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Long after I had switched to Linux, I helped my grandmother with Windows 95 on a 486 DX4 at 100MHz. I had completely forgotten how snappy a UI could be on mod
by nitrogen 7y ago
Long after I had switched to Linux, I helped my grandmother with Windows 95 on a 486 DX4 at 100MHz. I had completely forgotten how snappy a UI could be on modest hardware.
Also KDE2 was indeed perfect. They had built all the features one needs in a desktop, and ever since everything has been half baked.
- 72deluxe 7y agoI liked KDE 3.5 as it had everything in it (Konqueror was useful with the protocols for SSH file transfer etc., it really did everything) but the KDE2 with the purpley CDE look was great. Not so keen on modern Linux UIs. They seem to be copying macos (not a bad thing) but I am using LXDE or XFCE these days. I remember Windows 95 being fast and able to keep up with keyboard shortcuts that you typed in a flurry. The modern systems can't. And in Windows 10, half of the metro apps and settings apps don't even have keyboard shortcuts. It's step back IMHO, and indicates that they were "designed" by users who only use the mouse.