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[ttuuxxx]

New 86MB version with Opera 26MB ram usage at bootup
http://puppylinux.ca/tpp/ttuuxxx/firehydrant/pup_301FHLite301RetroV3.iso
username:puppy
password:linux
# md5sum pup_301FHLite301RetroV3.iso
557b79a14d6d54ec50f5542a6a7a3cca

Remember this is for older pc's, optional printing package, Audio with Xmms, No Video player, and Siag Office replaces abiword/gnumeric.


Opera version Notes
removed hv3 browser
removed netsurf
added updated icons
added newer blinky
removed 1 large theme
removed top
added htop
added LX taskmanager
added pburn
added Opera 10.10 and gave it a normal browser layout
removed ffmpeg
added jwm2 and themes
added Gtk2 theme switcher2





Previous smaller release below

Ok, a forum member had a problem, His old pc couldn't run dingo and puppy 3 ran great! but abiword was slow and he liked the look of puppy 4.0, What a tall list

Anyways after 4-5 days working on it I came up with this.
Basically I removed a lot of programs, But the Main programs removed are
Printing and all of the related Printing software
Abiword
InkscapeLite
Gxine
Games
Gnumeric
SeaMonkey

But I did install Siag Office, It was only a 1MB or so extra Smile
-Abiword=PW
-Gnumeric=Siag

Plus I installed / Changed
-Xmms with wma audio support
-Gslapt for all your Slackware needs
-Updated Pfind
-Hv3 web browser
-Netsurf web browser
-Galculator the Calculator
-5 Really small but fun games
-Siag Office cutdown
-Osmo
-Sylpheed Email

Change around 90% of the Original visible icons. and made rox and JWM look similar to Puppy 4.0, Actually I think it looks a bit better Smile
Plus I added Volume mixer,Galculator, Pfind to the left-hand side of the taskbar Smile
This would be great for an older PC or Newer, If you wanted a nice base to add your favorite web browser/Media Player and full Inkscape to.

It runs nice and fast Smile

ttuuxxx

http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/ttuuxxx/firehydrant/FH301RetroLiteV2.iso
MD5 3FCB5F1F18FCEBC6FDCBBDBE4B05FE67

P.S
If you wanted an really old version But fast version of Abiword with a working USA dictionary that doesn't need anything else to run, Install this.

Abiword 1.0.2
http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/ttuuxxx/programs/office/abiword-1.0.2-i386-1.pet

Printer Support all the missing printer files Tested and works !!
http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/ttuuxxx/firehydrant/LiteFiles/3.01RetroPrinter.pet

[recycler]

This looks good! I'll be trying it out this week. I put firehydrant 3.01 (233mb version) onto a friends old Thinkpad and he is very impressed. Maybe this will solve the problem of occasional slowdowns. The laptop can only have a maximum of 256mb RAM....

Thanks for this Ttuuxxx

[ttuuxxx]

Hi I just found out that netsurf won't do downloads, So hold back on downloading this version, I'll work on it tomorrow:)

I've also made a printer pet package so you can add a printer to this version. Just install the single pet.
Also I made another version of this old abiword that will take over Siag PW defaults.
Like default word processor on the desktop and menu.
ttuuxxx

I'll upload the new programs and fix the broken browser tomorrow morning.
ttuuxxx

[Paolo]

TTUUXXX you are great !!!!!!!!!!!!

Ehm... what about a new Fire Hydrants Inferno based on Dingo 4.0 or 4.1

Paolo

[ttuuxxx]

[Paolo]

Thanx for your answer !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wait for the new Inferno using the old one

Milefo (the fat Buddha) bless you !!!

Paolo

[recycler]

Hi, quick bit of feedback. I tried this version. Looks nice, but I missed having a fully featured web browser....realise this is a major way of saving space but since I'm used to full version of firefox (like most people I imagine) it was a bit of a shock to have no tabs etc.

We got broadband this week Now using inferno on my desktop machine and enjoying it very much. Just installing the 301 FH retro on a pentium III.

Thanks again for Fire Hydrant.

Cheers
Leon

edit - will have to this lite version on a machine like the one it is written for....and then see how it performs! what processor and ram is your friend's laptop?

does this version have the toshiba laptop fix we discussed previously? if so it would go well on my toshiba notepad - PII 128mb ram.....

[ttuuxxx]

[recycler]

Hi ttuuxxx
Yeah, I will have to try it on a slow pc. Did you manage to include the fix for toshiba laptops? Would like to see how it does on that. And I will test it on a more appropriate machine - ie PII or slower. I must confess I go for PIII or faster and get kind of spoilt with a variety of machines to play with. Will see if I can resurrect some really slow pcs....

[ttuuxxx]

[recycler]

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=188522#188522

on the page there is a link to download 'Cure_for_hanging-probe_laptops.tar.gz'

I did download it and so will upload if necessary should something not work. If you are able to compile it (I understand it only works after a remaster) I would like to try it. Dingo is working fine on the notepad in question - I am using it now and like it because it is virtually silent - but I have a partition waiting for FH (will wait for the 4 series FH maybe - the fix is already included in Dingo.

Cheers
Leon

[ttuuxxx]

[recycler]

Thanks Ttuuxx!

[ttuuxxx]

Just uploaded the printer files. Download location first message uptop
ttuuxxx

[recycler]

Got the toshiba laptop fix tarball. Unzipped it according to the instructions into the root directory on a frugal install of retrolite on another machine. Copied files across to my toshiba notepad and I was able to start retrolite and get past the hanging video probing bit. Hurray! Thanks ttuuxxx for all the effort you have put into creating this version and for sharing it!

update - now running firefox3.0 and thunderbird with the icewm theme in black and red (thanks Ttuuxxx)
All working well