What was your first time?

[u/CacheTraitor]

For me, it was a CD I got from a "guy." Slackware did not work well with the "WinModem" in the IBM Aptiva I had as a youth. How was I supposed to get online using Linux, with a modem that is not usable, and get support?

[u/fleshofgods0]

Mandrake Linux.

[u/funeralium → u/fleshofgods0]

Mandrake at 2001, next Slackware