Re: OT: linux 1.0 (Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Invalidate : Dirty buffer error)

[Bruce S. <bw...@ar...>]

> > Youngster!  :-)   You really missed out on the tough years of Linux!
> 
> Yes daddy ;-)

So, when/what-version was your first Linux?

> > Don't get me wrong, Linux has always been extremely stable, even back in
> > the 1.0 days, but it was very rough around the edges, and there wasn't
> > much software available for it (compared to today).
> > 
> > I should send you a copy of my 1.0 CD so you can really appreciate how
> > good we have it now!  :-)  But you may have to find a 386 to run it on. 
> > I'm not sure it would run on modern hardware...
> 
> Have you tried vmware?

No, I haven't tried it on anything since the mid 90's.

But, that's not a bad idea.  I'll have to dig it up and play.

 - BS