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Image of the "incorrect" cover art for the FreeBSD 2.0 CDs, featuring the text "January 1994" instead of "January 1995." It shows Beastie holding a trident and wearing green sneakers. It reads: "FreeBSD 2.0" A Full 4.4 BSD Lite based 32-bit operating system
Image of the "incorrect" cover art for the FreeBSD 2.0 CDs, featuring the text "January 1994" instead of "January 1995." It shows Beastie holding a trident and wearing green sneakers. It reads: "FreeBSD 2.0" A Full 4.4 BSD Lite based 32-bit operating system

FreeBSD 2.0 was announced in November 1994; however, the first batch of CDs from Walnut Creek, released in January 1995, was labeled "January 1994." Jordan Hubbard decided to give that batch away to anyone interested, and yesterday I found the CDs I received from him. I got this image from archive.org because I don't have access to a scanner. FreeBSD 2.0 was a watershed moment in the history of FreeBSD.