Red Hat's version numbering is fairly consistent - Normally, version X.0 is a bit experimental, and versions X.1 and X.2 are more stable and suitable for production servers. So version 7.3 had us hopeful of a ...

So, it's here at last. Microsoft's much-hyped new version of Windows is available to new and existing PC owners and claims all kinds of improvements over its antecedents. Windows XP isn't the latest in the Windows ...

Hmm, it looks like they've cracked it. We've already reviewed the latest Linux kernel in SuSE 7.1, now here it is again as part of Mandrake 8.0 (we reviewed an earlier version here). And the packaging ...

Linux has been developing at a rate of knots since its inception. Currently, so much software is available that many distributions ship with multiple CDs or even, in the case of SuSE, a DVD. The amazing ...

Sun is currently the number one server vendor in the US, but does not control the desktop market. Solaris is also traditionally an operating system that runs on Sun's own hardware, just as Mac OS runs ...

For many home computer owners, Windows ME represents a logical upgrade from Windows 95 or 98, and it's true to say it does have more features and a great deal going for it in general. ...

Windows NT made a name for Microsoft in the corporate and business markets, and Windows 2000 is an extensive upgrade to this operating system. But besides offering a high level of stability, Windows 2000 provides features ...

BeOS 5 Personal Edition is a free download and is worth a go, since it only totals 42MB for a plush multimedia-oriented operating system. A UNIX-derived OS, BeOS enjoys a devoted following and has some great ...

OS X is Apple's biggest release since the iMac. Some upgraders might (possibly) say goodbye to Mac OS 9.1 with tears in their eyes, but we suspect that Mac OS X will replace it in their ...

OS 9.1 is the final version of the 'Classic' style Mac OS (as Apple has dubbed it). It represents the pinnacle of stability and user-friendliness of the old-style operating system. However, this isn't saying much. OS ...

SuSE has used the new kernel 2.4 as an excuse to bring its Linux offering up to date. The result is a more usable version with fewer glitches and minor annoyances than version 7.0, which it ...

TurboLinux made its name as a server OS, and this is quite evident in the Workstation version of the distribution that we reviewed. In other words, it's more complicated. An early indication of this for us ...

SuSE has a reputation for providing a wide range of software. The company has reached the stage where it now provides everything on one DVD to save customers from constant swapping of CDs during installation (as ...

Although we wanted a workstation version of Linux for this group test, RedHat chose to send us the Professional Server edition. Essentially, the main software is the same, and the workstation CDs are even included in ...

Linux Mandrake 7.2 offers the most advanced user interface design of all the distributions here and impressed us not only with its outstanding installer, but also with the inclusion of the new KDE 2 as the ...

Corel Linux may not be ranked as highly as the likes of RedHat in the Linux World, but the reality is that it offers an excellent introduction to the OS for Windows users. This is largely ...

Windows ME (or Me or Millennium Edition, depending who you ask) marks a turning point for Microsoft, although not in any technological sense; as you might expect, Windows ME is little more than warmed-over Windows 98 ...

You know how it goes - you want to try Linux but you've heard horror stories from those who have had a go. A friend of a friend who once tried it tells you that he ...

For some time the stalwarts of the free software concept have been heralding Linux, (that's 'Lin' as in 'sin' and not 'li' as in 'tie') as the greatest challenge to Microsoft's domination of operating systems. Indeed, ...

You've probably heard a lot about Linux in the computer press recently. Often touted as a Microsoft-killer, Linux is a free, open source operating system, and much of the software that runs on it is also ...