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On Fri, 7 Aug 2015 14:51:24 +0000 (UTC), James` wrote: |
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> > That was it, I couldn't remember the name. |
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> Hmmmm (GRP option), |
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> Can anyone dig out a link to that install medium? I'm unable to find it. |
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> I have lots of old i(3/4/5/6_86 gear I can revisit such old installs:: |
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> and Sven has archived many old portage trees, if I can find that link. |
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> It might just be fun to do one of those old installs and an old |
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> installer. |
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There was no installer other than the handbook. |
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> My current (active) oldest install is vintage 2007/2008... I do not |
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> upgrade it, I keep it around for nostalgic reasons.... |
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That one was around 2005, maybe even 2004. |
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> Curiously, is that the same installation semantic that Pentoo |
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> currently uses with it's pentoo installer? [1] (ZeroChaos) |
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No idea, not having installed Pentoo, but it was no different to a |
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standard stage 3 install except you set PKGDIR to the DVD and emerged |
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everything with the -b option. It was a fast way of getting a working |
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system, albeit one using default choices for everything. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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WinErr 007: System price error - Inadequate money spent on hardware |
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