I first heard about Linux from an article in Nuts and Volts magazine. I had used OS9 on a Radio Shack Color Computer before, so the idea interested me. I ordered the stack of 3.5 floppies for Slackware 3, installed them an never looked back. While I have used Debian and Red Hat based distro's for work and home, I still run Slackware on my Laptop as I write this.
I just tried it on Slackware after reading your comment. Easy to install and it works great. Thanks!