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In the mid-90s, downloading Linux wasn't feasible for most people and getting a manual with the install media was a plus because you couldn't just google for he
by arexxbifs 6y ago
In the mid-90s, downloading Linux wasn't feasible for most people and getting a manual with the install media was a plus because you couldn't just google for help the same way you can today. But I guess Coherent could have been competitive for no more than a few years, at best.
- anthk 6y agoIn the mid-90's you have Slackware 96.
- xbar 6y agoAnd books like Linux Unleashed with Slackware CDs included.
- icedchai 6y agoI remember going to a "Linux install fest" at a local ISP. We downloaded all of the SLS Linux floppies over a 56K leased line! This was late 1993 or early 1994, I think.
- guenthert 6y agoYou didn't have to download it yourself. There were vendors which offered media with it for a small fee (remember RMS was Ok with people charging a copying/service fee for GPL'ed software, as long as access to the sources was provided). Yggdrasil was one I remember.