Re: What Linux distro to use for old Intel machine, that fits on CDs?

On Jun 28, 10:55 am, General Schvantzkopf <schvantzk...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

As for the original question, I wouldn't bother doing anything with a
200MHz box except to use it as a backup server or a firewall. A 500MHz
processor is the lowest spec processor that I would consider for desktop
use.

General--I appreciate your answer. It seems you are correct, but for
fun I want to try loading Linux on this machine. Remember the specs,
like a good engineer: the noob does not care about anything but
checking email on Yahoo, printing a letter using OpenOffice--that's
IT! Nothing else. Not even Java on the browser. No games. No email
program like Eudora/Outlook. Nothing.

Windows 2000 'works' (takes forever, but remember AV sw is loaded on
it)--so why can't Linux?

Bonus questions: is Linux stable? How often does it crash? Do
viruses exist (realistically, not 'one time 10 years ago')? Do I need
antivirus software for this simple system?

RL

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