Linux was ready for the desktop in 1998 for me. The funny thing is it only started when the only thing I wanted was a computer whose mp3 playing do not stutter

Linux was ready for the desktop in 1998 for me. The funny thing is it only started when the only thing I wanted was a computer whose mp3 playing do not stutter while I was browsing and preparing a document for my degree. win98 + Winamp + office + netscape/ie couldn't on a pentium 100 I don't remember so little ram I had while linux with blackbox wm + xmms + staroffice + netscape could.