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Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help!

From J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help!
Date 2013-02-09 02:01 +0000
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On Friday, February 8th, 2013, at 17:46:57h -0500, Michael Black wrote:

> I think in 1994, AOL was still sending out the software on floppy disk.

Yes I am pretty sure that was the case.
 
> And of course, any decent distribution back then was likely still on 
> floppy disk.

Well from Linux Journal Issue #2 April 1994

QUOTE
  
     Slackware -- Some distributors (such as Trans-Ameritech) are distributing Slackware on CD-ROM.

     Yggdrasil -- Available only on CD-ROM

UNQUOTE

Later in the year, October 31 1994 , Red Hat Linux arrived and, as far as I am aware
[corrections invited], was available only on CD-ROM.

GNU/Linux has been on floppies, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, but looks like never will be on BluRay.



And one should not forget the famout UseNet posting of 2 years earlier

      From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
      Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
      Subject: LINUX is obsolete
      Date: 30 Jan 92 13:44:34 GMT

      ...

      I still maintain the point that designing a monolithic kernel in 1991 is
      a fundamental error. 

      ...



BUT 21 years later and the HURD is still not ready.

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Re: Help! zsmith@gmail.com - 2013-02-05 13:59 -0800
  Re: Help! The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-02-05 22:31 +0000
    Re: Help! Matthew of Boswell <mordervomubel+usenet@lockmail.us> - 2013-02-05 20:18 -0500
      Re: Help! The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-02-06 01:39 +0000
      Re: Help! irscott@gmail.com - 2013-02-06 11:27 -0800
        Re: Help! J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-02-06 20:56 +0000
        Re: Help! "Aaron W.  Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us> - 2013-02-06 22:23 -0500
        Re: Help! Matthew of Boswell <mordervomubel+usenet@lockmail.us> - 2013-02-08 17:58 -0500
  Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-02-06 00:18 +0000
    Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2013-02-06 18:58 +0000
      Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-02-06 20:54 +0000
        Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! Matthew of Boswell <mordervomubel+usenet@lockmail.us> - 2013-02-08 17:35 -0500
        Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-02-08 17:46 -0500
          Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-02-09 02:01 +0000
          Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-02-09 03:05 +0100
            Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2013-02-09 03:41 +0000
              Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-02-09 04:47 +0100
                Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! Eric Pozharski <whynot@pozharski.name> - 2013-02-09 13:29 +0200
                PS1 Ivan Shmakov <oneingray@gmail.com> - 2013-02-09 19:11 +0000
                Re: PS1 Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-02-10 03:12 +0100
                Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-02-10 03:08 +0100
                Re: Necroposting yet again from GOOGLE groups -- Re: Help! Eric Pozharski <whynot@pozharski.name> - 2013-02-10 12:49 +0200

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