this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2025
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Thought this was a pretty interesting piece of Linux history, and unintentionally quite funny as well :p

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I bought one of those release CDs. I used it to be able to use ppp + my 486's modem to connect to my employer's network which let me WFH on an 80x24 tty.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

An excellent return on the $99 spent. :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

Well... it means I was (and fyi still am) the kind of rube that is on fixed salary but works way more than 9-5 M-F

But at least I do it in my PJ's at home