in hardware speak what do ppl mean by legacy?

[dormouse]

Legacy is a machine or software which isn't supported any more.

Tell that to the managers. To them 'legacy' is a system that isn't still in development...

 

[rich!]

i only understood 30% of that... obviously i assumed PC coz i forgot about dre, whoops i mean apple macs or whatever you might or might not be on about.

There's a bunch of stuff that isn't the PC. Most applications of CPUs are in "not-PCs".

Also, there's more OS than just Windows.

 

[Wintermute]

Heh... Windows XP *is* a legacy system. It hasn't been upgraded in ages and nobody in IT knows why people still deal with it.

Huh?

You're joking, right?

 

[METH LAB]

There's a bunch of stuff that isn't the PC. Most applications of CPUs are in "not-PCs".

Also, there's more OS than just Windows.

Such as? point me in the right direction... just not linux i cant stand that.

and to whoever said legacy aint drivers, why does my cmos / bios tell me that it has USB DRIVERS THAT CAN BE SET TO AUTO IF NO DRIVERS ARE PRESENT, OFF IF YOU DONT WANT EM, OR ENABLED TO OVER-RUN ANY OTHER DRIVER.
SO HOW IS IT NOT DRIVERS?

Im really sorry about the caps mods.. this f*ckin keyboard on its way out like... and i just cant be botherd to write all that out again.. (it wasant intendid as malicious)

peace

 

[gurrier]

and to whoever said legacy aint drivers, why does my cmos / bios tell me that it has USB DRIVERS THAT CAN BE SET TO AUTO IF NO DRIVERS ARE PRESENT, OFF IF YOU DONT WANT EM, OR ENABLED TO OVER-RUN ANY OTHER DRIVER.
SO HOW IS IT NOT DRIVERS?

In general, 'legacy' just means 'old' in computer speak.

 

[Fruitloop]

the precise translation is 'shit stuff we can't get rid of yet'.

 

[Idaho]

In the context of large networks with standard and non-standard loadsets, the idea is that all the programs on all the loadsets should be supported by the software vendors. However different parts of the loadset will be updated from time to time, and some programs will be either overlooked or not updated because it's too expensive. These will in time no longer have vendor support or anyone locally who can support them - and get given the label legacy systems.

 

[grangetownwhale]

This is my understanding of 'Legacy'

An I/O card that slots into an ISA slot is a 'legacy' I/O card
A 'legacy' CDROM drive is a CDROM drive that follows the standard parameters of the first CDROM's when PC's moved up from 3.5 inch floppy.
Windows is a 'legacy' OS because it set the stage for CGI based OS's
USB 'legacy' is controllable in the BIOS because not all computers run OS's that override BIOS defaults.
Very few, if any BIOS settings are 'listened to' by Windows 95?/95OSR2/98/98SE/ME/2K/XP/2003
The 'legacy' of George Best will be that we should think twice before saying 'Never again'.

A 'legacy device' is a device that follows the criteria and basic functionality of it's predecessors.

GTW

 

[polo]

Think more of a salesman trying to sell something to a manager in a company. The manager has a new budget, he has a lot of existing equipment that was bought and paid for under a previous budget. That existing equipment is his legacy from previous purchases.

The manager has to responsibilities, look after the legacy kit, because the whole company is using it. And also buy new stuff. The salesman and most computer companies are only interested in new business, the latest bright shiny thing. The manager gets his arse kicked if the old stuff goes wrong or the new stuff fails to work. A lot of new stuff is unproven and risky. So its a question of good judgement. Having legacy anything to fall back on if the new shiny thing fails to work is a very wise move. Where there are loads of people using computer systems, upgrades are done with a lot of caution and backout plan is always neccessary. Legacy systems by definition at least work.