When I got my first computer it was windows XP. But, I always wanted to run Linux also. Personally I don’t have a problem with windows. I just wanted to run Linux.
I had dial up so I could not download a distro and burn it on a CD. Sad. Later I found out about Ubuntu linux around the time it fist came out. At that time they were sending out free CD’s in the mail. So I got 3. When Ubuntu arrived in the mail I loaded it in my CD ROM drive and tried to use it but, I could not get it to display on my computer because of some problem with x server I think. I was disappointed.
Another Linux distro I tried is Damn all Linux. I was able to download it and burn it on a CD+RW. And I was able to get to use it on my computer. It was fun to try but, the problem was that I could not get on the internet because I had no idea how to use the operating system with a dial up modem. I was happy but, wished I could have surfed the web.
I had know about puppy Linux for years before I finally installed it on my computer. I liked puppy because it was so small. And I was overjoyed that I was able to surf the internet using Linux. I had no idea how to install programs or do much else with Linux but, I was using Linux. I had achieved a goal. Later I learned how to install programs and for the programs I wanted to use the instillation was not that hard. Luckily.