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

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).
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What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?

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Check distro watch, that would probably give you a
decent answer.
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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.
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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.
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