From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-29, rbowman  wrote:   
   > On 29 Jan 2026 00:04:17 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >   
   >> That's actually how I used to get it installed for people back then. I'd   
   >> often have a friend or family member who got some hand-me-down PC.   
   >> Obviously, they understood nothing about it and wondered whether they   
   >> could get some life out of it. They wanted Windows, but it was always   
   >> going to be too slow for them, so I suggested Linux. I'd then drive over   
   >> to the closest magazine store and get a Linux magazine specifically for   
   >> the installation CD.   
   >   
   > The CD is long gone but I have the third edition of 'Red Hat Linux   
   > Unleashed' from 1998 that came with Red Hat Linux 5.2.  It is 1005 pages   
   > without a lot of filler.   
      
   I bought several of those books over the years. Never did read one through.   
   I guess I got them mostly for the CDs (and later) DVDs.   
      
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