Re: I installed openSUSE Leap

On Sat, 26 Oct 2024 03:07:50 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

Years ago, Microsoft used to offer something called “TechNet”, where
developers/professions could get access to a whole bunch of Microsoft
software for development/testing/evaluation purposes, at very low cost.

A MSDN subscription wasn't exactly what I would call low cost.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Developer_Network

"MSDN had historically offered a subscription package whereby developers
had access and licenses to use nearly all Microsoft software that had ever
been released to the public. Subscriptions were sold on an annual basis,
and cost anywhere from US$1,000 to US$6,000 per year per subscription, as
it was offered in several tiers."

Adding to the subscription costs the forums, chat groups, or whatever you
want to call the pre-web groups were on CompuServe, another procey
service.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuServe