I really wish that I was born early so I’ve could witness the early years of Linux. What was it like being there when a kernel was released that would power multiple OSes and, best of all, for free?
I want know about everything: software, hardware, games, early community, etc.
Remember the slow internet had to wait overnight for 40 megabyte game and finally finding out it didn’t work.
jad
Nope, i had 10Mb fiber in 1995.
Up all night, and all you got to see was a boob
Sometimes a boob who spent the previous night compiling a custom webcam driver. :(
Half of it because random disconnect happened in the middle and download did not resume.
In glorious 256 colors !
Remember the Internet at these speeds, Moss? Up all night and you’d see three women.