Your OS personality type

June 2, 2003 10:14 AM

Which OS are you?I am Slackware Linux. This would make sense, if not for the fact that I use Win2K.
posted by PeteyStock (43 comments total)

I'm apparently OS/2, which actually I used to use, back in the days.



posted by ukamikanasi at 10:33 AM on June 2, 2003

I am Windows XP. This would make sense, if not for the fact that I use Slackware.

I think I shall drown myself now.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:37 AM on June 2, 2003

Amiga.

It'd be nice to see what answers give you each result listed. I love the result for FreeBSD(the OS of choice that I proselytize), "You're a speed demon and a great networker. You have a tendency to give it away for free. Well-respected, but virtually unknown."
posted by stavrogin at 10:51 AM on June 2, 2003

I am GNU/HURD. (What the hell is that?)
posted by chuq at 10:55 AM on June 2, 2003

I'm Palm OS, despite my loathing for all things Palm.
posted by emptybowl at 10:56 AM on June 2, 2003

Damn straight! ; )
posted by cx at 10:59 AM on June 2, 2003

I don't know about this. . . I never liked the old Apple computers, and I don't like the new ones, still it's probably better than Windows ME.

Which OS are You?
posted by Grod at 11:04 AM on June 2, 2003

Which OS are You?


As an anti-Windows person, I'm going to be sobbing quietly into my pillow for the rest of the day.
posted by kayjay at 11:20 AM on June 2, 2003

I'm OS X, and I feel fine.
posted by brownpau at 11:33 AM on June 2, 2003

Slackware Linux.

At least they got the first syllable right.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 11:42 AM on June 2, 2003

Palm OS - steady and straightforward - my mother would like me to do more with my life, like my cousin Wince, but I'm ok with who I am. :D
posted by Lynsey at 11:43 AM on June 2, 2003

Which OS are You?
posted by matteo at 11:45 AM on June 2, 2003

How the hell did I end up as Windows 98? Aaargh!
posted by letitrain at 11:46 AM on June 2, 2003

Hmm... smart little quiz, it is. Right on with the whole new-found stability bit.
posted by grabbingsand at 11:47 AM on June 2, 2003

OS X... not a chance. AIX maybe. \me throws another apple on the fire.
posted by cmdnc0 at 11:49 AM on June 2, 2003

Which OS are You?

I would have preferred something like OS X, but I'm ok with this. I am.
posted by SentientAI at 11:50 AM on June 2, 2003

amiga
posted by corpse at 11:55 AM on June 2, 2003

Hmph.
posted by WolfDaddy at 11:57 AM on June 2, 2003

I did this a while back and came up slackware linux too.
I was pleased. Not because the description was accurate (though it was), but because I'm starting to look like JR "Bob" Dobbs.
Me:

Bob:
posted by putzface_dickman at 12:20 PM on June 2, 2003

HP-UX.

Dependable. Well, that's just ducky. Where's a vampire Doppelganger when you need one?
posted by Cyrano at 12:22 PM on June 2, 2003

HP-UX, baby.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 12:22 PM on June 2, 2003

I am slackware linux. That's nice. It has so much higher geek cachet than W2K and XP, which are the two OSes I actually use. Not that I like them particularly, but they are what I use. Ever few weeks I think to myself, gotta set up a linux box and remind yourself that you know how to use real OSes, but then I don't.
posted by jacquilynne at 12:37 PM on June 2, 2003

Seems pretty appropiate. I'm one of those people who would be happy to spend two hours figuring out a one hour solution to a problem that would normally take two hours to do.

I actually use Win98, but that's not so much a matter of preference as it is:

A. What I have.
B. What runs the programs I want to run.
posted by Mitrovarr at 12:41 PM on June 2, 2003

posted by yhbc at 12:43 PM on June 2, 2003

I think it's time to ask the Five Questions That Will Dictate Your Personality for the Rest of Your Life.
posted by Bletch at 12:57 PM on June 2, 2003

Debian Linux
People have difficulty getting to know you. Once you finally open your shell they are apt to love you.

I took this awhile back, and felt at the time this was more nuanced than your average online personality test. It is kind of fun.
posted by thirteen at 1:09 PM on June 2, 2003

I came up FreeBSD, I have no idea where that came from...

Long live OS X.
posted by Plunge at 1:13 PM on June 2, 2003

red hat linux. unappreciated brilliance all the way.
posted by synapse at 1:16 PM on June 2, 2003

I can't get past the first question. My answer is:

Bursh teeth, don't shave, don't shower, get to work late and not worry about it.
posted by tomplus2 at 1:29 PM on June 2, 2003

Well, I am difficult to install.
posted by TimeFactor at 1:46 PM on June 2, 2003

OS/2 Warp - hopeless! There should have been a "do you refer to your laptop by name, and stroke it lovingly when you think no-one's looking?" question. Oh well, at least it wasn't Windows.
posted by zygoticmynci at 2:04 PM on June 2, 2003

um...is this metafilter?
posted by mcsweetie at 2:34 PM on June 2, 2003

All those Bobs remind me of Microsoft Bob.
posted by jamespake at 2:36 PM on June 2, 2003

McSweetie - Yes, this is Metafilter 6.03 - you may be experiencing problems if you have an earlier version installed.
posted by jamespake at 2:38 PM on June 2, 2003

Palm OS - punctual, straightforward and very useful. Your Mother wants you to do more with your life like your cousin Wince, but you're happy with who you are.

I can live with that.
posted by dg at 3:06 PM on June 2, 2003

chuq: I am GNU/HURD. (What the hell is that?)

GNU/Hurd is GNU's Mach-based Unix-flavour kernel. It's expected to be ready for real use sometime in 2050.
posted by Freaky at 3:28 PM on June 2, 2003

HP-UX - pretty accurate description even tho' i've never used it.


posted by t r a c y at 4:10 PM on June 2, 2003

HP-UX
posted by mckayc at 4:25 PM on June 2, 2003

Which OS are You?

Couldn't be more accurate. I was trembling in mortal fear that I might turn out to be a unix clone and have to grow a beard.
posted by Ynoxas at 4:35 PM on June 2, 2003

Which OS are You?

I do have it on my computer too. Still learning how to use it though.
posted by synecdoche at 5:51 PM on June 2, 2003

Which OS are You?
posted by monkey closet at 12:47 AM on June 3, 2003

I thought we'd seen the last of the witless 'which x are you?' quizzes.

Guess I was wrong.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 2:08 AM on June 3, 2003

Sniff.


posted by FormlessOne at 8:17 AM on June 3, 2003