First Linux Install: 1997 - Red Hat 4.2. Dual-boot w/Win 95.
First Serious Use At Work: 1998 - Debian on a 486 w/2 ISA cards to
replace a $3000 Windows NT firewall
First Time I Removed Windows Completely: 1999 - Tired of BSoD's of
Win '98
Day I wet back to a commercial OS as my primary desktop... still have't.
Fun times! :)
Chad