On Feb 3, 2009, at 9:01 AM, Sean Edwards wrote: > When I first started with Linux in 1994, the only documentation > available was a readme file. And before I became proficient with > the fips utility, I did trash a few 20MB and 40MB hard drives. > Kernel compile time on a 386SX was measured in DAYS and getting a > serial modem to work involved duct tape, bailing wire and a rubber > chicken!
I can't see how a rubber chicken would be useful in getting a modem running; I just can't. :-P > > When it was easy to hack on to the internet (mostly human > engineering a phone number userid and password from a university), > I stumbled upon The Linux Documentation Project. For a noob, there > is still a lot of good information therel. Some if it is a little > dated, but sit down at that site with some coffee and read. A > whole world of understanding will open up to you: http://tldp.org/ Sweet, thanks for the link - reminds me of A Beginners Guide To HTML that I found in 1995 when I was appointed the "webmaster" of my group at GM - though I was just a glorified tube jockey (aka CAD operator), not an admin. "Hey Larry, figure this 'web' thing out and make us a 'home page' - with a cool picture of a Sunfire on it..." ld > > -=Sean Edwards=- > > > > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/ > listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
