Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 25 Nov 1998 22:24:54 -0500 (EST) | From | Alex Buell <> | Subject | Re: The history of the Linux OS |
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On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
> But we don't. 0.99.14, for example, is noticeably missing from the > list --- and I remember 0.99.14 very well because it was the first > kernel that was stable enough for production use by most then > Linuxers, marred only by small issues such as (IIRC) ATI and S3 video > cards vs. COM4. And it's right smack in the middle of the list of > released kernels.
Ah yeah, the infamous COM4 bug with S3 chipsets. Seems some fuckwit used the usual COM4 I/O port as one of its I/O registers. Ahh, that particular chipset designer should have been taken out and made to use Microsoft products in eternity (with a Windows 95 Beta!).
Cheers, Alex -- /\_/\ Legalise cannabis now! ( o.o ) Grow some cannabis today! > ^ < Peace, Love, Unity and Respect to all.
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