Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC?

On 6/19/25 6:21 PM, John McCue wrote:

Matthew Camilleri <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> wrote:

I posted a simmilar question on comp.os.misc, but that was generally for
what operating systems to install on this old thing (a Pentium III, 385
or so megabytes of ram, 80 gb harddrive).
>
What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?

 Check distro watch, that would probably give you a
decent answer.
 But to be honest I would give NetBSD 9.4 a try.  I have
that on an AMD 333mhz (like an P3), but that system has
512 MB memory and it runs great.

   Good choice.

Now for "an OLD distro", Slackware 8.1 would be fine, and
that was a nice release.  But I would not hook the system
up to the internet.  Also with OLD distros, the year 2038
comes into play.

   Thing is, he doesn't NEED an "old distro" - just
   a new one tuned for low-powered boards.