[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux on old machines

[Bobby Wrenn]

On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 11:51, Moore, Tom wrote:
> Peanut Linux might fit the bill. It's quite small(hence the name).
> It only requires a 486-DX processor and 16MB of RAM.
> But, with just 16MB of RAM , Web Browsing will be terribly slow.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chris at chrisbaker.net [mailto:chris at chrisbaker.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 10:52 AM
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Linux on old machines
> 
> 
> I work for a non-profit. We were recently donated some six-year-old 
> machines with 16MB and P-120/133 processors. They won't be used 
> for much more than web browsing and checking web-based e-mail.
> 
> What's the best thing to install on them? The newer versions of Linux 
> don't seem to be as usable with old hardware as they used to be. Hard 
> drives are about 1GB.
> 
> Chris
> 
I agree with the Peanut Linux solution. If you want a graphical
interface try icewm for older slower machines.

Bobby