Unboxing SuSE Linux 9.2

SuSE 9.2 Linux Professional box While SuSE Linux 7.2 came in a white box, my SuSE Linux 9.2 Professonal (Student version) box is entirely green, except for a big req square with the version number. Another difference is that this box has two sides less than its 7.2 predecessor. SuSE apparently needed considerable less space to state the versions of KDE, Gnome and OpenOffice.org, to announce its support of Bluetooth and improved Wi-Fi and that it even included a 64-bit version for AMD processors. In a corner, there is the big Student version sticker. Presumably, it allowed those able to show a valid student card to buy the box for a hopefully non-trivial discount. Operating systems are like newspapers, or beer. What you get used to in your student days, you keep using for the rest of your life. I will have paid the full price. I don’t know if my CPU was 64 bit, then. The CDs and DVDs in a black plastic case, with a single sticker, should you need one. Tux is gone from the box. The…

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