Linux on a small PC system

From: dojjan (dpreloscan_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: 30 Jan 2005 05:40:23 -0800

I have some beginner's questions:

I would like to use some small-sized PC motherboard with VGA controller
to run some test hardware.

What kind of storage media would you recommend (CompactFlash with IDE
adaptor, USB stick, ...)?

Which Linux distribution? Or tutorial how to make my own kernel and
file structure.

I don't need any kind of X-windows system, but I need some library to
draw some graphics on the screen when I do my tests.

I would like to write test results to external USB flash memory stick,
so user can take it out and put it to "big" PC for analysis.

Thanks!