[ltp] Linux for old Thinkpads: Slackware? Vector? Zenwalk? Something else?

[dillon]

google is your friend for searching.

http://www.google.com/search?hs=T6q&hl=en&lr=&client=firefox&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aunofficial&q=site%3Alinux-thinkpad.org+slackware&btnG=Search

--dillon

Alex Wenzel wrote:

>Hi,
>
>(I already posted this, but since it didn't show up for almost 24 hours, I
>presume the mail got lost. If it shows up twice for others, I apologize.
>Happy New Year, everybody!)
>
>I'd like to install Linux on two old Thinkpads (760XL/P166MMX/104MB and
>390E/probably PII-300/128 or 192 MB) and thought a Slackware-based distro
>would be the best (only?) place to start. But which one? Genuine Slackware,
>Vector, Zenwalk are only examples.
>Because I don't feel like trying a dozen or so distros, I ask you for your
>opinions which is the best for really slow hardware. If not Slackware, which
>are other alternatives? It has to be installable to a hard drive (this rules
>out Slax) and should reside in its own partition.
>I'm currently running Vector 4.3 on my 600E (366 MHz/224 MB), which is
>actually the only distro I ever installed successfully and speed is usable.
>In the last thread here some preferred Debian for a 760XD, which I'm afraid
>will be slower than anything Slackware-derived (this also applies to
>Knoppix, Ubuntu etc.).
>I know that window managers/desktop environments play a big role, but that's
>not part of my question.
>
>BTW: I can't find a way to search this list, isn't there any? So If this a
>FAQ, I'm sorry.
>
>Regards,
>Alex
>
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