServer but that's pretty much all they are used for. Now one really logs into them. We have more than 140+ locations and 600+ Novell servers and without Novell's eDirectory (ie, with Windows and ActiveDirectory) management would be monumental.

My own web server is NetWare 6 running Netscape Enterprise web server, Apache, and Tomcat application server. It runs Novell's GroupWise for email and Novell's iFolder for remote file sync'ing. It's as stable as anything could be, secure, fast, and is running on a 2.4Ghz Dell Dimension desktop computer. Oh, and it also stores all my 17,000+ song music library.

I would like to learn Linux, I go way back to the command line days so I'm sure I could get use to it, but I guess I'm spoiled now.

Steve,

You sound like me to a point. I have 3 computers at home on Windows XP (and I'm not a Bill Gates fan either) and one running Linux (with the ssh server on it and nearly every other package, I think the Linux install was about 4 gigs or so). I started learning linux and then got busy with my recent move and got away from it (and promptly forgot most of it). So, I am starting over. It is a neat OS, much more stable than Windows. However, it is a little on the non-friendly side. Even software installation can be a challenge (or I just suck). If you need a copy, I can send you the last Redhat on CD (though it is no longer supported by them, it is and was free and works well) if you need/want it.

Kevin

I know nothing of Mac...and I'll see Mitch's cat and raise him 3 more.