[ale] Happy Birthday!!!

[Zyman, Andy]

coool :)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Rickman [mailto:jonathan at xcorps.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 11:51 AM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] Happy Birthday!!!
> 
> 
> From: bf703 at cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Patrick J. Volkerding)
> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
> Subject: ANNOUNCE: Slackware Linux 1.00
> Date: 17 Jul 1993 00:16:36 GMT
> Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
> Lines: 76
> Message-ID: <227gd4$jtq at usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
> Reply-To: bf703 at cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Patrick J. Volkerding)
> NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The Slackware Linux distribution (v. 1.00) is now available for 
> anonymous FTP. This is a complete installation system designed for
> systems with a 3.5" boot floppy. It has been tested extensively with
> a 386/IDE system. The standard kernel included does not support SCSI,
> but if there's a great demand, I might be persuaded to compile a few
> custom kernels to put up for FTP.
> 
> This release is based largely on the SLS system, but has been 
> enhanced and
> modified substantially. There are two main disk series, A (13 
> disks) and
> X (11 disks). Some of the features:   
> 
> Series A:
>   About what you'd expect from SLS series A, B, and C. Plus:
>   Source for the Linux DOS emulator version 0.49.
>   The FAQ for kernel level 99pl10.
>   Kernel source and image at .99pl11 Alpha.
>     [compiled with these options: math emulation support, 
> normal hard drive
>     support, TCP/IP, System V IPC, -m486, minix fs, ext2 fs, 
> msdos fs, nfs,
>     proc support, and PS/2 style mouse support. You may need 
> to recompile if
>     you have some other type of busmouse. The kernel was 
> compiled with libc
>     4.4.1, g++ 2.4.5]
>   The new keytable utilities.
>   The NET-2 networking package, preconfigured to use loopback.
>   A public domain version of ksh, and tcsh 6.04 (with the 
> bugs worked out)
>   GNU gcc, g++, and Objective-C at versions 2.4.5
>   Includes and libraries at version 4.4.1
>   mailx, quota utilities, experimental winapi source, sound drivers.
>   The TCL toolkit and samples.
> 
>   In addition, the installation program has been improved to 
> offer more
>   information about the packages (and the installation 
> procedure itself)
>   as you install.
> 
>   The install program can also automatically install LILO, 
> configuring it
>   to boot either from your master boot record or from OS/2's 
> Boot Manager.
> 
> Series X:
>   Also, all the packages you would get in the SLS X series, plus:
>   XFree-86 version 1.3.
>   Open Look Virtual Window Manager made the default window manager.
>   XS3 server offers support for S3 based video cards.
>   XV 3.00 Image viewer is included.
>   PEX files from the XFree-86 distribution are included.
> 
> Although TEX support is not included in the Slackware 
> release, the you may
> install the SLS T series from the install program.
> 
> At this point, the install disk itself is running .99pl8. I'm 
> working on it 
> :^)
> Also, installation from other than a 3.5" floppy has not been 
> tested, but 
> might work. 5.25" floppy will not work because of file sizes. At this 
> point, I have no plans to support a 5.25" version.
> 
> How to get the Slackware(tm) release:
> 
> The Slackware release may be obtained be anonymous FTP from
> mhd3.moorhead.msus.edu in directory /pub/linux/slackware. At least 
> initially, this release will be in the form of 3.5" disk images which 
> should be copied to floppies using the RAWRITE.EXE program, 
> or dd under 
> Linux.
> 
> Please note that our FTP software does not support limiting 
> the number of
> concurrent anonymous logins. PLEASE try to go easy on this 
> machine. If 
> things get out of hand, access may be restricted.
> 
> Other sites are, of course, welcome to help out with the load 
> by mirroring
> the distribution.
> 
> If you find any problems with the distribution, or if you have any 
> suggestions for improvements, please let me know. If you know of more 
> up-to-date versions of software in the distribution, I'd like 
> to hear about 
> that, too.
> 
> -- 
> Patrick Volkerding
> volkerdi at mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu
> bf703 at cleveland.freenet.edu
> 
> 
> The oldest. The best. Happy birthday Slackware!!!
> 
> -- 
> Jonathan Rickman
> X Corps Security
> http://www.xcorps.net
> 
> 
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