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From: Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: Experimental C Build System
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:05:36 +0000
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

> On Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:10:09 +0000, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>
>> It's not uncommon to have Linux installs without gcc.
>
> The very first non-Apple PC I bought was a Shuttle small-form-factor unit 
> that came with a copy of Mandrake 9.1 “Discovery Edition” in the box. (Go 
> on, look up that name and version. That should give you an idea of how 
> long ago it was.)

No need to look.  I has been using Mandrake for a while at that time!

-- 
Ben.