[OT]RE: Learning UNIX

[drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

On Sun, 2 Feb 2003, Neal wrote:

> Well, I guess I'm just not as old-skool as you are, Drew! <snif>
> 
> All I can say is downloading 30-some floppies of Slackware off a 14.4 modem
> sucked.

That's where working for a University came in handy...  especially as the 
students hadn't been connected to the internet at that point... :)

> 
> Neal
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Drew MacPherson
> > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 2:06 PM
> > To: Neal
> > Cc: Scirocco-L
> > Subject: [OT]RE: Learning UNIX
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 2 Feb 2003, Neal wrote:
> >
> > > Linux has become MUCH EASIER to install and learn than it was
> > when I started
> > > about six years ago. Almost any of the current distributions (Linux is
> > > available from numberous vendors) are pretty well-developed. I
> > use RedHat
> > > myself, but there is also Mandrake, SuSe, and others.
> > >
> > > Neal
> >
> > SIX years ago???  My first flirtings with Linux were late '91,
> > early '92.
> > After a brief session with OS/2, wolfsburg.cs.uoguelph.ca became my first
> > Linux desktop install in the summer of 92.  Going into my 11th year of
> > running Linux, on my 3rd hardware platform (currently Redhat 8.0 on a
> > pII450 w/512 mb of ram) and my 4th major install/upgrade, I can safely say
> > that Linux has come A LONG LONG, LONG way, baby.
> >
> > For the Linux Newbie looking to get their feet wet I would recommend
> > Redhat 8.0 - it's dead simple to install, has good hardware support, and
> > has enough toys, bells and whistles to allow the average user to do most
> > of what they need to do.
> >
> > Drew (coming to you from scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca)
> >
> >
> >
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