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What was Linux like in the 90s (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I really wish that I was born early so I've could witness the early years of Linux. What was it like being there when a kernel was released that would power multiple OSes and, best of all, for free?

I want know about everything: software, hardware, games, early community, etc.

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago

And you needed to find out the scanlines of your monitor before X would even display anything, and then that was a black and white grid. Then you needed to spent another day or two getting a window manager working.

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