About the Computer Operating System forum

Many of us tend to concentrate on applications and programs, and we may ignore our operating system. This is a mistake, because a better understanding of the platform can make our work more profitable, efficient, and successful.

The Computer Operating System forum can help.

You are welcome to submit your questions to the Computer Operating System forum, and receive responses from subscribers around the world.

Our collective information, background, and knowledge can help us help each other.

Topics

The Computer Operating System forum includes queries, recommendations, and tips in the following areas:

• Queries about features found in any operating system
• Comparisons of operating systems
• Queries about features when using the operating system's language facilities
• Conversion to a program that uses a different operating system
• Collaboration among users
• Workarounds for bugs in operating systems
• Switching to a different operating system
• Preserving settings or special features when upgrading an operating system
• Preserving settings or special features when upgrading a computer
• Online collaboration among database users

Guidelines

Issues relating to Hebrew or right-to-left computing should be posted on the Hebrew Computing forum.

Bug reports should be submitted to the Computer Operating System forum, with the following specific information:

• The name of the operating system
• The version
• The specific problem
• What causes you to notice the bug
• What issues seem to trigger the bug
• Proposed or requested solution

Who should join

The Computer Operating System forum is designed for any computer user. After all, everybody needs a platform in order to run their programs. This includes the following groups of people:

• Experts in operating system design
• Developers of operating systems
• Developers of programs, utilities, and applications
• Executives who want to know the features that are available
• Typists
• Professionals who use computers in the course of their work
• Programmers, developers, and designers of computer programs and applications