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Linux during the mid to late 90s (Windows 95 and 98 era)
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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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Lol, I haven't thought about that site in a long, long time. Shocked it's still there, in all it's perl glory.
You never know when you'll need to install period Linux on an old piece of hardware.
You can also install modern Linux on an old piece of hardware too! https://www.adelielinux.org/ is pretty shockingly compatible, back to a Pentium-class system. (A P166 was the oldest I've personally installed it on).
I wouldn't uh, say it was all that useful, but it's still sitting on the retro computer pile doing retro computer stuff.