OT: Then vs Now Programming WAS: Re: AMD vs Intel memory managemement

[Nathan England]

On Thursday, June 13, 2013 12:46:59 PM keith smith wrote:
I think some of it is bloat.  Look at Linux 10 years ago and look at it now.

I think the first time I installed Linux it came on 3 or maybe 5 micro 
floppies. That was around 1997.  Now it comes on a DVD.  




That would make sense with what Alan said. 10 years ago you could get linux on 
a handful of floppies, but it was command line only.
Today's DVD version has 17 different graphical window managers and hundreds of 
bits of eye candy. Good points!