Slackware 8.01.01: A classic milestone! Please, make its CD-Set online :-)

Sl4ck3ver · 10-24-2015, 05:06 AM

Dear Slackware Team, please make is happen sometimes.

In the beginning of my research, I wanted to reinstall just this Release on an old machine, because it was my first Slackware and I loved it :-)

So, looking around on all the Slackware mirrors also hosting the ISO-Images besides the well known tree...

I don't find any explanation for it, but it seems, the CD/DVD-Sets of any other release (older and newer) are online, just not this one???

At the time I installed it using just the one available CD image and a lot of additional downloads from the normal tree.

I know this single CD will be enough to reinstall but I don't get the same feelings ;-)

I'm sure you will not only make us long time Slackers very happy...

Thank you very much, Patrick and the Slackware Team!

P.S.:
Or please make it at least available on one of the known sites trying to keep the history (archive.org or bitsavers comes into mind).

Alien Bob · 10-24-2015, 06:03 AM

The Slackware 8.1 tree is your 8.1.01 release!

Check the ChangeLog:

Code:

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Wed Jun 19 07:02:39 PDT 2002
Slackware 8.1.01-stable is released.
a/sysvinit-2.84-i386-19.tgz:  Added -M to fix quotacheck for reiserfs.
d/cvs-1.11.2-i386-2.tgz:  Added docs in text format.
n/apache-1.3.26-i386-1.tgz:  Upgraded to apache-1.3.26.
  This fixes the issue described in:
  "CERT Advisory CA-2002-17 Apache Web Server Chunk Handling Vulnerability"
  While the impact of this issue is minimal on 32 bit Linux systems, we felt it
  was important enough to stop the presses and get these fixes in before sending
  the Slackware 8.1 discs in for replication.
  (* Security fix *)
n/mod_ssl-2.8.9_1.3.26-i386-1.tgz:  Upgraded to mod_ssl-2.8.9_1.3.26.
rootdisks/rescue.dsk:  Added network/pcmcia scripts.
----------------------------
Tue Jun 18 10:47:47 PDT 2002
Slackware 8.1-stable is released!  :-)
----------------------------

yars · 10-24-2015, 06:32 AM

To make a bootable CD/DVD, please follow the instructions on http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackwa...nux/README.TXT. That also is possible to create a bootable USB stick. Just invoke isohybrid with created ISO image and then use dd to place the result to stick.

kikinovak · 10-24-2015, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sl4ck3ver

Dear Slackware Team, please make is happen sometimes.

In the beginning of my research, I wanted to reinstall just this Release on an old machine, because it was my first Slackware and I loved it :-)

On a side note, even the latest Slackware works surprisingly well on legacy hardware. Last year I installed it on a Dell Poweredge 1300 server from the late 1990's: Pentium-III 500 MHz processor, 110 MB RAM, 3x9 GB SCSI disks. If you need a graphical environment, use WindowMaker or IceWM, browse the web with Seamonkey, etc. Legacy doesn't have to mean unpatched and insecure.

GazL · 10-24-2015, 09:17 AM

Nvidia drivers might be a consideration when trying to run newer slackware on older hardware. The 96.xx legacy drivers have been discontinued for a while now, so if you have a card old enough to only be supported by the 96 series drivers you'll be stuck using 'nouveau' with newer slackware's.

hint: turn off 'smooth scrolling' in firefox if you happen to be in this situation, as it will be unbearable otherwise.

Sl4ck3ver · 10-24-2015, 08:26 PM

Thank you all for kindly replying, you well known kind souls of this forum!
I completely agree with you, you all are completely right!

I'm truely someone of yours, forever :-)

If I remember correctly, the production of the CD-Set could be stopped and Slackware 8.01.01 was the only real release
of Slackware available on the now somehow lost 4 CD-Set.

Slackware 8.01 was online for downloading only for a very short time and exists as a rare ISO image. I even
was lucky and managed to download and I'm keeping both of them.

I still have my self-made CDs from 2002, but these and any other self made CDs you suggested are completely useless for the intented purpose.

To quickly show, what I mean:

Index von ftp://slackware.cs.utah.edu/slackwar...kware-8.0-iso/
slackware-8.0-extra-d4.iso
slackware-8.0-install-d1.iso
slackware-8.0-livefs-d2.iso
slackware-8.0-source-d3.iso
slackware-8.0_livefs.iso9660

Index von ftp://slackware.cs.utah.edu/slackwar...kware-9.0-iso/
slackware-9.0-disk2of4.iso
slackware-9.0-disk3of4.iso
slackware-9.0-disk4of4.iso
slackware-9.0-install.iso

Also some older and every newer release of Slackware.
But:

Index von ftp://slackware.cs.utah.edu/slackwar...kware-8.1-iso/
slackware-8.1-install.iso

See the depressing difference?

I'm only trying to get the unmodified images of the official 4-CD Set online somewhere suitable for preservation.
So, PLEASE someone dig out and rescue an important ORIGINAL piece of Slackware's history before it's to late.

Someone of you probably is collecting vintage systems and can understand my intention from this point of view.

Greetings to all other Slackers
Sl4ck3ver

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