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From: "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC?
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:30:57 +0200
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I was considering a RAM upgrade, thanks for the suggestion!
"The Natural Philosopher" <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> On 19/06/2025 20:37, Matthew Camilleri wrote:
> > I posted a simmilar question on comp.os.misc, but that was generally for
> > what operating systems to install on this old thing (a Pentium III, 385
or
> > so megabytes of ram, 80 gb harddrive).
> >
> > What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?
> >
> >
> I dont think you will be happy with ANY distro running X style GUI  on
> 385MB of RAM
> You really need at least 512MB and the more the better.
>
> Old RAM is cheap tho.
>
> Then follow advice others have already given...
>
> --
> Climate is what you expect but weather is what you get.
> Mark Twain
>