VectorLinux (Slackware) was the first Linux distribution I used.
It was the _only_ one compatible with our family’s only computer at the time. It was a pentium MMX 166MHz. Can’t remember the brand. But it was a black, heavy, sturdy and beautiful beast. The monitor seated on top of the horizontal chasis. You could hear the insect-like noise from the mechanical hard drive. The speakers were integrated in the monitor.
Every single distro I tried, crashed on kernel panic error.
It was a long and tedious process because I had to download the ISO file (over slow dial-up, I think it was 128 or 256Kbps), burn it to a CD at slow speed (otherwise it wouldn’t read it), and finally boot it… only to see it crash.
Then I would go find a different distro and repeat the process. There was no google back then. Only forums filled with other enthusiasts like me.
Then, like magic, VectorLinux worked out of the box. And it was fast.
hermit1986 / The hermit from 1986
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2023-06-24 23:50:10
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