cool<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/2/3 Larry David <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:larrydavid07@comcast.net">larrydavid07@comcast.net</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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On Feb 3, 2009, at 9:01 AM, Sean Edwards wrote:<br>
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> When I first started with Linux in 1994, the only documentation<br>
> available was a readme file. And before I became proficient with<br>
> the fips utility, I did trash a few 20MB and 40MB hard drives.<br>
> Kernel compile time on a 386SX was measured in DAYS and getting a<br>
> serial modem to work involved duct tape, bailing wire and a rubber<br>
> chicken!<br>
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</div>I can't see how a rubber chicken would be useful in getting a modem<br>
running; I just can't. :-P<br>
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> When it was easy to hack on to the internet (mostly human<br>
> engineering a phone number userid and password from a university),<br>
> I stumbled upon The Linux Documentation Project. For a noob, there<br>
> is still a lot of good information therel. Some if it is a little<br>
> dated, but sit down at that site with some coffee and read. A<br>
> whole world of understanding will open up to you: <a href="http://tldp.org/" target="_blank">http://tldp.org/</a><br>
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</div>Sweet, thanks for the link - reminds me of A Beginners Guide To HTML<br>
that I found in 1995 when I was appointed the "webmaster" of my group<br>
at GM - though I was just a glorified tube jockey (aka CAD operator),<br>
not an admin. "Hey Larry, figure this 'web' thing out and make us a<br>
'home page' - with a cool picture of a Sunfire on it..."<br>
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