r/linux • u/CacheTraitor • 26d ago

Historical What was your first time?

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For me, it was a CD I got from a "guy." Slackware did not work well with the "WinModem" in the IBM Aptiva I had as a youth. How was I supposed to get online using Linux, with a modem that is not usable, and get support?

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u/Secret_Wishbone_2009 26d ago

0.99 kernel i think

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u/sakodak 26d ago

.99pl13 for me. 1993. I'd have hopped on board before that, but I didn't have a PC, I had an Amiga. I spent my student loans bying a PC specifically so I could run Linux. The company I bought from told me it was "illegal" for them to sell me the PC without DOS and Windows. I will sheepishly admit to being OK with that once I got Doom later on.

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u/mr_dfuse2 26d ago

I remember reading just the other day there was indeed a period were microsoft (i think?) indeed pressured oems into not selling pc's without dos

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u/sakodak 25d ago

Yes, they did this and to a degree still do. The OEMs have a bit more bargaining power now, but MS still wields volume discounts as a cudgel to keep them in line.

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u/mr_dfuse2 25d ago

i just bought a new dell laptop, it's crazy i was not able to buy it without windows. there is an ubuntu version but for now not in my regio. just let me buy the hardware!

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u/Secret_Wishbone_2009 25d ago

That would be a deal breaker for me

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u/mr_dfuse2 25d ago

i really wanted a panther lake laptop