29 Mar
2022
29 Mar
'22
11:09 p.m.
On 3/29/22 06:06, Paul Ruizendaal wrote:
Speaking of early Linux, Slackware version 15 was
released earlier this
year, and I can happily say that it still feels the same way it always
has. I don't think the installer has changed much since the early 90's.
Just checking
that the TUHS list hasn't gone belly up, as it's been pretty
quiet for a week :-)
Cheers, Warren
Not relevant to a sudden dip, but overall my observation is that
retro computing interest tends to focus on a period 30-40 years ago. For example, in the
late 80’s people were going retro on the LGP-30, the story of Mel, etc. Probably this
matches with people retracing their formative years in the industry when they retire.
If correct, we should see a rise in interest around early Linux in the upcoming years,
with interest in 80’s Unix and early networking declining. We’re probably already past
peak for interest in 1970’s Unix.
The historical log of this mailing list is important. Documenting historical events will
get much harder after the "40 year window" has closed.
Paul