[ale] How old is this list?

[Paul Manno]

There are probably still some of us lurking here who were around when the
list was first
created and who helped create those Atlanta Linux Showcase shows. In either
case, I am
not going to even try to think about when I started using either Linux or
UNIX...  LoL


On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 9:59 AM Larry Johnson via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> My memory isn't great as I'm about to turn 70, but I first installed
> Linux in early 1995, and seem to remember signing up for the list not
> long thereafter.
>
> Which means I might have been a lurker for around 25 years.
>
> On 2/2/21 8:47 AM, Robert Reese via Ale wrote:
> > Hi Tod,
> >
> > Monday, February 1, 2021, 12:19:30 PM, you wrote:
> >
> >> Am I misremembering? Because I think I got on this list when I was in
> grad school which would have been in the mid-late 90s. The reason I'm
> asking is that I am thinking of retiring. I was a really old grad student
> and now I'm retiring early. Even so. Is it possible I've been on this list
> my entire professional career?
> > I'd say it's entirely possible. I joined in the late 90's also.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Robert Reese~
> >
> >
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> > Cheers,
> > Robert~
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