I would say have look at the Vector Linux as well. Though admittedly not much of a Redhat fan (at least the newer versions), I'd consider looking at the RULE project.
http://www.rule-project.org/en/index.php Among other things, it offeres a stripped version of the anaconda installer (miniconda) which is developed specifically for low-spec machines. Marcel On Sat, 2003-08-16 at 12:00, Jeffrey Clement wrote: > I believe this is what vector linux is really good for. Unfortunately > it's a slack derivative. > > On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 11:56:39AM -0600, Craig McLean wrote: > > Hello. > > > > So I have an older laptop. Specs are > > > > Pentium 100 > > 24 MB RAM > > 740 MB Hard Drive > > 800x600 Display 256 Colours > > I have a Megahertz Combo Ethernet, and Hardware Modem Card for it. > > > > No USB but it does have PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard, Parallel Port and Serial > > Port on it. > > > > So does anybody know of a linux distro that has relatively modern software > > that would fit on a system like this? I know slackware would be good but > > I'm not really into BSD style init systems. > > > > I've toyed with going into the SUSE install with a razor, or compiling > > Gentoo off target. > > > > Can anybody recommend any other ready made small distributions that might > > work. > > > > Some things I'd like > > X Windows TWM window manager would be fine > > SysV init system > > Relatively up to date compiler tool chain and libraries. > > > > -- Marcel Lecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
