Re: Best distro of Linux for lame hardware?

From: mjt (mjtobler_at_removethis_mail.ru)
Date: 11/26/04

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    thundercleets@ no_spam_here yahoo.com wrote:

    > Is there a distro out there that will work at an acceptable speed in
    > Xwindows on this kind of hardware?
    >
    > Pentium 166 mmx
    > 96 MB RAM
    > 6 GB drive

    ... almost any distro, as long as you use a
    lightweight window manager (icewm) and
    lightweight applications.

    read this article: "The Ultimate (but Small) Linux Box!"
    http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6169 

    -- 
<<   http://michaeljtobler.homelinux.com/   >>
After a number of decimal places, nobody gives a damn.
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