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by akoster 3y ago
Thanks for sharing! Could you elaborate more? I was unaware there was any Linux distribution that was compatible with anything but 386-class processors?
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by akoster 3y ago
This sounds like it was a bit before my time but looks like there are some references to that FTP site on this HN thread here [0] and TLDP article here [1]. Though GitHub/GitLab/SourceForge.net are similar, I miss the flexibility
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by akoster 3y ago
I can only imagine, specially back when hardware and drivers were much bigger concerns for many! I find it quite amazing that Slackware 7 released in late 1999 [0] never had an end-of-life (EOL) specified according to Wikipedia [1] but Sla
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by akoster 3y ago
I can only imagine (sans any floppy disk or drive reliability issues)! Some links just in case you want to re-live the experience :-P http://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-3.3/bootdsk... https:&#x
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by akoster 3y ago
Great story and brings back great old and recent memories! I recall the massive magazine rack at my local Fry's Electronics and was very glad to see that on a recent trip to Micro Center, they still have quite a selection in their new
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by akoster 3y ago
I can only imagine in that era there was quite a bit more learning forced upon you than these days with our plethora of (somewhat) standards-compliant hardware and in-tree drivers. Though I'm definitely going to be channeling some of
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by akoster 3y ago
Very nice! Was there a reason your school gave out Slackware installer floppies? Was it required for a class? Or through a student organization? And if you recall, were you running a Creative SoundBlaster? Ad Lib? Gravis ultrasound?
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by akoster 3y ago
Wow! 75 floppies! That sounds like a lot! Was that Slackware 1.x? 2.x? And this sounds like a very interesting story: can you elaborate on any architecture details, equipment, getting other ISPs to peer?
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by akoster 3y ago
Wow! It sounds like you have seen a lot of major changes! But so far, no SysVinit->systemd nor dropping 32-bit i586 package builds for Slackware 15.0 and -current [0][1]. As someone new to Slackware I appreciate the balance of having lot
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by akoster 3y ago
Its quite amazing indeed! For the curious, here's the changelog for stable releases 14.0 [0], 14.1 [1], and 14.2 [2]. Not all packages are updated (such as the kernel version, but many critical attack surfaces are such as curl [3], ca
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by akoster 3y ago
Where I’m living ADSL is still exciting (and one of only 2 options for wired Internet service). Currently on 2 (semi-stable) 60mbps down / 15mbps up pairs bonded together sold as a 100mbps down / 20 mbps up service. I keep it be
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by akoster 3y ago
I’m still getting more comfortable with it myself but appreciate the ethos and decisions made by Pat and the development team. Just installing 15.0 now as a second OS on my mom’s newly built PC.
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Slackware Linux distribution turns 30 years old(theregister.com)
217 points by akoster 3y ago|126 comments
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Kosher4Passover.com(kosher4passover.com)
2 points by akoster 4y ago|1 comments
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Slimvoice never sold out; your data was never shared or sold for any reason(slimvoice.co)
2 points by akoster 4y ago|0 comments
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by akoster 4y ago
Thanks for mentioning Eternal September [0]! I used their site in the past but had been using http://news.aioe.org [1] up until it went offline [2] possibly due to a disk failure [3], as it seemed more performant than Eternal S
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by akoster 4y ago
Just an example of a large municipality doing this: In NYC food establishments must accept cash as of November 2020 https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-city-cash-law-...
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Wine 8.0 Released(winehq.org)
6 points by akoster 4y ago|1 comments
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by akoster 4y ago
Indeed! Loads great over 56k dial up and 100Mbps VSDL alike
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by akoster 4y ago
A text version is available as well: http://f2.org/t/
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F2.org (Graphics Version)(f2.org)
42 points by akoster 4y ago|7 comments
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by akoster 4y ago
Great find! Reminds me of this 2020 post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23334339 https://designyoutrust.com/2018/01/vintage-beauty-soviet-con...
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Seven smuggled US military tech for Moscow, say Feds(theregister.com)
2 points by akoster 4y ago|0 comments
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Who Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors?(nytimes.com)
7 points by akoster 4y ago|1 comments
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by akoster 4y ago
Reminds me of a similar Chess.com iPad app issue from a few years back https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14539770
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What did Unix fans learn from the end of Unix workstations?(theregister.com)
1 points by akoster 4y ago|0 comments
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by akoster 4y ago
Exciting, but I can’t wait for the further updated floppy driver in the upcoming 6.2 release! https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.2-Floppy
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Sign in with Google has been removed for your privacy(slimvoice.co)
194 points by akoster 4y ago|156 comments
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by akoster 4y ago
Happy Thanksgiving! May your thoughts be considerate, your stomachs be full, and your wallets not too empty (especially after this weekend)! Thanks for being an awesome, kind and thought-provoking bunch!
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by akoster 4y ago
Original Source: https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/head-election-worker-mana...

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