[Swizec]

> The other 99% who were into yoyo-ing back then are now into TikTok, that's all.

Hey dude, some of us were yo-yoing while waiting for Gentoo to build from stage 0. Compiling an OS on a single-core Athlon takes time.

For the 3 days it takes to build all the way up to KDE, you have no computer. Hope you didn’t forget something

[lucaspiller]

Don't forget the fan controllers to try to make it silent and the neon lights. I still have that machine at my parents house, used it a couple of years ago to rip all my teenage CDs to digital formats.

[picofarad]

distcc-pump And, I forget what the toolchain setup is called, but on gentoo its literally just `emerge -1av <toolchain-thing> distcc` on machine with beef and just `emerge -1 distcc` on athlon...

I found out how to do it consistently in 2010 and its like black magic knowing how to target a real OS at BS hardware.

[Swizec]

I was doing this in 2003 and my computer was also the internet/network router for our house. When that thing was down, you had no access to external information that you didn’t pre-save somewhere.

One time I forgot to install network drivers and had to download them through my flip phone via GPRS and then awkwardly load onto the computer via a clunky USB connection. Fun times.

Also my English wasn’t this good yet. I’m sure it would’ve been a lot easier had I actually understood all the tutorials and documentation fully.

[knotimpressed]

Some of my least favourite nights and most cherished childhood memories involve troubleshooting broken or missing network drivers the only functional Linux box I had working. Never had to use a flip phone, but sure came close a few times.

Nothing I’d ever willingly re-live if given the chance, but always fun to look back on and grin.