Re: compiling kernels
I started playing around with Linux in 94/95 ish, and there were definitely times it was suggested that you could/should recompile the kernel to add or remove stuff, but my Elonex 486SX/25 seemed to work reasonably well whether I did or not. Provided you weren’t my Dad wanting to use windows afterwards…
Now, the problem arises because in my head, that is around 15 years ago, because it surely can’t be 27 years ago, because that would just be ridiculous!