Recent content by Andrew HUSSEY

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    Linux old school

    It's called reminiscing and it's not a sience [sic] as it has no purpose other than the fun of it. If you're too young to understand then just wait a few years, then a few more and you will. If the thread doesn't interest you then these aren't the droids you're looking for. Move along...
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    Linux old school

    I just checked if there was anything on the FTP server and it seems it's still there. Can't see the disk images I used to download but maybe that's how I had to get them off the VAX. Anyway, July 1991 and yes, this was before any distros even existed. It was the Linux Kernel for x386 and GNU...
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    Linux old school

    Uh.....thanks I think! Anyone recall the days before distributions?
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    Linux old school

    Hello all I've looked on some Linux history sites but can't see any reference to some experiences I can vaguely recall. Some time ago, I used to install Linux on my PC and getting it going involved the following procedure. Use an external modem on my PC to dial into my College VAX in the...
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