From: gcope@NeoSoft.com (Greg Copeland) Subject: Re: Linux 1.0 on CD-ROM? Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1993 02:54:36 GMT
In article <1993Feb22.041950.25878@netcom.com> yci@netcom.com (Yggdrasil Computing) writes:
>In article <38646@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> mongo@maple.circa.ufl.edu writes:
>>In article <1993Feb14.221014.2840@tribiet.maintech.com>, carvalho@tribiet.maintech.com (Joseph D. Carvalho) writes:
>>>donnegan@world.std.com (Chris B Donnegan) writes:
>>>:
>>>: A Fidonet rat told me that Linux v.1.0 would be released on CD-ROM, as
>>>: well as via anonymous ftp. I can't believe it. What's the story, really?
>>>
>>>Yup! It's twu! It's twu! I spoke with the people at Walnut Creek CDROM. I
>>>was told there is an 'alpha' CD with a 'beta' to be released any day now.
>>>Their prices are reasonable and their service is excellent.
>>
>>
>> How ducky. Perhaps you could provide us with some contact info for
>>this company? Please? Pretty please? I'll be your best friend...
>>
>> Not that I'm anxious or anything, mind you...
>>
>>
>
> The Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X beta release on CDROM has been
>shipping since Thursday. The complete announcement is on
>comp.os.linux.announce.
>
> I have responded to the person who posted this message, but
>I wonder if there are a lot of other sites out there that don't get
>comp.os.linux.announce and want a copy of the complete announcement.
>If you fall into this category, then send me mail. If I only get
>a small number of messages, I'll just send copies of the announcement
>back to the people reply. If I get a substantial number of requests,
>then I'll repost to comp.os.linux (also let me know if you would have
>problems with the announcement being posted to comp.os.linux if
>there were a lot requests).
>
>--
>Adam J. Richter Yggdrasil Computing, Incorporated
>409 Evelyn Ave., Apt. 312, Albany CA 94706 PO Box 8418, Berkeley CA 94707-8418
>(510) 528-3209 (510) 526-7531, fax: (510) 528-8508
>adam@netcom.com yggdrasil@netcom.com
>Another member of the League for Programming Freedom (lpf@uunet.uu.net).
Please email me the announcemets that you may have since I don't currently
get that news group!
Thanks!
greg