486/slink networked with?

[russell simmons]

I am a newbie, and I have a base install of slink running on a 486 dx33
with a 210 mb hd and 12 mgs of ram.  I am going to network it with my
main box soon.  This box is a dual boot windoz/linux install, 166 mmx
overclocked to 200 with a 5.2 gb hd (1gb for linux), and 96 mgs of ram.
           I was running mandrake 6.0, but I have rh 6.1 at present.  I
want to replace it with debian.  Would slink be the best choice for
compatability issues, or would potato be the wiser choice.
tia
russell