Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Message-ID: From: Steve Fairbairn To: "'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" Subject: RE: CygWin Installation Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 15:53:14 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Note-from-DJ: This may be spam > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter A. Castro [mailto:doctor AT fruitbat DOT org] > > On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Steve Fairbairn wrote: > > > I assume you never did an early slackware linux install then. > > You considder the early Slackware installs difficult, eh?? > Hah! Those > were easy (I did many an install of the early Slackware from floppy > images (and I still like & use Slackware today!)). Try > installing some > of the early AIX's on early RS/6000 hardware, or better yet, AIX V2 on > the IBM PC/RT's (and yes, I did/do both). > I was merely trying to suggest he'd led a sheltered computer related life. I also did many slackware installs from floppy (well, the same install many times ;). Which first required vast use of gopher to download and email me the packages in small pieces so that I could get it with my Uni account. Then transfered home on double density floppies (720KB) to try and get installed on my Amiga - Bloody worked too. Kids today. They don't know they're born ;) Steve. ******************************************************* This email has originated from Perwill plc (Registration No. 1906964) Office registered at: 13A Market Square, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1UR, UK Tel: +44 (0)1420 545000 Fax: +44 (0)1420 545001 www.perwill.com ******************************************************* Privileged, confidential and/or copyright information may be contained in this email, and is only for the use of the intended addressee. To copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it in any way if you are not the intended recipient or responsible for delivering to him/her is prohibited. If you receive this email by mistake, please advise the sender immediately, by using the reply facility in your email software. We may monitor the content of emails sent and received via our network for the purposes of ensuring compliance with policies and procedures. This message is subject to and does not create or vary any contractual relationships between Perwill plc and the recipient. ******************************************************* Any opinions expressed in the email are those of the sender and not necessarily of Perwill plc. ******************************************************* This email has been scanned for known viruses using McAfee WebShield 4.5 MR1a ******************************************************* -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/