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Linux.com: Linux Distros for Older Hardware

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“Microsoft lately has been challenging Linux’s suitability for
older hardware, so it seems like a good time to look at Linux
distributions that can run on older machines. I took six
distributions for a test run on an old machine, and also tried
software that turns old hardware into a thin client. The bottom
line: Linux is still quite suitable for older hardware. It might
not turn your aging PC into a powerhouse, but it will extend its
lifespan considerably.

“For these tests, I dug out Igor, an old PC that had been
collecting dust in my closet. Igor is a Pentium II 233MHz machine
with 64MB of RAM, an 8x CD-ROM drive, a 3GB hard drive, and an
integrated ATI 3D Rage Pro video card with 4MB of video RAM. You
can run Linux on older and slower machines, but this is the most
under-powered machine I had available…”

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