[ltp] Linux for old Thinkpads: Slackware? Vector? (etc.)

[Richard Neill]

Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * cr <cr@orcon.net.nz> [2006 Jan 02 02:12 -0600]:
> 
>>On Monday 02 January 2006 08:26, Alex Wenzel wrote:
>>
>>>With how much memory? As an alternative to Slack-something, I was actually
>>>thinking about Knoppix (because of its hardware-detection).
>>
>>Knoppix's hardware detection is very good.    However, it's a big full-size 
>>distro and almost certainly much too 'heavy' for your Thinkpads.
> 

Try either damnsmalllinux or puppylinux. Both have managed to sqeeze an
enormous amount onto a 50MB live CDROM, and can do HDD installs. They
can also be extended.

Richard