I got my first x86 PC in August 1994. It came with a 2X CD-ROM drive with the brand new ATAPI / IDE interface. I wanted to install Linux from CD but it was to

I got my first x86 PC in August 1994. It came with a 2X CD-ROM drive with the brand new ATAPI / IDE interface. I wanted to install Linux from CD but it was too new to have Linux support so I ended up using 10 floppies to install each Slackware disk set, back to the computer lab for the next set, and repeat.