That almost looks like the path I took, GreyDwarf, at least in the beginning
1981 - Basic/Expert, several months later 1E
I played 2E when it came out but moved back to 1E and stayed there. This is also the time period when I played everything else under the sun, far too many different systems to list...
I came back to D&D with 3E, partly because one of my buddies kept showing me the previews in Dragon and I liked the look of the new system. Thanks, Shawn