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Historic Linux File Archive Created

jemagid writes "Ibiblio (nee metalab, nee sunsite) has rummaged through all the old CDs and old FTP archives we could find, to put together a beautiful picture of the early days of the Linux community: Historic Linux. The files include snapshots of the early Linux archives including sunsite.unc.edu and tsx-11.mit.edu, and early distributions such as MCC (Manchester Computing Center) and SLS (Softlanding Linux Systems), which were some of the first attempts to make Linux easy to install and use. The early RedHat releases are also included, as is early Suse, Debian, Slackware, and Blade. The early distributions ran on machines as small as 386's with 2-4 MB of RAM, so these could be fun ways to resurrect ancient hardware."

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  1. Please play with my rubbery yoshicunt by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Re:Obligatory SCO comment by schon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    SCO claims ownership of Linux code that includes SMP

    No, actually. SCO reps have said in interviews that the alleged infringing code goes back to 2.0, and possibly earlier.

  3. Re:Obligatory SCO comment by garcia · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    irrelevant. They released Linux kernel code under the GPL until Linux 2.4.x something. Whether they like it or not, they have agreed that anything prior to that will remain under the GPL.

  4. Snapshots are fine... by JasonMaggini · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...but to really remember stuff, ya gotta go with those mirror-image tattoos.

  5. Sell Linux to RIAA by RIAAwakka_nakka_bakk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My email address is wakka_nakka_bakka@yahoo.com. Please spam me because I love the riaa. The passsword to my slashdot is "iloveriaa". The password to my email is "password??"

  6. A quick comparison by mao+che+minh · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Let's do a quick comparison. The following is the current going prices of the listed hardware on newegg.com:

    $47.00 - ECS K7S5A mainboard, AGP 2x/4x, USB 2.0 (onboard 10/100 NIC)
    $74.00 - AMD AthlonXP 2200+ (1.8GHz, 266MHz FSB) retail
    $80.00 - 512MB PC2100 RAM (major brand)
    $129.00 - Nvidia GeForceFX 5200 Ultra 128MB DDR
    $33.00 - Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Dolby Digital 5.1 SB0220
    $63.00 - Acer DVD/CDRW 48x24x48x16 Drive
    $72.50 - Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM 2MB cache
    $40.00 - Standard ATX AOpen case with 300watt and front USB ports
    $34.99 - Belkin Wireless keyboard and mouse combo
    $369.00 - Optiquest Q170 17" LCD Monitor, 1280x1024, 80Hz

    Grand Total: $942.49
    With Linux from ISO: $942.49
    With Microsoft Windows XP Home, SP1a ($93): $1,035.49

    The above system is more powerful than Apple's midrange "revamped" offering, the 1.25GHz G4 with a 17" display, which runs $1,799.00. That's $763.51 more expensive than the above system with Windows XP Home SP1a. $763.51 more for a system with closed hardware, half the system memory, half the video RAM, and less raw computing power. Why would anyone willingly pay so much more money for so much less?

  7. NEWS FLASH!!! Dead AT AGE 72!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard on talk radio that Indiana Governor Frank O'bannan was found dead this morning in his hotel room in Chicago. He will be missed greatly in the state of Indiana by those who are still trying to find what happend to the billion dollar surplus that disappeared shortly after his re-election in 2000. He was truely an American icon of misappropriation of funds.

  8. Re:Obligatory SCO comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!! Do you have fucking brain damage or something you stupid anusface! Someone posts something insightful and then you have to go and weep cum all over it from your flaccid penii. This is irresponsible and destructive to the journalistic integrity of the other posters. I advise that you seek mental help as soon as possible you fucking idiot. Otherwise someone might come over and beat the taste out of you skull for a half an hour or so in the middle of the night when you least expect it. Wake the fuck up fucker shit piss bitch ass creamface ponce!

  9. put RIAA back in the biz. by RIAAwakka_nakka_bakk · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    iloveriaa is my /.pass You need to put I love the RIAA on your ammo box. To do this, you need Winblows XP with DRM, specially designed to report the amount of mp3 you share. If you share anything that RIAA doesnt like, you will get:

    x=number of songs (crap) shared
    y=number of linux pages you have visited with IE$
    z=number of times you have never scored with a girl
    a=number of 5.56 rounds you will get in your body from RIAA goonie box

    a=150000x+100000000y+15000z
    Remember, iloveriaa is the pass. you must obey.
  10. Re:You can read it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    please eat the troll

  11. WHAT A POOR EXCUSE FOR A TROLL!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You guys aren't even trying anymore.