Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14247 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:33 Post subject:
Around '96ish or so. A whole lotta details I could share, but. RH 5.1 was around '98. My first release of RedHat was 4.2 (Biltmore), then 5.2 (Apollo). The official program didn't happen until 2002 or so, but some of us have cards that pre-date that. My first distro was Slackware, though. My issue with RedHat was losing network on reboot after install, using the ol' generic Tulip fast ethernet cards. Always had to manipulate the interfaces file. So, I didn't give Fedora any love because I wasn't going to keep dealing with that when Debian and Slackware just worked. I still use Slackware, Debian, and Ubuntu for personal use. Unfortunately, I *have* to maintain use of Windows, too. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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Around '96ish or so. A whole lotta details I could share, but. RH 5.1 was around '98. My first release of RedHat was 4.2 (Biltmore), then 5.2 (Apollo). The official program didn't happen until 2002 or so, but some of us have cards that pre-date that. My first distro was Slackware, though. My issue with RedHat was losing network on reboot after install, using the ol' generic Tulip fast ethernet cards. Always had to manipulate the interfaces file. So, I didn't give Fedora any love because I wasn't going to keep dealing with that when Debian and Slackware just worked. I still use Slackware, Debian, and Ubuntu for personal use. Unfortunately, I *have* to maintain use of Windows, too.
Oh yea, I remember the old tulip driver and the problems with it. I also remember buying the Maxtor drives that came with the free Fast IDE card which one had to compile the kernel module for. It was very worth it, at the time as it was way faster than motherboard IDE buses.
Even though I said I have never owned a Windows computer, doesn't mean I don't work with Windows. My job requires me to use Windows 10 to maintain Linux servers. Odd, I know, but true. I also once had a shop that built custom computers, 90% of which were Windows installs for gamers. UGh!
Oh, you are right. Wow is my memory off. I guess it was around '98. I just looked up the Commodore Wiki and it was ~'96 when they went belly up, not '92 as I originally thought. _________________ Linksys EA8500 (Internet Gateway, AP/VAP) - DD-WRT r53562
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OSes: Fedora 38, 9 RPis (2,3,4,5), 20 ESP8266s: Straight from Amiga to Linux in '94, never having owned a Windows PC.
Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14247 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 16:26 Post subject:
RedHat was the only distro I recall that was a b*tch with Tulip cards. Debian and Slackware post-install reboot was always flawless with them for me.
Gaming is what got me back into computers way back when. One of the LAN gaming events I went to years ago, ran into a guy running some of the game servers. Hello, Slackware.
Doing some of the things I do now is why I own anything running Windows. I could easily replace Windows, but. I remember a certain network that had RH5.2 PDC and BDC running an NT4 network. And there was no using Windows to maintain those servers involved. Not sure exactly what you mean there. I don't even employ Windows to maintain a mixed environment most of the time. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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I am from Germany and I can assure you that many health authorities / counties only test if you have been in a crisis area or have had direct contact with a confirmed patient
we don't have the capacity to do it
just like all medical facilities run out of personalized protective equipment
Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14247 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 0:26 Post subject:
This year has definitely been challenging with this going on. Some of my normal healthcare routines have been difficult at best, others have not happened at all. I won't go into details. It would be great to see the light at the end of the tunnel soon. Hope everyone is staying safe, healthy, and doing well. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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