and you start to wonder... who are these NUTS who think people still uses zip-drives, floppydisks, swapfiles and why do my system have drivers installed for IR remote controls!? -.-
Damn. I could really see myself taking a few months and getting lost in this...
I recommend starting on a computer that's not important for day-to-day use, a virtual machine, dual-boot or easily changed harddrives. The first week is rough, then it gets easier.