Re: Linux 2.0

Ingo Molnar (mingo@kaliban.csoma.elte.hu)
Fri, 7 Jun 1996 13:17:45 -0400 (EDT)


On Fri, 7 Jun 1996, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> > "Ingo Molnar writes"
> > |> hmpf, isnt there a FIVE YEARS BIRTHDAY this month? around June 91, Linux
> > |> 0.01 was available on ftp.nic.fi for anonymous download?
> > |>
> >
> > the linux-0.01.tar.Z in the Historic dir contains files dated up to
> > Sep 17, 1991. So we all have to wait some more weeks...
>
> Indeed.
>
> Five years ago Linux was printing out "AAABBBBAAAAABBBBBBAAAA..." and nothing
> much else. We're talking very early multi-tasking here, maybe _just_ a keyboard
> driver or something like that.

well, in 1972 i was crying "OAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA", and still i was
already born! :)) [nothing was working yet, i only had a pre-installed
food-driver]

-- mingo

ps. ok ok. Sep 17. Okay!