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[-] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago

I remember running Enlightenment as a DM for my pc long ago and loved it's looks and animated splash screen. Back then I found other DM to be looking like old stuff trying to look like windows. But E was beautiful and smooth. Just not the most developed as a system management ( it was mostly just a DM and no proper system configuration tools ) I don't know where it's at now but I kind of miss the styling.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

E was black magic. The things it could do with such little hardware were mind blowing. And the ESD became the de facto sound standard before ALSA.

[-] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 23 hours ago

Out of interest, after alsa it was pulse and now it's turning to pipewire?
What was the standard before ESD?

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 14 hours ago

Before ESD? I don’t recall. Spittle and prayers, I think. I vaguely recall having sound on my Sound Blaster 16 in my 486DX2, but… that was a long time ago.

[-] oporko@sh.itjust.works 7 points 13 hours ago

OSS was the Linux sound system before ALSA. I’m not sure if ESD replaced OSS or ran on top of it. I vaguely remember configuring this stuff for my 486/SoundBlaster in Slackware back in the early 2000s.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 13 hours ago

You’re right. I think ESD could run atop OSS and maybe even ALSA for a while. Not sure if it could operate without either. Those sure were interesting times.

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