I tested nearly distribution you can imagine, and I found Vector Linux to be the best option for very old machines. Old computers go at the speed of light with it, and no other operating system with graphic interface had shown to be more speedy for me than it.

Regards 😜


El 08/01/14 16:06, Nicholas Skaggs escribió:
You might be surprised how much you can do with the command line only. You can play music and browse the web even using cli programs :-) If I had a machine that resource constrained, I would probably install ubuntu server on it and potentially X and a basic window manager (fluxbox perhaps) if I really felt the need. Most of the time, cli would be the best bet.

As far as being too old to boot from usb, if you wish you can use a cd to load the usb drive. A quick google showed me this page:

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/category/usb-boot-cds/

I can't speak to it, but I have done similar things in the past. The internet is your friend here. Nothing is impossible, but consider your time investment ;-)

Nicholas



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