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

On 6/25/25 12:34 PM, John Ames wrote:

On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 01:41:16 -0400
c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
 

I had an EEEPC and LIKED IT - especially after replacing Win with MX.
Served me well for years - before I accidentally dropped off a ladder
trying to align security cams.

 Mine slid off the roof of my car at ~15 MPH on a freeway on-ramp (I was
*particularly* absent-minded that day!) Scuffed it up real good and
cracked the plastic in a couple places, but it still ran perfectly
fine. Wonderful little machines.
>

   Alas my screen was totally smashed ...
   But they were, with Linux, good little boxes - affordable
   and just powerful enough. Some of the low-end Dells kind
   of fit the same niche these days.
   At the time, I think MX was the only distro I found
   that had a smart enough GRUB installer to understand
   the M.2 drive, kind of new then. Others you'd have to
   run them from a card. Turned out MX was also a great
   all-around distro and I still use it. Mepis, the
   predecessor, was pretty fair too.