Found an old stack of #LinuxJournal issues, ca 1997-1999.

Jayyyssus, I had forgotten that there were so so SO many obscure companies that were offering commercial Linux software and services in the late 1990s! I don't get why people still think Linux is such a "new" thing and just "for enthusiasts" - it was clearly starting to become a very serious business OS back in those days.

Also the ads have *so* many companies selling ISP gear, holy crap.

#Linux #LinuxHistory

🚀 Ah, the glory days of #VA #Linux, where selling dreams of penguins 🐧 on servers led to the dotcom era's biggest #IPO circus. A model so groundbreaking it's now a relic of tech fossils 🦖. Who knew Linux could cause such a stock market comedy show? 😂
https://dfarq.homeip.net/va-linux-the-biggest-dotcom-ipo/ #LinuxHistory #DotcomEra #TechFossils #StockMarketComedy #HackerNews #ngated
VA Linux: The biggest dotcom IPO

You'll be surprised who it ended up merging with

The Silicon Underground

Hmm... heard of this distro but never tried it before. Guess I will today if it works

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People seemed to like my Mandrake 7.2 install so have 5.1 too. Glad it worked this time 

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