[nzlug] The lightest desktop system?

[Cliff Pratt]

Dirk Pilat wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:02:11 +1300, Sid Bachtiar 
> <sid.bachtiar at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> If it's superb functionality from  486/P1 with 4MB onwards you're after, 
> I would suggest Damn Small Linux. Debian based, runs a 2.4 Kerne, is 
> bootable from a floppy and/or USB stick or CD-Rom.
> 
> I installed this on my father's P1 with 8MB ram and he has been the 
> happiest surfer ever. He even runs his old Dos programs under emulation.
> 
> Highly recommended.
> 
I just installed DSL on my AMD 64 (2GHz), 1GB Ram machine and it runs 
quite well..... 8-)

Oh, it's in a VM under VMWare Server.

Cheers,

Cliff