You might be surprised how much you can do with the command line only.
You can play music and browse the web even using cli programs :-) If I
had a machine that resource constrained, I would probably install ubuntu
server on it and potentially X and a basic window manager (fluxbox
perhaps) if I really felt the need. Most of the time, cli would be the
best bet.
As far as being too old to boot from usb, if you wish you can use a cd
to load the usb drive. A quick google showed me this page:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/category/usb-boot-cds/
I can't speak to it, but I have done similar things in the past. The
internet is your friend here. Nothing is impossible, but consider your
time investment ;-)
Nicholas
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