Unboxing SuSE Linux 7.2

I’ve done a proper unboxing before on this blog, and since SuSE Linux 7.2 is contained in a box, it needs unboxing. But where normally for any box six sides are plenty to make clear what’s inside, advertise logos and paint one corner red with the word “New” (or translations thereof), SuSE apparently needed two more sides, so they simply added them. A box with eight sides This box was for the Dutch market, so it’s in Dutch, but the contents are mostly not. On the back side (not visible) a price sticker states ƒ180, which must have been rather steep for me in 2000/2001. Inside are five books, three leaflets, seven CDs and one DVD. The DVD has some scratches, but the CDs appear fine. SuSE Linux 7.2 box contents The leaflets invite registering, list support phone numbers and explicitly state exclusion of warranty, referring to the open-source nature of the software. The Quick Install Manual is the most playful of the books. It is also the only one that is in Dutch. Using a comic style, it…