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    So i randomly found this on enlightenment (linux desktop) mastodon page and i decided to post it here. (lemm.ee)
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    [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    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 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

    [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    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 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    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 1 week 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.