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I remember a friend in the lab downloading linux and saving it in 3 1/4" floppies. He used about 100 disks. Two months later you could buy a magazine with Slack
by eb0la 5y ago
I remember a friend in the lab downloading linux and saving it in 3 1/4" floppies.
He used about 100 disks.
Two months later you could buy a magazine with Slackware linux on CDRom :-)
- johnwalkr 5y agoYou could also download a boot disc for the installer, and connect to Slackware and install directly from FTP.
- anthk 5y agoInternet connections were too expensive back in the day.
- johnwalkr 5y agoThat's true but it was still a good option if you could get your PC to a university lab. Shortly later you could also usually find a cd burner in a university lab. The grandparent commenter's friend must have installed slackware in a narrow time period where floppies were the only feasible option.