I started with Slackware in the early 1990s, downloaded it over a 2400 baud modem (I skipped downloading X11 stuff at 2400 baud, and just got enough for text te

I started with Slackware in the early 1990s, downloaded it over a 2400 baud modem (I skipped downloading X11 stuff at 2400 baud, and just got enough for text terminals and GNU compilers, Emacs, etc. Good times, even with my family almost killing me for tying up our landline telephone for so long while downloading Slackware.