What really sets Breadbox Ensemble apart is that it takes into account the fact that users of software have different abilities and needs. Breadbox Ensemble lets you adjust the skill level of its applications. There are five levels -- ranging from beginner (which displays only basic functions) to custom (which lets you choose the features you want). As you become comfortable with an Ensemble application, you can change the skill level with a mouse click.
As for running on old hardware, I installed Ensemble on two desktop systems that I bought in the early and mid-1990s, and a pair of notebook computers of similar vintage. Each of them had between 4 MB and 16 MB of memory and small hard drives. Ensemble ran surprisingly quickly and smoothly on every computer.
On the downside, Breadbox Ensemble can't handle files created by the latest Windows office suites. With few exceptions, the import and export filters are for older DOS programs. When I talked to long-time GEOS user Jens-Michael Gross, he told me that the "Web browser is only useful for offline reading or 'importing' documents. Email and other applications are useful for some people but still not refined enough to match anything in the Windows world."