Linux-Mandrake 6.0 was actually my intro to Linux. Lots and lots of memories.
Still absolutely love this clunky aesthetic.
Interestingly, the old website is still up. Last post, 1999.
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Down the memory lane! At that time downloading a full distro with my poor 33.6k modem was an unfeasible nightmare, and I remember buying the Mandrake Powerpack box with several CDs, books... and stickers! I fondly remember how the included assistants (diskdrake and similar "drake" tools) tried to make things easier for newbies like me... and of course they only worked half of the time!