[olug] nostalgia

[thehaas at binary.net]

On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 03:12:20PM -0700, Sean Edwards wrote:
> Does anyone else remember measuring kernel compile
> time in  week-ends, arguing with clueless ISP support
> techs about CHAP and PAP password info, fighting with
> Winmodems and Winprinters, killing that brand new 17"
> monitor (15.x" viewable) with a bad XF86 config file,
> using FIPS to partition a live hard drive, convincing
> some hardware tech support that you ARE using a PC but
> NOT Windows, and waiting for the mailman to bring your
> latest distro on CD from Walnut Creek?
> 
> Ah, those were the days!

Heck, I remember all that *and* having to compile floating-point
emulation in, because my 486 didn't have a FPU.

Yeah, those were the days.
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