Legacy OS 4 Mini is outstanding
Posted: Tue 20 Nov 2012, 18:24
Just wanted to congratulate John and his team for the wonderfully useable Legacy OS 4 Mini.
I've been using Linux off-and-on for about a decade. I'd describe myself as an "intermediate" - more end-user than tekkie, but I do understand a lot of the technical basics of Linux.
I've tried out a huge number of distros over the years (remember KateOS?) .... and was an steady Ubuntu user for about 5 years.
As many users know, even the popular and heavyweight distributions tend to have a number of small but serious flaws - bothersome enough to discourage installation, in many cases.
(Examples - some distros are more bloated than Windows, and CD/DVD/USB recognition is an especially sore point)
Like Lighthouse and Macpup, Legacy builds off the excellent Puppy OS, and adds even more useful apps, as well as a greater emphasis on the hard-drive-install option.
As a bonus, it defaults to my favourite WM, ICEWM, which is becoming less prominent as time goes on. Don't know why - it's fast, great looking, simple, and can be manipulated by the keyboard.
Yes, Legacy's default login of "root" helps a lot to smooth the user experience, but that still can't explain all of Legacy's polish. Almost everything "just works" and that's more rare than most people would think.
The root login is a big issue with some, but I don't care - my home PC is just something I use to surf the 'Net, read email, store files, watch media, and so on. If I click on something I shouldn't, it won't be the end of the world.
On my 2006 Acer laptop (AMD Sempron, 1.8 GHZ, 750 MG RAM, 40 G hard drive), Legacy just flies along. I dual boot Windows XP, and the "other half" is as app-bare and sluggish as Legacy is full-featured and zippy.
Puppy's vast collection of PETs has allowed me to make a few key upgrades .. most notably Frisbee, which makes wireless connectivity a snap.
Only trouble I'm having now is getting MTS files to play correctly on SMPlayer or KMPlayer (both play audio only), but there should be a PET for that, I'm guessing.
I only wish we could do full upgrades without re-installation, but that's a minor point. The apps I have now will be more than adequate for years, and can always search PETs for upgrades and patching.
Thanks again for a fine OS. I've been running it for months, and haven't even looked at Distrowatch during that time.
BT
I've been using Linux off-and-on for about a decade. I'd describe myself as an "intermediate" - more end-user than tekkie, but I do understand a lot of the technical basics of Linux.
I've tried out a huge number of distros over the years (remember KateOS?) .... and was an steady Ubuntu user for about 5 years.
As many users know, even the popular and heavyweight distributions tend to have a number of small but serious flaws - bothersome enough to discourage installation, in many cases.
(Examples - some distros are more bloated than Windows, and CD/DVD/USB recognition is an especially sore point)
Like Lighthouse and Macpup, Legacy builds off the excellent Puppy OS, and adds even more useful apps, as well as a greater emphasis on the hard-drive-install option.
As a bonus, it defaults to my favourite WM, ICEWM, which is becoming less prominent as time goes on. Don't know why - it's fast, great looking, simple, and can be manipulated by the keyboard.
Yes, Legacy's default login of "root" helps a lot to smooth the user experience, but that still can't explain all of Legacy's polish. Almost everything "just works" and that's more rare than most people would think.
The root login is a big issue with some, but I don't care - my home PC is just something I use to surf the 'Net, read email, store files, watch media, and so on. If I click on something I shouldn't, it won't be the end of the world.
On my 2006 Acer laptop (AMD Sempron, 1.8 GHZ, 750 MG RAM, 40 G hard drive), Legacy just flies along. I dual boot Windows XP, and the "other half" is as app-bare and sluggish as Legacy is full-featured and zippy.
Puppy's vast collection of PETs has allowed me to make a few key upgrades .. most notably Frisbee, which makes wireless connectivity a snap.
Only trouble I'm having now is getting MTS files to play correctly on SMPlayer or KMPlayer (both play audio only), but there should be a PET for that, I'm guessing.
I only wish we could do full upgrades without re-installation, but that's a minor point. The apps I have now will be more than adequate for years, and can always search PETs for upgrades and patching.
Thanks again for a fine OS. I've been running it for months, and haven't even looked at Distrowatch during that time.
BT