Groups | Search | Server Info | Login | Register
Groups > comp.os.linux.misc > #72526
| From | Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Older Hardware Still Works |
| Date | 2025-08-28 18:37 +1000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <d3h5ol-nu9.ln1@otis.foo> (permalink) |
| References | <4vecnYdHDPuMwwT1nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com> <08ldnl-8p5.ln1@otis.foo> <1083h1b$402c$2@dont-email.me> <5q90ol-l52.ln1@otis.foo> <108lk3i$br9n$9@dont-email.me> |
Groovy hepcat Lawrence D’Oliveiro was jivin' in comp.os.linux.misc on
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:39 am. It's a cool scene! Dig it.
> On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:02:29 +1000, Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood wrote:
>
>> Groovy hepcat Lawrence D’Oliveiro was jivin' in comp.os.linux.misc on
>> Wed, 20 Aug 2025 01:56 pm. It's a cool scene! Dig it.
>>
>>> On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:21:04 +1000, Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood wrote:
>>>
>>>> After hearing about Ubuntu Netbook Remix, I decided that would be a
>>>> better option. Unfortunately the UI that came with that also
>>>> sucked!
>>>
>>> sudo apt-get kubuntu-desktop
>>
>> Yeah, I know. But at the time I only had crappy dial-up internet,
>> and
>> there weren't any free wi-fi spots near me. Downloading software was
>> difficult at best, and maxed out before it's finished. So doing that
>> was not really an option then.
>
> Surely downloading a whole new distro would have been even more
> bandwidth- hungry.
True, but getting them from magazine cover CDs/DVDs wasn't. Nor was
ordering a disk set from a disk set vendor.
--
----- Dig the NEW and IMPROVED news sig!! -----
-------------- Shaggy was here! ---------------
Ain't I'm a dawg!!
Back to comp.os.linux.misc | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar
Re: Older Hardware Still Works Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2025-08-26 19:02 +1000
Re: Older Hardware Still Works Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-27 00:39 +0000
Re: Older Hardware Still Works Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-27 10:33 +0100
Re: Older Hardware Still Works "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-27 12:04 +0200
Re: Older Hardware Still Works Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-08-27 14:36 -0700
Re: Older Hardware Still Works rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-28 03:38 +0000
Re: Older Hardware Still Works rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-27 21:55 +0000
Re: Older Hardware Still Works c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-27 22:51 -0400
Re: Older Hardware Still Works Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2025-08-28 18:37 +1000
Re: Older Hardware Still Works rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-28 19:09 +0000
Re: Older Hardware Still Works c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-29 01:27 -0400
Re: Older Hardware Still Works Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-29 00:55 +0000
Re: Older Hardware Still Works rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-29 04:04 +0000
Re: Older Hardware Still Works Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-08-28 23:20 -0700
Re: Older Hardware Still Works c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-29 04:42 -0400
csiph-web