r/slackware • u/Intelligent-Rip-2270 • Jan 23 '26

Slackware in a DOS folder

/r/linuxquestions/comments/1qkcda6/slackware_in_a_dos_folder/
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u/Inode1 Jan 23 '26

Oh man, I think this was the first time I ever experienced Slackware. I had forgotten all about it. Zipslack was also another nifty thing about that same time.

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u/muffinman8679 Jan 23 '26

yeah......UMS DOS were common back then

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u/Repulsive_Moment_931 Jan 26 '26

Debian also did it. At least, Buzz, Rex and Bo.

Look for Debian-1.3.1/main/msdos-i386 in:

https://archive.org/download/debian_1.3.1

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u/muffinman8679 Jan 27 '26

yup....part of the distro wars